Novel coronavirus

"We expect a double epidemic in our country - from influenza and coronavirus. Maybe we will have a more severe flu season." Such a forecast was made in the studio of "Sabudi Se" on Nova TV by Georgi Popov, an expert on infectious diseases at Sofiamed University Hospital. According to him, the health system will withstand the pressure.

Chinese virologists requested $ 14 million for experiments to create chimera viruses that can more easily infect humans.

Wuhan virologists intended to infect the population of bats with coronaviruses in order to vaccinate them against diseases that are potentially dangerous to humans. On Tuesday, September 21, reports The Telegraph.

The National Institute of Public Health (INSP) reported on Thursday that the first death in a COVID-19 patient infected with the Indian Delta strain of the novel coronavirus was registered in Romania. According to data published by the INSP, as of June 20, 44 cases of infections with the Indian Delta variant, considered more contagious and virulent, have been confirmed.

President Joe Biden ordered aides to find answers to the origin of the virus that causes COVID-19, saying on May 26 that U.S. intelligence agencies are pursuing rival theories potentially including the possibility of a laboratory accident in China.

They said that the animal from which the coronavirus originated was not found. They add that there is no indication that the virus was present in the Chinese city of Wuhan long before it was discovered.
According to Liang Wannian, a Chinese expert from Tsinghua University, bats and pangolins have been ruled out as possible sources of coronavirus.

The head of Greece's National Organization for Public Health (EODY) warned that health authorities may report a four-digit number of new coronavirus infections on Tuesday.

His comment came during a visit to the district of Sepolia, central Athens, where mobile units of EODY are conducting random rapid tests as part of an effort to track the spread of the virus.

Greek health officials were on Monday holding an emergency meeting to discuss ways of combating a possible third wave of the coronavirus.

The U.K variant of the coronavirus has been detected in 17 provinces in Turkey, infecting at least 128 people across the country, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has said.

In a tweet, Koca noted that COVID-19 variants have been a major force behind surging case numbers in Europe, reiterating his warning that the public must continue to adhere to the anti-virus measures.

The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) has confirmed 59 cases of a new variant of the novel coronavirus that has been sweeping through Britain and other parts of Europe in recent weeks, and is believed to be more transmissible and dangerous than the prevalent strain, the president of the Greek agency said on Tuesday.

Greek health officials will meet on Friday to discuss how to contain the new coronavirus variants.