Coronavirus Disease Weekly News 28February 2021
The news posted last week for the coronavirus 2019-nCoV (aka SARS-CoV-2), which produces COVID-19 disease, has been surveyed and some important articles are summarized here. The articles are more or less organized with general virus news and anecdotes first, then stories from around the US, followed by an increased number of items from other countries around the globe. Economic news related to COVID-19 is found here.
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Summary:
It appears that new Covid cases and Covid deaths have stopped going down in the US; I say appears because it s possible that the apparent uptick early this week might have been due to underreporting of cases last week, when there were widespread power outages in Texas and other states in the wake of an unprecedented cold wave. For the 7 days ending Saturday, reported new cases were only down 0.3% from the prior week
New COVID Variant in Finland Detected, Scientists Say It May Be a Little Immune to Vaccine hngn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hngn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
However, they believe that the combination is unique, therefore not making it the same strain.
The discovery was made by Helsinki-based Vita Laboratories.
In a statement scientists who discovered the strain said: “Vita Laboratoriot Oy and the Institute of Biotechnology at the University of Helsinki have detected a previously unknown variant of the coronavirus in a sample from southern Finland.
“Mutations in this variant make it difficult to detect in at least one of the WHO-recommended PCR tests.
“This discovery could have a significant impact on determining the spread of the disease.”
Covid new strain: How deadly is the Finnish coronavirus variant? (Image: GETTY)
Strain pain: New COVID variant discovered in Finland nydailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nydailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.