Sweden (COVID)

The first organism to get its genome fully mapped by Craig Venter is said to have been Haemophilus Influenzae (HI) “This species was the first free-living organism to have its entire genomesequenced.[3]” Incidentally this bacteria was thought to be responsible for the Spanish Flue before viruses were discovered probably by reason of coinfection. It can at times present scialic acid receptors on its outer membrane https://portal.research.lu.se/portal/files/5264874/1639436.pdf see figure “Haemophilus influenzae, have an additional use for sialic acid in an immune evasion mechanism by adding Neu5Ac to their lipopolysaccharide (…

Ease of spread: Public sanitation facilities may contribute to transmission https://www.bloombergquint.com/global-economics/fecal-transmission-may-be-behind-coronavirus-s-rapid-spread Also 2019-nCoV ACE2 receptor affinity is 10 to 20 fold that of SARS "Surprisingly, ACE2 bound to 2019-nCoV S ectodomain with ∼15 nM affinity, which is approximately 10- to 20-fold higher affinity than ACE2 binding to SARS-CoV S" "The high affinity of 2019-nCoV S for human ACE2 may contribute to the apparent ease with which 2019-nCoV can spread from human-to-human(1), however additional studies are needed to investig…

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After a stay in Germany, a woman in Sweden tested positive for the corona virus. The Swedish health authority said that she was infected with the virus in Germany. https://www.n-tv.de/panorama/21-07-Schwedin-nach-Deutschland-Reise-positiv-getestet--article21602064.html

A man in his 30s in Gothenburg has been tested positive for the coronavirus, covid-19. The man is said to have been infected in northern Italy, Sahlgrenska Hospital writes in a press release. https://www.expressen.se/gt/en-person-i-goteborg-har-testats-positivt-for-corona/