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
Stay six feet apart — that’s the rule of thumb when it comes to social distancing. However, a new study suggests we need to take speech into account in addition to physical distancing when creating Covid-19 transmission mitigation strategies. By assessing the physics of saliva droplet formation and subsequent sprayContinue Reading
Argentina has the world’s highest rate of positive COVID-19 tests, according to Oxford-linked tracker Our World In Data, with nearly six out of 10 yielding an infection, a reflection of low testing levels and loose enforcement of lockdown rules. Several countries south of Canada have had some of the worstContinue Reading
Around 10 per cent of the global population may have been infected with coronavirus, a World Health Organisation expert has said. The head of emergencies at the World Health Organization said Monday the agency’s “best estimates” indicate roughly 1 in 10 people worldwide may have been infected by the coronavirus—moreContinue Reading
Bloomberg reports that in 34 states, the seven-day average of new cases is higher now than it was a month ago. Although the virus has waned in populous states including California and Florida, it is wreaking unprecedented havoc in the Midwest and making an incipient return in parts of theContinue Reading
NPR reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now says the coronavirus can be spread through airborne particles that can linger in the air “for minutes or even hours” — even among people who are more than 6 feet apart. The CDC still says that SARS-COV-2, the virusContinue Reading
Paris was preparing on Sunday to be placed under maximum coronavirus alert as alarming COVID-19 infection numbers appeared to leave the French government little choice but to tighten restrictions in and around the capital. France reported a 16,972 new coronavirus cases on Saturday alone, the highest daily number since theContinue Reading
While the world wants flashy quick fixes for everything, especially massive threats like the coronavirus and global warming, next week’s Nobel Prizes remind us that in science, slow and steady pays off. The Associated press reports on how many years of advances in basic molecular science, some of them alreadyContinue Reading
A successful vaccine for Covid-19 will not conquer the spread of the virus alone, with restrictions on daily life likely to continue for some time, a team of experts have said. A report from a multidisciplinary group convened by the Royal Society, called Delve (Data Evaluation and Learning for ViralContinue Reading
Iceland, up to now one of the countries to have fared better against the coronavirus, has announced a tightening of restrictions after a spike in new cases since the middle of last month. Iceland, a country with 365,000 people, has recorded 2,872 cases and 10 deaths since the outbreak beganContinue Reading
