by owner | Jan 14, 2022 | Japan, Medicine
Seemingly alarmed by the unprecedented speed with which the omicron variant is spreading across the country, the government has been forced to make another revision to its COVID-19 policies, including shortening the isolation period for close contacts and the...
by owner | Jan 4, 2022 | News, U.K.
So far, 12 people have been infected with the new variant While the world is grappling with the highly infectious Omicron, strain of Covid, scientists in France have identified a potentially worrying new variant, which has 46 mutations. Named IHU, the new...
by owner | Jan 4, 2022 | Australia, Medicine
New study finds the white cells attack new Covid variant, offering protection and helping prevent significant illness Human bodies have a second line of defence against Covid that offers hope in the global fight against the Omicron variant, Australian researchers say....
by owner | Nov 30, 2021 | Israel, Medicine
So far, Israel has registered four cases infected with the new variant, while general morbidity remains low. There are indications that individuals fully vaccinated against corona within six months or with the booster are also protected against the Omicron...
by owner | Nov 29, 2021 | News, World
BRUSSELS (AP) — Taking an act-now-ask-questions-later approach, countries around the world slammed their doors shut again to try to keep the new omicron variant at bay Monday as more cases of the mutant coronavirus emerged and scientists raced to figure out just how...
by owner | Nov 24, 2021 | Africa
Scientists have said a new Covid variant that carries an “extremely high number” of mutations may drive further waves of disease by evading the body’s defences. Only 10 cases in three countries have been confirmed by genomic sequencing, but the variant has sparked...
