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☆ COVID variants BQ.1/BQ.1.1 make up 44% of U.S. cases - CDC
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] The word "COVID-19" is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken November 9, 2020. BQ.1.1 accounted for nearly 24.1% of circulating variants and BQ.1 was estimated to make up 20.1% of circulating cases for the week ending Nov. 12, the U.S. CDC said. While there is no evidence linked to the increased severity of the new variants compared to BA.4 and BA.5, they have shown an increasing presence in Europe, Singapore, Canada, among other places. The BA.5 subvariant is estimated to make up about 29.7% of cases in the United Sates, compared with nearly 41.1% in the week ended Nov. 5, according to the CDC. Reporting by Khushi Mandowara; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi and Shounak DasguptaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Alleged food poisoning at Municipal Sports Boarding School
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-12 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: 1 min

Alleged food poisoning at Municipal Sports Boarding SchoolAbout 20 students aged between 13 and 19 felt sick after eating at the canteen of the Municipal Sports Boarding School of Chisinau where they study. The supposed food poisoning was reported to the hotline of the National Food Safety Agency, IPN reports. Specialists of the National Food Safety Agency, together with experts of the National Public Health Agency, initiated an epidemiological investigation at the cooking facilities of the school. Samples of raw material and food were taken for examination. According to the National Food Safety Agency, 476 students of different ages ate at the school’s canteen on November 11.

Organizations: Municipal Sports Boarding, Municipal Sports Boarding School, Chisinau, National Food Safety Agency, National Public Health Agency

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