Asymptomatic Patient Shed Infectious COVID-19 Particles For at Least 70 Days - Study
November 10, 2020 at 03:51 AM
A new case study published in the journal Cell reveals that a 71-year-old hospital patient diagnosed with COVID-19 in Kirkland, Washington, who also had leukemia, shed infectious particles of the respiratory virus for at least 70 days without showing any symptoms of the disease. Read More »
Black Hispanic People at Highest Risk for Severe COVID-19 Outcomes - Study
November 04, 2020 at 03:23 AM
A new study led by the Boston Medical Center (BMC) and recently published in the Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health has found that Black Hispanic people experience worse COVID-19 outcomes than other individuals. Read More »
2020, It’s Not Funny Anymore! Scientists Discover Deadly New Genetic Disease
November 02, 2020 at 03:56 AM
Female readers can breathe a sigh of relief as it appears the illness only affects men, who have only one X chromosome. Scientists posit that the additional X chromosome in women protects a certain gene from mutation. Read More »
Brazilian Volunteer in Clinical Trials of Oxford Anti-Covid Vaccine Dies, Health Authority Says
October 22, 2020 at 02:58 AM
It's not clear yet whether the late participant was receiving the vaccine or placebo. A volunteer from Brazil who was taking part in the Oxford coronavirus vaccine trials has died, the country's Health Regulatory Agency Anvisa confirmed.
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COVID-19 Survives on Human Skin Five Times Longer Than Seasonal Flu - Study
October 20, 2020 at 04:03 AM
A recent study by Japanese researchers reveals that the COVID-19 coronavirus can remain active on human skin for nine hours, a revelation that highlights the need for frequent hand-washing during the pandemic. Read More »
Russian Health Ministry Registers Another Two Drugs for COVID-19 Treatment
October 15, 2020 at 03:18 AM
Two Remdesivir drugs against the coronavirus infection were registered in Russia, according to the Russian Ministry of Health. Read More »
Medical Chief: Face Masks Can Increase Risk Of Infection
October 14, 2020 at 03:03 AM
Members of the public could be putting themselves more at risk from contracting coronavirus by wearing face masks, one of England’s most senior doctors has warned. Jenny Harries, deputy chief medical officer, said the masks could “actually trap the virus” and cause the person wearing it to breathe it in. Read More »
Can Cash Give You Covid? Virus Can Remain on Money and Mobile Phones For a Month, New Research Says
October 13, 2020 at 03:02 AM
The length of time that researchers believe that Covid can remain on surfaces is far longer than previously thought. Previous tests had shown that the SARS-Cov-2 virus could survive for only two to three days on glass and banknotes. Read More »
Australian Study Reveals Where Coronavirus Can Survive Best
October 12, 2020 at 04:19 AM
Australia's national science agency, in new research, found that the COVID-19 coronavirus can survive on different surfaces for about a month, making the need for measures like hand-washing and sanitizing even more important. Read More »
Covid 19 coronavirus: World Health Organisation doctor backflips on virus lockdowns: Don't use them as a 'primary control'
October 12, 2020 at 02:38 AM
A World Health Organisation doctor has backflipped on the organisation's original Covid-19 stance, calling for world leaders to stop locking down their countries and economies as a "primary control method". Read More »
