British Covid-19 variant is detected in pet cat in Italy

Italian cat is diagnosed with British Covid-19 variant after developing breathing problems Pet cat in Novara city, northern Italy, has tested positive for UK variant of Covid Medics said the cat fell ill around 10 days after its owners contracted the virus Pet suffered breathing problems, but both cat and owners are now getting better … Read more

‘Professor Lockdown’ Neil Ferguson warns UK must keep South African Covid variant out

Professor Neil Ferguson has warned Britain must keep out the South African variant of coronavirus amid spiralling cases in Europe. The SAGE adviser – dubbed ‘Professor Lockdown’ after his gloomy modelling of the first wave spooked ministers into the spring shutdown – said the troubling Covid strain was accounting for a ‘significant’ amount of new … Read more

AstraZeneca and Pfizer Covid vaccines more effective against Brazilian variant than initially feared

The coronavirus vaccines being rolled out in Britain work better against the Brazilian variant (pictured) than first feared The coronavirus vaccines being rolled out in Britain work better against the Brazilian variant than first feared, research suggests. An Oxford University study found its vaccine and the jab made by Pfizer perform just as well against … Read more

Oxford and Pfizer’s Covid vaccines more effective against Brazilian variant than initially feared

The coronavirus vaccines being rolled out in Britain work better against the Brazilian variant (pictured) than first feared The coronavirus vaccines being rolled out in Britain work better against the Brazilian variant than first feared, research suggests. An Oxford University study found its vaccine and the jab made by Pfizer perform just as well against … Read more

Covid UK: ANOTHER variant ‘from Philippines’ found in two people in England

PHE spots ANOTHER Covid variant ‘from the Philippines’ as officials detect two more cases of Brazilian strain Filipino variant, named P.3, shares mutations with Kent and South African strains Picked up in two people in England, one of whom had international travel links Two more cases of Brazil variant been spotted in London and West … Read more

ANOTHER Covid variant ‘from the Philippines’ is spotted in two people in England

PHE spots ANOTHER Covid variant ‘from the Philippines’ as officials detect two more cases of Brazilian strain Filipino variant, named P.3, shares mutations with Kent and South African strains Picked up in two people in England, one of whom had international travel links Two more cases of Brazil variant been spotted in London and West … Read more

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Avacta leaps as test detects new Covid variant

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Avacta shares soar as test detects new Covid variant; Premier African on a lithium charge By John Harrington, Proactive Investors For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 15:18 GMT, 12 March 2021 | Updated: 15:18 GMT, 12 March 2021 Premier African Metals continued its astonishing rise this week after it was formally granted an ‘exclusive prospect … Read more

PHE spots FOUR more cases of Brazil Covid variant in South Gloucestershire and Yorkshire

PHE spots FOUR more cases of Brazil Covid variant in South Gloucestershire and Yorkshire and spots ANOTHER mutant strain ‘from Antigua’ in the South East By Connor Boyd Assistant Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 14:44 GMT, 11 March 2021 | Updated: 14:48 GMT, 11 March 2021 Four more cases of the Brazilian coronavirus variant have … Read more

Highly contagious UK ‘super-covid’ variant found in 80% of Houston’s sewage

The highly contagious UK variant is rapidly spreading throughout Houston, Texas, a new analysis has found. On Monday, the Houston Health Department revealed the variant, known as B.1.1.7 was found at more than three-quarters of the city’s wastewater plants in samples collected February 22. This is 47 percent higher than the number of plants the … Read more

Covid UK: 16 cases of ANOTHER new variant found in February

There have so far been 16 cases of the new ‘Variant Under Investigation’, temporarily named B1.1.318 Another new coronavirus variant has been detected in the UK which has a mutation that may help it escape immunity. There have so far been 16 cases of the new ‘Variant Under Investigation’, temporarily named B1.1.318, Public Health England … Read more