Deleted member 36666
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
-
- Joined
- Sep 8, 2021
- Posts
- 4,494
The rise and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 AY.122 lineage in Russia
Background Delta has outcompeted most preexisting variants of SARS-CoV-2, becoming the globally predominant lineage by mid-2021. Its subsequent evolution has led to emergence of multiple sublineages, many of which are well-mixed between countries. Aim Here, we aim to study the emergence and...
www.medrxiv.org
Single “Lucky” Substrain of Delta Variant Accounts for 90% of COVID-19 Infections in Russia.
One specific lineage called AY.122 “was responsible for 85% of all Russian infections in April 2021 and 0.5% of the cases worldwide”.
The AY.122 lineage was frequent in Russia among Delta samples from the start, and has not increased in frequency in other countries where it has been observed, suggesting that its high prevalence in Russia has probably resulted from a random founder effect.
Russia’s Excess Death Toll Passes 810,000 - The Moscow Times
Russia recorded its deadliest month in decades in October, with the total number of excess deaths since the start of the coronavirus pandemic surpassing 810,000. Russia’s Rosstat statistics agency said on Friday it registered 247,000 deaths from all causes during October — 90,000, or 57%, more...
www.themoscowtimes.com
Russia’s Excess Death Toll Passes 810,000 (Updated: Dec. 3, 2021)
Russia’s Rosstat statistics agency said on Friday it registered 247,000 deaths from all causes during October — 90,000, or 57%, more than during the same month of 2019.
TL;DR:
A single person has managed to kill off thousands of people just by incubating and spreading the Delta Covid.
With the Omicron variant on the news, almost any inkwell here can start doing that RIGHT NOW and potentially kill more.
Thoughts?