A new variant of coronavirus, dubbed IHU, discovered in Marseille in December is more vaccine-resistant and more infectious than the baseline version of the virus, the Daily Mail reported, citing French scientists.more
The medical authorities of Spain have confirmed the appearance of the first cases of simultaneous infection with the coronavirus and the influenza virus in the territory of this country, i.e. fluron. According to the Ministry of Health, an unusual infection affects patients from Catalonia.more
There will be more and more simultaneous infections with the influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2 - predicts Dr. Karolina Krupa-Kotara from the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics of the Faculty of Public Health in Bytom, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice.more
In Italy, an increasing number of seriously ill people with Covid-19 are refusing intensive care and lifesaving treatments, the national association of anesthesiologists and resuscitators said. She stressed that those who did not agree to such treatment could not be abandoned.more
NHS facilities will face "a lot of pressure" that can "even for a few more weeks," warned UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in one of his first public appearances this year.more
Ministers have been tasked with developing "robust contingency plans" for workplace absences, as the government warned rising cases could see up to a quarter of staff off work.more
Greece should delay the return to school for students for one week amid skyrocketing Covid-19 case counts largely driven by the Omicron variant, a top health expert said Saturday, ekathimerini.com reports.more
Researchers found SARS-CoV-2 in 36% of white-tailed deer in Ohio, with evidence of deer-to-deer spread, according to a study late last week in Nature.more
Research conducted by American and Japanese scientists showed that mice and hamsters infected with the Omikron variant of the coronavirus suffered less damage to bronchial cells than infections caused by the Delta variant.more
People previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 may develop autoantibodies that persist up to six months after COVID-19, according to a study published in the Journal of Translational Medicine.more
The Israeli Ministry of Health is considering implementing the "Swedish model", i.e. limiting restrictions and allowing as many people as possible to pass the coronavirus infection, which is to help achieve herd immunity, reports the Times of Israel portal.more
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in London yesterday approved Paxlovid, an oral drug for Covid-19 manufactured by Pfizer. The drug will be administered to adults at risk of severe disease transition.more
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that populism, nationalism and vaccine stocking in certain countries are contributing to the emergence of new variants of the virus by prolonging the fight against the pandemic, reports Voice of America.more
Coronavirus "surge hubs" are to be set up at hospitals across England in preparation for a potential wave of Omicron admissions, the NHS has said. more
Flatpack furniture specialist Ikea has confirmed it has increased the average price of products in its UK stores by 10% due to rising supply chain costs.more
A woman who tested positive for Covid locked herself in a plane’s toilet and self-isolated for five hours to protect other passengers. Marisa Fotieo was travelling from Chicago to Iceland on December 20 when she began to feel symptoms of the virus, including a sore throat.more
In the last day in the UK, 189,213 new coronavirus infections were detected, government statistics reported yesterday. For the third day in a row, the number of infections in the UK is at its highest since the start of the pandemic.more
"The subordinate will not be able to refuse to take the test ordered by the employer" - health minister Adam Niedzielski announced on Radio Zet. He added that in the event of a test ordered by the employer, the employee would not go to quarantine.more
