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It is the group of experts that advises the British government on issues related to the coronavirus that publishes a report on how the British variant B117 affects humans.
The expert group, Nervtag, writes in the report that so far no connection has been seen between B117 and a more serious disease. But the new analyzes now give a partially different picture:
However, several new analyzes provide a consistent picture regarding more severe disease progression among people infected with B117 compared to people infected with other variants of the virus, “the group writes in their report, adding:
“Based on these analyzes, there is a realistic possibility that B117 infections are associated with an increased risk of death compared to other variants of the virus.”
Niklas Arnberg, professor of virology at Umeå University and president of the Swedish Society for Virology, is cautious in his interpretation of the expert group’s warning. What is happening now may be normal virus development which may temporarily mean that the virus has other effects:
– During a period when a virus By adapting to humans, the virus can benefit from becoming more effective at infecting us. The more viruses we have in our airways, the more contagious we become and therefore we can transmit the virus to more people. This means that there is a risk that we will get a little sicker during a period. But over time, the virus tends to become less deadly, he says.
The British variant of the B117 virus has entered several preschools in Denmark, writes Danish TV2. This has meant that all children and adults at the Rudolf preschool in Copenhagen and the Sommerlyst preschool in Elsinore municipality were forced to close on Monday and Tuesday.
Two closed on Thursday of four preschoolers in Sorø since employees tested positive for B117, writes TV2. Three other employees and two children have also fallen ill.
On Monday, all pre-schools and schools in Kolding were also closed following a decision by the Danish government. A large part of the spread of infection in Kolding municipality comes from schools and preschools, writes TV2.
B117 is described as a variant that raises concerns by the Statens Serum Institut, SSI. SSI also flagged late last week for another variant that is important to keep an eye on, it writes SSI on its website.
On Monday, Danish authorities reported another five deaths as a result of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. So far, 2,343 people have died since the pandemic began and a total of just over 208,000 people have been infected. 254 people are treated in hospitals.
