Published on : 12/05/2022 – 03:52 Pyongyang reported on Thursday its very first case of Covid-19 infection, more specifically the Omicron variant. Leader Kim Jong-un immediately announced the establishment of an “extreme emergency” virus control system, including stricter border control and containment measures. The first case of infection with Covid-19 since the start of the … Read more
For several weeks, South Africa has been experiencing an increase in contamination. At this stage, the epidemic recovery carried by two sub-variants of Omicron does not worry epidemiologists. Like an air of deja vu. For several weeks, South Africa has been facing an upsurge in the Covid-19 epidemic. Tuesday, May 10, no less than 7,523 … Read more
Published on : 05/05/2022 – 17:15 South Africa is currently experiencing a new wave of Covid-19 contaminations. Two new Omicron sub-variants, BA.4 and BA.5, are the cause, and “seem more transmissible” than those currently known, explains epidemiologist Antoine Flahault. Maintenance. Southern Africa is once again becoming the center of scientific attention on Covid-19. Last November, … Read more
Faced with new variants of the coronavirus, XE and XD, the World Health Organization (WHO) calls on governments not to loosen protective measures against the virus too quickly. Dr. Babatunde Olowokure, director of health security and emergencies, said that the two variants were now the subject of special attention. According to the WHO, the XD … Read more
How many times can we be infected with Covid-19? The English weekly New Scientist reported that the risks of reinfection with Omicron were much higher than with the Delta variant. Based on data from the UK Statistics Office, the journal writes: “From December 20, 2021 to March 20, 2022, when Omicron was the dominant variant, … Read more
“We recently announced the development of a bivalent vaccine candidate, which combines the Wuhan wild strain with the Omicron variant.” This Wednesday, March 2, Sandra Fournier, general manager of Moderna France – which has already distributed 24 million doses of vaccine against Covid-19 in France – reacted to the arrival of the Deltacron variant in … Read more