PHE spots ANOTHER Covid variant ‘from the Philippines’ as officials detect two more cases of Brazilian strain Filipino variant, named P.3, shares mutations with Kent and South African strains Picked up in two people in England, one of whom had international travel links Two more cases of Brazil variant been spotted in London and West … Read more
French experts spot ‘Breton’ Covid variant which ‘may fully evade tests’ – but say mutant strain is no deadlier or more transmissible than original virus Eight cases of the ‘Breton’ strain were detected in a hospital in region of Brittany Despite being infected with virus, the patients’ PCR test results were negative Thought to be … Read more
The total number of Covid infections and deaths in Florida has plummeted despite its high number of Kent variant cases, prompting quiet optimism from infection experts in the US. Florida now leads the United States in confirmed cases of the Kent variant, which accounts for an estimated half of all new cases there, but has … Read more
SMALL CAP MOVERS: Avacta shares soar as test detects new Covid variant; Premier African on a lithium charge By John Harrington, Proactive Investors For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 15:18 GMT, 12 March 2021 | Updated: 15:18 GMT, 12 March 2021 Premier African Metals continued its astonishing rise this week after it was formally granted an ‘exclusive prospect … Read more
Four more cases of the Brazilian coronavirus variant have been spotted in the UK, Public Health England revealed today. The strain, known as P.1, was picked up in three patients in South Gloucestershire who were all close contacts or family members of two existing cases in the area. Another person tested positive for the variant in … Read more
PHE spots FOUR more cases of Brazil Covid variant in South Gloucestershire and Yorkshire and spots ANOTHER mutant strain ‘from Antigua’ in the South East By Connor Boyd Assistant Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 14:44 GMT, 11 March 2021 | Updated: 14:54 GMT, 11 March 2021 Four more cases of the Brazilian coronavirus variant have … Read more
UK’s dominant Kent Covid variant is up to TWICE as deadly as older versions of the virus, study claims Study led by Exeter University said the variant appears to be 64% more lethal It suggests risk of death after infection may increase from 1 in 400 to 1 in 250 Downing Street warned in January … Read more
The highly contagious UK variant is rapidly spreading throughout Houston, Texas, a new analysis has found. On Monday, the Houston Health Department revealed the variant, known as B.1.1.7 was found at more than three-quarters of the city’s wastewater plants in samples collected February 22. This is 47 percent higher than the number of plants the … Read more
Pfizer’s vaccine DOES work against the Brazilian coronavirus variant, study suggests: Second dose of the shot ‘neutralized’ the mutant virus in lab tests Scientists tested antibodies in the blood of people who had two doses against an engineered variant They saw in the lab that the antibodies were able to ‘neutralize’ an infectious spike protein … Read more
The British variant of coronavirus is set to become the dominant strain in Germany, further adding to the country’s woes on top of its slow vaccine roll-out. Lothar Wieler, head of the Robert Koch Institute which tracks Germany’s outbreak, revealed on Friday that the more-infectious variant now makes up around 40 per cent of new … Read more