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The Omicron variant is spreading! Seen for the first time in China… A city is on the alert
Omicron has leaped into a country with lawsuits. Cang Ying, Deputy Director of the Tiencı Center for Disease Control and Prevention, stated that the Omicron variant, also known as the…
Delta variant: origin, in France, symptoms, incubation
DELTA VARIANT. The Delta variant (called before “Indian”) was responsible for a long time for all the positive tests screened in France, before being gradually replaced by Omicron, which became…
Why Omicron could be the latest ‘worrying’ variant
Viruses all change over time. SARS-CoV-2, responsible for Covid-19, has already mutated several times, creating many variants including those called Alpha, Beta or Delta. With unprecedented propagation capacity, will the…
Flurona: what is it?
Flurona is an expression that was first used in January 2022. It is a contraction between the word flu which means flu in English and the word coronavirus. A person…
“It is highly probable that a new variant will find itself on the front of the stage in the coming months”
The year 2021 made it possible to verify that the SARS-CoV-2 mutations were mainly due to increased transmissibility, one of the normal strategies for a virus to survive. Two researchers…
can the Omicron variant be the last variant?
The Omicron wave continues to spread across the world. The first region concerned, Europe – the current main focus of the pandemic – is recording unprecedented levels of Covid-19 contamination,…
Omicron: are the self-tests efficient at detecting the variant?
With the end of year celebrations and back to school, the demand for self-tests is high. Is this less invasive and faster Covid-19 screening test still effective against Omicron? You…
What are the symptoms of the Omicron variant? New symptoms announced!
A recent UK study of the Omicron variant showed that the variant had cold symptoms and was similar to the parainfluenza virus. However, a new symptom that emerged surprised experts.…
Omicron variant: 3,600 worldwide flights canceled on Sunday
More than 3,600 flights were canceled worldwide on Sunday, as the Omicron variant spread rapidly and many airline employees were in quarantine. More than half of canceled flights have their…
Are the self-tests efficient in detecting the Omicron variant?
With the holiday season, the demand for self-tests is high. Is this less invasive and faster Covid-19 screening test still effective against Omicron? You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO]…