According to World Health Organization (WHO) last week, Europe and central Asia saw 27 000 additional COVID-19 deaths and 2.6 million new cases. Infections, still predominantly from the Delta variant are 40% higher now than during the same period last year. Since its identification was 27 days ago, the Omicron variant of concern has been […]Read More...
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With seven countries in South-East Asia Region confirming cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, the World Health Organization (WHO) has emphasized on urgent scale up of public health and social measures to curtail its further spread. “Countries can and must prevent the spread of Omicron with the proven health and social measures. Our focus […]Read More...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged people to cancel holiday plans to protect public health, as the Omicron variant is spreading globally. “An event cancelled is better than a life cancelled,” said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, adding that “difficult decisions” must be made. A number of countries have acted to try to […]Read More...
SARS-CoV-2 variants are evolving new ways to evade antibodies, vaccines
A new variant of concern, dubbed omicron, entered the scene and was subsequently found to contain several of the antibody-evading mutations the researchers predicted in the newly published paper. Read More...
Omicron, a new coronavirus strain designated as a variant of concern by the World Health Organization, has been confirmed on five continents while global health experts anticipate further spread.Read More...
World Health Organization (WHO), Omicron COVID variant possess a high risk of infection worldwide. Researchers in South Africa and around the world are conducting studies to better understand many aspects of Omicron and will continue to share the findings of these studies as they become available.Read More...
A new review of pediatric clinical and basic science studies from around the world highlights the effects of COVID-19 in infants and children, including physiological impact, mental health, and growth and development. The article is published in the journal Physiology.Read More...
As we approach two full years of the COVID-19 pandemic, we now know it spreads primarily through airborne transmission. The virus rides inside tiny microscopic droplets or aerosol ejected from our mouths when we speak, shout, sing, cough, or sneeze. It then floats within the air, where it can be inhaled by and transmitted.Read More...
Texture and temperature are two common adaptations One of the most common and disturbing side effects of COVID-19 is the loss of the sense of smell. New research from the University of Cincinnati found some common coping mechanisms that helped COVID-19 patients deal with a lessened sense of smell, which severely impacts the sense of taste. The study was published in the International Forum of Allergies & Rhinology.Read More...