カテゴリー: Microbiology
Citizens urged to stay vigilant as investigation continues into New Zealand-born pilot blamed for spreading infectionCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe change in Taipei was subtle but apparent. Within hours of authorities a…
From December 2019, when an unknown virus was found in China, to the release of vaccines for Covid-19 – here are the points where momentum shiftedFrom December 2019, when an unknown virus was found in China, to the release of vaccines for Covid-19, it …
When Chinese scientists alerted colleagues to a new virus last December, suspicion fell on a Wuhan market. What have health officials learned since then?Show your support for rigorous, independent Guardian journalismCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all …
Close relatives of Covid-19 virus likely to be circulating in nature beyond China, says Dr Shi Zhengli Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBats in the frontier regions of south and south-west China harbour other coronaviruses th…
Biden will ask Americans to wear masks for his first 100 days in office; Cyprus announces new measure to ease travel; Iran’s cases top 1mUS breaks daily case record as Fauci warns of ‘terrible’ JanuaryWuhan virologist warns more bat coronaviruses can c…
Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine approved in UK; Russia suffers worst day of record daily Covid deaths; US reported over 100,000 cases every day in NovemberJohnson suffers biggest Commons revolt as MPs back tougher Covid tiers US hospitals fill with 100,000 Cov…
Turkey suffers seventh straight day of record deaths; Lebanon to slowly relax restrictions; New York begins reopening schools. Fauci warns of ‘surge upon surge’ in US cases after ThanksgivingLife after Covid: will our world ever be the same?A year afte…
WHO says experts to be allowed to investigate origins of virus; German state premiers to discuss proposals with Angela MerkelOxford/ AstraZeneca vaccine has up to 90% efficacyLatest vaccine to be sold to developing countries at cost priceFrench man fin…
Stockpile sought for use in rebel-held territories, asylum camps and for others unlikely to receive vaccinations Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePublic health groups are lobbying countries to commit a portion of their Covid-…
Critics say halt in testing of Covid vaccine CoronaVac is politically motivatedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has sparked outrage by gloating over the suspension of clinical trials o…
MV Sofrana Surville barred from docking after officials in New Zealand said crew members on departing cargo ship might have new strainQueensland health officials are working to determine the strain of Covid-19 infecting the crew of a cargo ship anchore…
Authors agree other trials using higher antibody levels may prove more effectiveCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt has been touted as a breakthrough treatment by Donald Trump, and there are hopes that blood plasma containing…
Boris Johnson’s Churchillian language does not impress Richard Teverson, while Katherine Arnott dismisses the prime minister’s appeal to people’s common sense. Plus letters from Patrick Cosgrove and David Boyd HaycockI, like so many others, am slack-ja…
Antimicrobial resistance ‘biggest human health threat, bar none’, says Australian research director ahead of three-year study in FijiThe emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), including drug-resistant bacteria, or “superbugs”, pose far greater ri…
Hong Kong case leads scientists to doubt development of antibodies in previous patients, but other experts say it is no cause for alarmCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA young man has been diagnosed with coronavirus more than…