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New Covid variant Omicron : What do we know? 1st December 2021 – Posted in: Virus

The new variant of Covid-19, called Omicron variant or Covid variant Omicron, was first discovered on 11 November 2021 in Botswana, South Africa. Scientists estimate that about 90% of the new coronavirus infections in South Africa are based on this new variant, which may also have spread to eight other provinces. When international travellers began... Continue reading
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Outbreak COVID-19 in Europe. Has the pandemic started? 29th February 2020 – Posted in: Epidemic, Infections, Infectious diseases, Pandemic, Virus

The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a warning that COVID-19 in China could turn into a global health crisis. Now there is evidence that supports the fear since the COVID-19 outbreak has spread beyond China. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, says the opportunity is narrowing to contain the outbreak. He says it is important to... Continue reading
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COVID-19 and its consequences 17th February 2020 – Posted in: Epidemic, Infections, Infectious diseases, Pandemic, Virus

Coronavirus disease has recently been named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO). The name comes from “corona”, “virus” and “disease” with 2019, the year when the disease emerged. The death toll from Covid-19 continues to rise. The number of reported deaths in China is over 1000. From the genetic analysis on the outbreak of... Continue reading
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Coronavirus – What is it? 31st January 2020 – Posted in: Epidemic, Infections, Virus

Coronavirus is a new strain of the respiratory virus that consists of a large family of viruses. The virus causes an illness that ranges from the common cold to more severe Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV).Coronavirus is the largest group of viruses that belong to the Nidovirales order, which... Continue reading