Meanwhile, a variant of the Delta virus that is more infectious, but is less likely to cause symptoms, now accounts for more than one in 10 COVID cases in England, a new research showed. The latest results from the long-running REACT-1 study showed the prevalence of the AY.4.2 variant,...
All adults aged 65 and over are able to receive both the latest COVID booster vaccination and this year's flu jab, along with residents in older adult care homes and people with underlying health conditions aged six months to 64 years. Both vaccinations are also being offered to frontline he...
Dr Nathalie MacDermott, clinical lecturer at King's College London said infections that normally occur through the "nose or the back of the throat" often lead to a loss in sense of smell and taste, but cautioned that research around the new symptoms for COVID-19 isn't yet widespread...
Title: UK Covid infections rise asDelta variant Delta变异株dominates在…占重要地位 Coronavirus cases are continuing to rise in the UK,fuelledby the Delta variant firstidentified确认in India, which nowaccounts for占据most newinfections感染. The UK reported a further 9,055 cases on Wednesday, the ...
An update from the UK Health Security Agency included “Delta x Omicron Recombinant” as a signal that’s currently being monitored and investigated. The variant has been detected in the UK, it said. Specific details about the variant have not yet been released and it’s unclear how many cas...
Both studies analysed cases of the new and old variant by linking community testing data with death data. "Based on these analyses, there is a realistic possibility that infection with VOC B.1.1.7 is associated with an increased risk of death compared to infection with non-VOC viruses," the...
From any vantage point, the United Kingdom appears to be in the crosshairs of COVID-19: Weeks after a new, highly contagious variant emerged that fueled a surge in cases and fresh lockdowns, Britain was revealed to have the world's highest coronavirus death rate. ...
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WDVM) — Governor Hogan announced the UK variant of COVID-19 has been detected in the state of Maryland. Hogan shared that two individuals who reside in Anne Arundel County, a couple are in isolation after one traveled abroad and recently
VOC-21JAN-02PANGO:P.1This variant was first identified in Japan in travellers from Brazil and is associated with Manaus in the Amazonas region assoicated with a severe second wave of COVID-19 V-21FEB-01PANGO:A.23.1This variant is a cluster within clade A.23.1 containing E484K observed in...
Saudi Arabia: paused all international passenger flights and land and sea arrivals for a week or until clearer details emerged about the COVID variant, with cargo flights and supply chains exempt. Iran: suspended flights to the UK for a fortnight from Monday. All Iranian planes ordered to...