B.1.1.7

Fast Spreading ‘Hybrid’ of UK-Indian COVID-19 Variant Detected

  • Laboratory cultures of the more-transmissible new variant revealed that it is able to replicate itself very quickly, according to reports.
  • Meanwhile, Malaysia reported the fifth straight day of record new infections and fresh cases in India fell to their lowest level in more than six weeks.

Authorities in Vietnam have detected a new coronavirus variant that is a combination of the Indian and UK COVID-19 variants and spreads quickly by air, reports Reuters.

A “very dangerous” strain

Vietnam’s...

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Global COVID Cases Hit 7 Weeks in a Row, Says WHO

  • US Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are increasing – particularly for younger people – while deaths are going down.
  • Cases in India are surging during a steep second wave, as millions gather for a religious festival.

Based on a World Health Organization report received on April 11, global Covid-19 cases have climbed for seven consecutive weeks, reports CNN.

7% increase in deaths

WHO reported more than 4.5 million new cases and 76,000 deaths in the week ending on April 11. That’s a 7% increase...

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Higher Risk of Dying Regardless of Age, Viral Variant of Covid 19

  • People infected with the coronavirus variant called B.1.1.7 are at a higher risk of dying than are people infected with other circulating variants.
  • This outcome is regardless of their age, sex and pre-existing health problems.
  • The researchers found that for three people who died within a month of testing positive for a previously circulating viral variant, some five died after testing positive for B.1.1.7.

A recent Nature news article reveals that people infected with coronavirus variant...

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Italy Readies for Easter Lockdown Amid Surging New Cases

  • Italy, which one year ago imposed one of the first national lockdowns, is once again struggling to contain the rapid spread of infections.
  • Shops, restaurants and schools will be closed across most of Italy, with PM Mario Draghi warning of a “new wave” of the coronavirus outbreak.
  • For three days over Easter, 3-5 April, there will be a total shutdown.

Italy faces another lockdown as the government attempts to contain a recent surge of coronavirus cases, marred by the presence of new variants,...

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