Precision shutdowns can slow emerging outbreaks while lessening the overall economic impact of the response. But they risk a backlash from those who are targeted, and may not be strong enough to keep a highly contagious virus under control. Several countries have used area-level lockdowns. In the U.S., New YorkContinue Reading
Harvard Health reports on new research that is suggesting that there may be long-term neurologic consequences in those who survive COVID infections, including more than seven million Americans and another 27 million people worldwide. Particularly troubling is increasing evidence that there may be mild — but very real — brainContinue Reading
Eli Lilly on Tuesday confirmed to the New York Times that a clinical trial for its antibody treatment for Covid-19 has been paused because of a “potential safety concern,” just one day after Johnson & Johnson halted its Covid-19 vaccine trial because a participant got sick. An independent data safetyContinue Reading
Brazil has the second-highest coronavirus death toll in the world, after the US, and the third-highest number of cases after the US and India. The country also passed five million total infections earlier this week. There have been recent signs of relief in Brazil. Over the last month and aContinue Reading
In Germany, rapidly rising coronavirus infections have prompted action from the authorities. The capital Berlin has joined Frankfurt and Cologne on the list of cities where new cases have exceeded a key measure. Bars and restaurants have to close early, but there’s some doubt about whether the new restrictions willContinue Reading
After a relatively quiet summer, the United Kingdom is now suffering a new onslaught of Covid-19. Where the seven-day rolling average for much of the summer was regularly below 1,000 cases a day, it began increasing in September, and by October 5, the new average had reached 15,505. The countsContinue Reading
COVID-19 is primarily a respiratory infection, but experts have suspected the virus can also infiltrate the eyes. Now, scientists have more direct evidence of it. A patient in China who was recovering from COVID-19 had a severe problem with her eyes and physicians found that the patients eyes had beenContinue Reading
Bloomberg has a map that tracks changes in cases and deaths in the United States. This map is useful to see what the situation is in each state on a daily basis. It is important to realize that there is a lag of days between when people get infected andContinue Reading
Though far from common, some patients developed worse symptoms the second time they became infected with Covid-19. Doctors treating coronavirus patients have noticed an increasing number of COVID-19 reinfections. Scientists in various countries have reported reinfections, warning that the second bout of COVID-19 will not be necessarily easier than theContinue Reading
While the focus of preventing infection shifted from hand-washing to wearing a mask and social distancing, medical experts have never stopped reminding the public to wash their hands as often as possible to keep themselves safe and healthy. And according to new research, that’s definitely a good thing, since the evidenceContinue Reading
