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‘Deepest concerns’: South Africa Covid-19 variant binds more easily to human cells, making it more infectious, govt adviser says

Posted on January 19, 2021January 19, 2021By Editor

The so-called South Africa Covid-19 variant binds more easily to human cells with a stronger mechanism, allowing it to spread more easily between its human hosts, the government’s advising chief epidemiologist said on Monday. … Read More >‘Deepest concerns’: South Africa Covid-19 variant binds more easily to human cells, making it more infectious, govt adviser says

Russia

A Russian Strain: Covid-19 found to have mutated 18 different times in one person, with some never seen before

Posted on January 13, 2021January 13, 2021By Editor

A Russian woman with a malignant lymphoma, who battled Covid-19 for five months, was found to have 18 different mutations of the virus inside her body. She first caught it in April and last tested positive in September. … Read More >A Russian Strain: Covid-19 found to have mutated 18 different times in one person, with some never seen before

Russia

Russia reports first case of mutated UK coronavirus variant

Posted on January 11, 2021January 11, 2021By Editor

A new, more infectious variant of Covid-19, which was discovered in Britain in mid-December, has reached Russia, the country’s wellbeing and consumer-rights watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said. … Read More >Russia reports first case of mutated UK coronavirus variant

Health

Contagious and mutated: What we know about the NEW coronavirus strain – and how much you need to worry

Posted on December 25, 2020December 25, 2020By Editor

A new and more infectious strain of the Covid-19 coronavirus has spread to more countries around the globe. But what’s different about this new pathogen? And should people be prepping for a total apocalypse yet? … Read More >Contagious and mutated: What we know about the NEW coronavirus strain – and how much you need to worry