UK Variant

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...

https://mfame.guru/global-covid-cases-hit-7-weeks-in-a-row-says-who/

CDC Chief Notifies About The Current Dominant COVID Strain In US

According to an article published in CNN, The coronavirus variant first identified in the United Kingdom is now the most common strain of coronavirus in the United States, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday.

Walensky’s message
“Based on our most recent estimates from CDC surveillance, the B.1.1.7 variant is now the most common lineage circulating in the United States,” Walensky said at the White House COVID-19 Response Team briefing.
The...

https://mfame.guru/cdc-chief-notifies-about-the-current-dominant-covid-strain-in-us/

Experts Warn of Fresh COVID Wave As New Variant Spreads

According to a CNN report, several covid experts on Tuesday revealed the extent of the problem from the new variants suggesting it will cause a surge in covid19 cases in spring.

New Wave from the UK Variant

The UKvariant, called B.1.1.7, was suspected of causing renewed spread in Britain. It’s been seen across much of the US — with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimating the variant makes up for more than 1,880 cases in 45 states.

The variant could “result in more of a wave”...

https://mfame.guru/experts-warn-of-fresh-covid-wave-as-new-variant-spreads/

UK Variant Mutating Again Towards South African COVID Strain

  • Researchers are worried about the UK Variant of covid which is mutating quickly.
  • The 1.1.7 variant which has mutated again has similar mutations to the South African Variant.
  • This variant lineage is likely to pop now and then regularly.
  • Repeated vaccination is needed in such scenarios

According to a Reuters report, the head of the UK’s genetic surveillance programme has said that the coronavirus variant first found in the British region of Kent is a concern because it is mutating and so could...

https://mfame.guru/uk-variant-mutating-again-towards-south-african-covid-strain/

50% Of Cases In France Was Ascribed To The UK Variant

At 8.30am on Tuesday 26 January the waiting room of the emergency department at the Lariboisière hospital in Paris was still empty, festooned with signs reading “emergency department on strike” that predate the pandemic but have been left pointedly in place, reports The Guardian

Variant to become dominant 

There were no shrieking sirens, nobody dressed in PPE. It was and continues to be calm, but the calm may not last.

Despite the 6pm-6am curfew that has been in place since 16 January, the...

https://mfame.guru/50-of-cases-in-france-was-ascribed-to-the-uk-variant/

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