Sarbecovirus

A new antibody testing study published on June 15 has found further evidence that the coronavirus was present in the United States from at least December 2019, weeks before the first confirmed case was announced on January 21, 2020.

The Chinese scientist at the center of theories that the coronavirus pandemic originated with a leak from her specialized lab in the city of Wuhan has denied her institution was to blame for the health disaster.

"How on earth can I offer up evidence for something where there is no evidence?" Dr. Shi Zhengli told the New York Times in rare comments to the media.

Another 148 Romanians infected with SARS-CoV-2 died in the last 24 hours, including 124 from 2020 and early 2021 entered by the public health directorates at the request of the Ministry of Health, according to data released on Thursday by the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus communication task force. According to GCS, they are 80 men and 68 women.

Bucharest, June 6 /Agerpres/ - As many as 121 new cases of persons infected with SARS-CoV-2 have been registered in the last 24 hours, in nearly 18,000 tests performed, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) reported on Sunday. These are cases that have not previously had a positive test, the source states.

Greece's National Public Health Organisation (EODY) today announced results from an analysis of 955 confirmed SARS-CoV-2 samples in Greece conducted by the Greek Genome Centre.

The samples were collected between 29 March and 20 May, 2021, and the results include a geographic breakdown of where the particular variants are concentrated.

As many as 62 deaths - 35 men and 27 women - due to SARS-CoV-2 infection have been reported in the past 24 hours, according to data submitted by the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) on Wednesday.

A number of 36 deaths - 18 men and 18 women - from SARS-CoV-2 infection have been reported in the past 24 hours, according to data released Monday by the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), taking the COVID-19 death toll to 30,312.

Another 29 Romanians infected with SARS-CoV-2 died in the last 24 hours, according to data released on Sunday by the Strategic Communication Group (GCS), the official novel coronavirus communication task force. According to GCS, they are 18 men and 11 women. As many as 28 of the deaths were recorded in patients who had comorbidities, and one death did not have comorbidities.

A number of 3,919 people with COVID-19 are hospitalized in specialized health units, of whom 636 in intensive care, the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) announced on Friday. Overall, 11,485 people confirmed with SARS-CoV-2 infection are in isolation at home and 4,662 are in institutionalized isolation in Romania, GCS said.

A number of 61 people - 36 men and 25 women - infected with SARS-CoV-2 died in the last 24 hours, according to data transmitted on Thursday by the Strategic Communication Group (GCS) .