When you receive a COVID-19 test, you won't find out which variant caused your infection. That's because COVID-19 tests only detect the presence of the virus – they don't determine the variant. Genomic sequencing looks at the genetic code of the virus to determine which variant caused ...
believes BA.2 hasspiked in European countries and the U.K. largely as a result of easing COVIDrestrictions. “Governments in those countries, particularly in the U.K., said that ‘Covid is over; let’s party,’...
The COVID virus is continually changing, and a recent version is rapidly climbing the charts. Even though it appeared only in September, thevariant known as JN.1, a descendant of omicron, israpidly spreading, representing between 39% to half of the cases, according to pre-holiday stats from...
When something is “viral” nowadays, it tends to bring up pandemic pandemonium—but don’t rush out for a Covid rapid test just yet. The word viral has invoked more fear than excitement over the last few years. But when we say “viral,” we’re not talking about Covid. Phew. We...
I have yet to see the word COVID written anywhere here. There doesn’t seem to be any restrictions whatsoever.” Photo credit: Connie June 2023 – Coni fromExperiencing the Globe, Croatian resident:“Short and sweet: Croatia is completely open, without any restrictions of any kind. Everything...
Even if such a quarantine could be enforced, Annas points out that it wouldn't necessarily do much to stop COVID-19 from making people sick and claiming lives. "Quarantining an entire state would be seen as (1) useless as a prevention measure now that the virus is in all 50 states; ...
COVID-19 variant trackers are now closely watching the rise of a new virus variant called XEC, which has been spotted around the world and in half of states across the United States. Health officials are so far not raising concern about this variant, unlike some previous, more highly ...
. The country did have one of the highest testing rates in the world at one point. Strict lock down measures, which ended on April 2021, dramatically lowered the infection rate in the country. In summer 2021, Portugal experienced another increase in Covid cases with the Delta variant....
COVID-19 abridged testing Due to working remotely over the last few weeks, we couldn't do as much manual verification testing as we normally do. We haven't made any changes we think could have broken anything, and our automated tests all passed. In the unlikely event that we missed somet...
The CDC says: When going out in public, it is important to stay at least 6 feet away from other people and wear a mask to slow the spread of COVID-19. What the White House did: Trump has been holding large in-person outdoor and indoor rallies which have largely ignored the guideline...