🇨🇳 China Faces COVID-19 Resurgence With Symptoms of Sharp, Burning Sore Throat. On May 19, epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan said the current COVID wave features a more intense “razor blade throat” symptom and more frequent coughing than past outbreaks. Source: https://archive.md/glkjH @npub15gr4...ztdn

By Kelly @broadwaybabyto When you wear a mask, you tell disabled and vulnerable people that their lives matter. You tell your others that you value community care You tell the government that you know Covid isn’t over & you want better from public health It’s a symbol of resistance. Source:

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🇫🇷 France detected 4 cases of the new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1 for the first time. “There are a number of countries that have reported it. We've found a few cases in France—not many—4 have been identified, both in hospitals and in the community,” virologist Bruno Lina said. Source: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/france-detects-new-covid-19-variant-for-first-time/3577943 #COVID19France #NB181 #COVIDisNotOVER @npub15gr4...ztdn

🇺🇸 U.S. reports cases of new COVID variant NB.1.8.1 behind surge in China. The CDC's airport screening has detected the new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, tied to a surge in China, in travelers arriving in California, Washington, Virginia, and the NYC area, per Ginkgo Bioworks data. Source: https://archive.md/viSvU @npub15gr4...ztdn

COVID virus 'reprograms' infection fighters into immune system suppressors, study shows A Johns Hopkins study found SARS-CoV-2 may reprogram neutrophils—the body’s most common white blood cells—disabling their pathogen-fighting role. Instead, they suppress other immune cells, weakening the immune response and potentially worsening COVID-19 outcomes. Study: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.adn7527 Source: https://archive.md/kSXuG @npub15gr4...ztdn

🇨🇳 China: New COVID-19 infections are rising again across China, driven by Omicron subvariants NB.1 and XDV. "People have confirmed that many people have been infected with COVID-19, and many have died, but the authorities have blocked the news." Source:

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Queensland respiratory surveillance report: 14 May to 20 May 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 552 (+31.7%) 🔹Influenza: 971 (+24.1%) 🔹RSV: 694 (+9.2%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 53 (-17.1%) 🔸Influenza: 59 (-13.2%) 🔸RSV: 41 (-6.8%) Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu @npub15gr4...ztdn

Queensland respiratory surveillance report: 7 May to 13 May 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 419 (+1.2%) 🔹Influenza: 782 (-11.4%) 🔹RSV: 635 (-6.3%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 64 (+23.0%) 🔸Influenza: 68 (+7.9%) 🔸RSV: 44 (-2.2%) Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu @npub15gr4...ztdn

🇬🇧 UK: Couple died after COVID ‘taken into house by carers’, daughter tells inquiry "A woman whose parents died of Covid a month apart during the pandemic has told a public inquiry she believes the infection was taken into their house by carers." “People who were working with vulnerable people – carers coming to my mother – were actually not being tested, nor were other healthcare workers." “These people were actually spreading a virus and nothing was being done to counteract that.” #COVID19UK #UKCOVIDInquiry #COVIDisNotOVER Source: https://archive.md/Ltv0J @npub15gr4...ztdn

Queensland respiratory surveillance report: 30 Apr to 6 May 2025 Reported cases: 🔹COVID: 414 (+36.6%) 🔹Influenza: 883 (+8.2%) 🔹RSV: 678 (+11.5%) Hospitalisations: 🔸COVID: 52 (+1.9%) 🔸Influenza: 63 (-21.2%) 🔸RSV: 45 (-22.4%) Source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu @npub15gr4...ztdn