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A Brazilian nurse who fought off coronavirus and got reinfected with the country’s new variant has sparked fears the mutation could hamper immunity. The variant, which today spooked ministers into banning all flights to the UK from South America, carries a mutation that may make the virus able to get past immunity developed from older … Read more
A Brazilian nurse who fought off coronavirus and got reinfected with the country’s new variant has sparked fears the mutation could hamper immunity. The variant, which today spooked ministers into banning all flights to the UK from South America, carries a mutation that may make the virus able to get past immunity developed from older … Read more
An 89-year-old Dutch woman is thought to have become the first person in the world to die after getting re-infected with the coronavirus. The unidentified woman, who was having cancer treatment at the time, was found to be infected with ‘genetically different’ strains of the virus in two separate episodes, which happened two months apart. Whether … Read more
Coronavirus could be with us ‘forever’ if people can get re-infected, a British scientist has warned. Professor Graeme Ackland, an academic at Edinburgh University, warned it could be ‘horrific’ if survivors aren’t protected against the disease in the future. The truth on Covid-19 immunity remains a mystery because the pathogen, known as SARS-CoV-2, has only … Read more
Matt Hancock says Britain has seen the first ‘credible’ cases of coronavirus reinfections – but all are asymptomatic. The Health Secretary warned of a possible second peak of coronavirus following a ‘concerning’ rise in the number of cases and new restrictions in Bolton. He told the House of Commons a recent spike in cases across … Read more
Matt Hancock says Britain has seen the first ‘credible’ cases of coronavirus reinfections – but all are asymptomatic. The Health Secretary warned of a possible second peak of coronavirus following a ‘concerning’ rise in the number of cases and new restrictions in Bolton. He told the House of Commons a recent spike in cases across … Read more
Covid-19 survivors can be reinfected twice, according to doctors in Hong Kong who report the first known case. The healthy 33-year-old patient tested positive for the coronavirus after a mild bout of the disease four months before. Genetic analysis revealed the second infection was caused by a different strain of the coronavirus than the first, … Read more
No evidence that recovered covid patients can’t be re-infected: World Health Organisation warns ‘immunity passports’ increase risk of spreading coronavirus WHO said ‘no evidence’ covid-19 antibodies protect against a second infection United Nations agency warned against issuing ‘immunity passports’ Chile said last week it would begin handing out ‘health passports’ Here’s how to help people … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more