3,213 out of 15,000 nursing homes are reportedly running short of PPEs and have less than a week's supply of masks, gowns, gloves, eye protectors and hand sanitizers
Jun 11
Though they are optimistic that it could work and strengthen the body's defenses against the disease, other experts have their reservations
Deaths are predicted to remain fairly level through August and begin to rise again in the fourth week of August with a more pronounced increase during September, says University of Washington's Covid-19 model
The health department advises New Yorkers to be creative with physical barriers that allow sexual contact while preventing close face to face contact
Jun 10
The spike prompted Arizona, which has seen a 115% increase since its reopening, to ask its hospitals to activate the coronavirus emergency plans
Multiple strains arrived and spread in the state, suggesting that improving screening and contact tracing is key as businesses reopen across the US, say experts
The condition appears to affect older children than Kawasaki disease and presents more often with abdominal pains and diarrhea
Jun 9
WHO clarified that Covid-19 can be spread by people without symptoms, stating that how much coronavirus transmission comes from asymptomatic people is still a big unknown
Researchers analyzed hospital traffic and search engine data in Wuhan, and observed substantial traffic increase at hospitals as well as a surge in internet searches for Covid-19 symptoms early in 2019
Experts reject the central claim that mining represents an essential service either now or for the period of economic recovery
Jun 8
Researchers estimate that restrictions in 6 countries, which includes US, China, South Korea, Italy, Iran, and France, prevented a total of 530 million Covid-19 cases in these countries
Social bubbles aka pods or Quaran-teams allow people to bond in groups but reduce contact outside it
Researchers artificially replicated a section of DNA from a plant-infecting virus, which cannot infect humans. Virus DNA left on a hospital bed rail was found in half of all sites sampled across a ward within 10 hours
Many programs designed to safeguard communities and homes to wildfire incidents have been put on hold as the state faces a $54-billion budget deficit due to the impact of the coronavirus crisis
Jun 7
Experts says abstinence is the best option but it may not be feasible for many
Jun 6
Chemical agents in tear gas can irritate nose, mouth and lungs, causing inflammation that could weaken the body’s ability to resist Covid-19
Blood clotting could also explain why some people have low levels of oxygen in the blood and why mechanical ventilators do not help them
WHO recommends masking up while using public transport, in shops or other confined or crowded environment
Jun 5
Researchers surveyed 502 adults on May 4, soon after Trump suggested research on injecting disinfectants to ward off the disease
In their retraction, the authors say the research team entered this collaboration to contribute 'in good faith' and at a time of great need during the Covid-19 pandemic
Jun 4
Superspreading events are happening more than we expected, more than what could be explained by chance
The CDC director apologized for lack of racial disparity data on coronavirus, said the agency did not have the data that it needed to be able to answer that responsively
Asymptomatic persons can spread Covid-19 to others for an extended period, perhaps longer than 14 days, claims research team
Jun 3
The five vaccines on the list are reportedly from US-based Moderna, a combined effort of Oxford University and AstraZeneca, and three big pharma companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Merck, and Pfizer
Two leading medical journals have expressed concern over potential flaws in separate studies on hydroxychloroquine and blood pressure medications
FDA introduced new regulations to provide clarity on impurity limits for manufacturers. They will specify interim levels of certain impurities that can be tolerated for a relatively short period of time
Jun 2
Across the nation, nursing home residents have died at the rate of 27.5 per 1,000 while there have been 62 cases per 1,000 residents at these facilities
A pause on testing could nullify some of the progress the country has made in controlling the coronavirus, fear experts
Recordings of internal meetings show WHO officials complaining during the week of January 6 that China was not sharing data needed to evaluate the risk Covid-19 posed to the rest of the world
The results suggest that future sampling and viral discovery should target two hotspots of coronaviruses in southern and southwestern China in particular as well as neighboring countries where similar bat species live
The risk of infection when people stand more than 3 feet away from the infected individual was 2.6% versus 12.8% if less than 3 feet
Jun 1
Drugs that block the virus from entering or multiplying could come in handy for patients with mild disease. For severe conditions, experts could use medications that tone down harmful immune reactions
With people on the streets, clashing with the police and even looting stores, authorities decided to shut down testing centers in Los Angeles on May 30
May 31
The disparity in the death rate between blacks and whites is greater at the state level. Black residents are dying at seven times the rate of whites in Kansas and it is six times in Washington
From March 1 to April 19, 2020, the number of new coronavirus cases began showing a dramatic shift: a 10% decrease in cases among age 60 years and older, and a 20% increase in people under 40
The team also investigated whether drugs for diabetes or other complications resulting from abnormal blood sugar levels placed people at higher risk of severe infection and death
May 30
Despite the high number of Covid-19 cases, this represents only 14% of New York adults. Based on the analysis, researchers say that testing and contact tracing remain essential public health strategies
Wearing a mask after illness onset of the primary case is not significantly protective. The findings inform universal face mask use and social distancing, not just in public spaces, but inside homes as well
May 29
Analysis shows that 28% of cancer patients with Covid-19 died in one study, and 13% died in the other. Current estimates suggest that globally 6% confirmed to have Covid-19 have died as of May 29
Plasma therapy otherwise called Convalescent plasma transfusion uses antibodies extracted from the survivors' blood to target the new coronavirus
Adjustment disorder stems from high-stress levels triggered by a sudden change such as loss of work, and being thrust into or out of a lockdown fits the bill too
May 28
People with conditions that weaken their immune system might need to stay home longer than 10 days, says the advisory
The ILO study estimates that countries with a robust testing and tracking system in place have lost only 7% working hours, compared to 14% in countries on the other end of the spectrum
Results of the household survey by the US Census Bureau shows that 28.2% had symptoms of anxiety disorder, 24.4 had symptoms of depressive disorder and 33.9% had symptoms of one of the two
The concern is that a negative result may initially give people a false sense of security in the days leading up to symptom onset, say experts.
According to the 81-page report, the overall target for the nation for May and June is 12.9 million tests
May 27
This comes after a poll found that about 60% of Americans are willing to get flu shots in fall
Among the super-spreader businesses, 116,605 are dine-in restaurants, 26,196 are limited-service restaurants and 13,432 are hotels and motels
Dr Ashish Jha said that the projections show that the US might witness 70,000 to 100,000 fatalities between now and the end of the summer
May 26
The analysis is based on only 21.3% who said they have treated patients on the frontlines. Fatalities could be higher because CDC had access to the death status of only 56.9 % of the 62,000 infections
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