Where did the Coronavirus 19 Originate from? and anything relative to the virus.

 

Where did the Coronavirus 19 originate from? and anything relative to the virus.

 

Coronavirus is 'uniquely adapted to infect humans': Top vaccine scientist says it could only have come from an animal through a 'freak of nature' - and the possibility it leaked from Wuhan lab MUST be investigated 

 

Scientists have produced evidence that the pandemic virus is 'uniquely adapted to infect humans', raising fresh questions over whether its origins were natural or could have occurred in a laboratory.

 

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Australia's COVID cases are rising in the lead-up to New Year'sExperts are urging people to take precautionary measures as the new JN.1 strain spreads throughout the community.What is the JN.1 strain?JN.1 is closely related to BA.2.86, informally called "Pirola", a fellow Omicron variant thatfirst emerged in July.

The two variants are nearly identical, according to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), except for a single difference in their spike proteins, the part of the virus that allows it to invade human cells. COVID infections are rising globally, as the highly infectious JN.1 strain spreads throughout communities.Cases in Australia are thought to be much higher than those reported, due to low testing rates.Experts are urging people to stay vaccinated and exercise caution while socialising during the festive season.For the third New Year’s in a row, Australia is in the grips of a COVID wave – the country’s eighth to date – with more than 1,400 fresh cases reported nationally over the past week.

The uptick has been taking shape for months, as infections, hospitalisations, and deaths have steadily risen. It also reflects worldwide trends.

Globally, 850 000 new cases were reported during the 28-day period of 20 November to 17 December 2023, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). That is a 52 percent increase compared to the previous 28-day period.

 As WHO’s latest "variant of interest" the JN.1 strain, continues to spread throughout the community, and with the festive season well underway, experts are urging people to take precautionary measures and prepare for case numbers to further increase.

Australia COVID-19 update 12 January 2024

COVID cases are now being driven by JN.1, a new variant with an evasive mutation. Several states have warned of another COVID wave after Christmas. Experts say so far there has been no evidence that JN.1 is more severe. However hospitalisations are up but not as severe as during the height of the pandemic. It is hard to paint a clear picture of how JN.1 is affecting cases across Australia because comprehensive COVID data has become a thing of the past.

NSW: The Deputy Chief Health Officer this week said about 400 people were being admitted to hospital with COVID-19 each week, and said there was "a high level of COVID activity in the community at the moment".
VIC: An average of 377 people were in hospital with COVID each day in the week to January 2, compared to 307 the week before. The current average is the highest in recent months but remains below the peak in May/June. The seven-day average of ICU patients also increased from 19 to 23.
QLD: Queensland recorded 1,823 cases in the week to January 1, up from 1,769 cases the previous week. However, there were 2,417 cases recorded in the first week of December. The most recent published update did not include hospitalisation data. 
ACT: The ACT reported 20 cases in hospital in the seven days from December 29, up from 15 admissions in the previous week.
TAS: In the week to January 4 total hospital admissions rose to 53 compared to 45 in the previous week. Two people were admitted to ICU. A total of 813 cases were recorded.
SA: Recorded 1,974 cases in the week to January 5, up from 1,475 the previous week. Most recent update did not include hospitalisation data. 
WA: There was a decrease in case numbers in the week after Christmas Day which coincided with a drop in PCR tests. However, the weekly hospitalisation average for the state climbed from 162 to 180 and ICU cases rose from five to six.
NT: Stopped publishing COVID-19 data in November 2023.

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It is hard to paint a clear picture of how JN.1 is affecting cases across Australia because comprehensive COVID data has become a thing of the past.

As University of SA epidemiologist Adrian Esterman says, "it is becoming increasingly difficult in Australia to determine the current COVID situation".

"States and territories report at different times (some monthly, some weekly, some not at all), and provide different statistics," he said.

"The only available national collection is not up to date, difficult to use, and often provides no state/territory breakdowns."

Australia COVID-19 update 26 January 2024.

The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories. As school holidays come to an end and people return to work, Australians are reminded to take precautions against another "substantial" wave of COVID-19. There are currently more than 26,000 active cases of COVID-19 across the country, according to the federal government's latest daily figures.

Due to changes in testing and reporting requirements, Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly says these figures are likely underestimates.

Here's the breakdown by state and territory:

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COVID-19 outbreaks rise and vaccination rates plummet amongst elderly in aged care.

Health experts are calling for government intervention in the wake of rising COVID outbreaks and plummeting vaccination rates in aged care. There are 459 COVID-19 outbreaks in aged care, according to the Department of Health. In NSW alone there are 146 outbreaks and 688 infections.

The Department of Health released new data last week that revealed only 30.3 per cent of aged care residents had received a booster dose in the last six months and 68.1 per cent since January 2023.

"We've still got 32 people in the last week that died in aged care, so we still have a level of COVID impacting people tragically within the sector."

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Yes it is sad that the Government is not doing more for the elderly, especially cancelling the statistics

Alarming number of patients catching COVID in hospital and dying.

Australian hospitals have become a strange new battleground in the fight against COVID, with doctors and public health experts concerned that too many patients are catching the virus — and an alarming number are dying — as a result of inadequate infection control. Until recently, tools like contact tracing, testing, N95 respirators and good ventilation were mainstays of COVID management in healthcare settings. But in many hospitals they've been wound back or ditched in tandem with other community protections, putting patients and healthcare workers at risk and deterring others from seeking treatment.

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