Covid-19 Virus Update

14/09/2022

06/08/2022

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The FDA recommended that Covid vaccine makers target two omicron subvariants — BA.4 and BA.5 — in new booster shots expected to come this fall.

04/07/2022

Experts say current vaccines are still doing their most important job, but they are no longer hopeful vaccines will stop the virus in its tracks, now that it's clear vaccinated people can develop mild disease and transmit illness to others.

27/06/2022

The boy, aged one-and-a-half, experienced high fever and recurrent seizures. His cause of death was Encephalitis due to COVID-19, Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Enterovirus infections, says MOH.

SINGAPORE: Singapore has reported its first death caused by COVID-19 in a patient aged below 12. The Singaporean boy, aged one-and-a-half, died on Monday (Jun 27), said Ministry of Health (MOH) news release. “The cause of death was Encephalitis due to COVID-19, Respiratory Syncytial Virus

27/06/2022

The BA.4 and BA.5 COVID subvariants have been detected in 62 and 58 countries respectively.

27/06/2022

The BA.5 subvariant is estimated to have contributed to 40% of all COVID-19 cases in the past week, says MOH.

SINGAPORE: About 45 per cent of COVID-19 cases in the community in the past week were those of the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, up from 30 per cent the week before, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday (Jun 27). The BA.5 subvariant alone is estimated to have contributed to 40 per cent of all CO...

22/06/2022

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Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are rising across the continent, spurred by Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5.

16/06/2022

Some may struggle with insomnia or excessive sleepiness after getting COVID-19, says this scientist.

Insomnia and constant fatigue are commonly reported by people who have contracted COVID-19. This scientist explains why and how you can manage it.

24/05/2022

North Korea says it is seeing a "stable" downward trend in COVID-19 cases, but analysts doubt the credibility of the figures.

SEOUL: North Korea said on Tuesday (May 24) there were no new deaths among fever patients in the country, the first time since it flagged a COVID-19 outbreak nearly two weeks ago, adding that it was seeing a "stable" downward trend in pandemic-related cases. The COVID-19 wave, which North Korea firs...

20/05/2022

North Korea reported 2.24 million people "sickened with fever" as of Thursday evening — a big jump from last week when the secretive nation acknowledged its first suspected cases of COVID-19.

20/05/2022

While monkeypox is less contagious than smallpox, here’s how it spreads and why this outbreak is unusual.

The global eradication of smallpox more than 40 years ago was one of the greatest achievements in public-health history, vanquishing a cause of death, blindness and disfigurement that had plagued humanity for at least 3,000 years. But, on the downside, it led to the end of a global vaccination progr...

17/05/2022

Is Singapore likely to see another wave of COVID-19 cases after the detection of new Omicron subvariants? Here’s what we know about the BA.4 and BA.5 lineage.

SINGAPORE: The discovery of Omicron subvariants in Singapore is to be expected, said health experts, after the country on Sunday (May 15) reported its first three community cases with the BA.4 a