But this will be short-lived, and the eventual recovery in economies could leave our environment worse off and further behind in reducing emissions, warn experts...
While WHO suggests smokers could be at a higher risk, a recent study says there is no connection between the virus and smokers
19h ago
Research suggests surgical masks and N95 respirators are significantly more effective at preventing the spread of viral particles than cloth
21h ago
Experts told MEA WorldWide that the course of the pandemic will be different in different countries depending on the health infrastructure, measures to limit transmission and economies
23h ago
Fauci spoke to Duke University's men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski and used basketball analogies to describe the current pandemic
1d ago
Sewage surveillance could be a sensitive tool to monitor the circulation of the virus in the population as well
German scientists have announced a study in which Heinsberg district, the epicenter of the country’s COVID-19 outbreak, will serve as a laboratory to understand the disease
According to a letter to the White House, the virus may spread through the air in tiny particles that infected people exhale during normal breathing and speech
Another study reported that patients with severe COVID-19 disease had symptoms such as headache, dizziness, impaired consciousness, and epilepsy
Strict social distancing and other measures slowed disease spread and decreased death rates by up to 50% in cities that used them during the 1918 pandemic
Relevant factors predicting survival include the severity of acute illness, presence, and severity of underlying medical conditions
2d ago
Plant-based vaccines can be produced cheaply in very high amounts, according to the World Health Organization
The team, however, has not provided evidence to confirm whether the virus was a new sub-type or if it belonged to the already known sub-types: S-type or L-type
According to the new rules, animals that can be eaten include pigs, cows, sheep, donkeys, rabbits, chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons and quails
CDC is reviewing its guidelines on the use of face masks that currently says only those who are sick and those who are taking care of them should wear masks
The pandemic has prompted WHO to change its stance: from labeling addictive gaming as a mental health disorder to promoting it in a bid to keep people home and safe
Pet owners should not panic as there is no evidence they can spread it to humans. The study was conducted based on lab experiments. It is not representative of real-life interactions between people and their pets
3d ago
Dr Glanville, who runs a San Francisco-based therapeutic company Centivax, says his team has developed ultra-potent antibodies capable of fighting the novel coronavirus
While scientists are divided on this subject currently, a new study has found a strong link between disease severity and the amount of virus present in the nose
The technology is being used to detect COVID-19 in hospitals across China and Russia. But some doctors are not convinced they are effective
For years, US intelligence agencies have been warning about the increasing risks of a global outbreak with pandemic potential
This move comes amid allegations of cover-up and concerns over the risk of infection from silent carriers --people who test positive and do not show symptoms
The world will lose $860 billion to $3.4 trillion in labor income, says a UN report
4d ago
The National Funeral Directors Association has written to the president and Congress asking them to recognize them as “essential critical infrastructure workers”
Pink eye is an infection of a part of the eye called the conjunctiva, a thin transparent layer of tissue, covering the white part of the eye
Of approximately 1.2 million physicians in the US, an estimated 230,000 are aged 55 to 64 years, whereas among nearly 2 million registered nurses, an estimated 370,000 or 19% are aged 55 to 64 years
The estimate is from modeling studies conducted by the University of Washington School of Medicine. According to the analysis, by April 15, the new coronavirus might kill at least 29,000 Americans in total
Bats host over 61 viruses that can infect humans. The bat's fierce immune response to viruses could drive viruses to replicate faster in humans, wreaking deadly havoc
5d ago
As contact lens wearers tend to touch their eyes more often than others, they are at a higher risk, according to experts from the American Academy of Ophthalmology
A top Chinese scientist recently pointed out that Americans and Europeans were making a mistake by not using them to protect themselves
Hours after the revised guidance was published on the gov.uk website, the changes were pulled down and replaced with the message that this was published in error and there will be no changes to abortion regulations
According to experts, Chinese food culture maintains that live slaughtered animals are more nutritious and this belief may enhance viral transmission
Pharmaceutical chloroquine phosphate and hydroxychloroquine sulfate are substances approved by the FDA to treat only particular medical conditions like malaria, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis
6d ago
Disability advocates are disturbed by guidelines published by Alabama state on how to ration ventilators during a resource crunch
7d ago
Tennessee has more than 900 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with three deaths so far
The FDA has only approved the test for emergency use by approved labs and healthcare providers and has not been cleared or approved for regular use
This includes an interactive map that shows regions where unusually high levels of illness have been detected across the US as well as an app-based study that leverages wearable data to potentially flag onset of viral illnesses
EPA will allow businesses such as factories and power plants to pump pollutants into the air and water and still get away with violations due to the pandemic
The trio says it may seem impermissible to ask people to take on the risk of severe illness or death, even for an important collective gain, but 'we actually ask people to take such risks for others’
The previous work of the researchers demonstrated that dogs can detect odors from humans with a malaria infection with extremely high accuracy – above the World Health Organization standards for a diagnostic
Other studies have also said that heart injury could be a common condition in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and that it is associated with a higher risk of death
However, experts caution that more research and more definitive evidence is needed. A previous study had said that newborns might not get the virus from their infected mothers
Mar 27
Experts say they have been warning of a coronavirus pandemic threat for years but governments failed to pay any heed
Smokers have a higher risk of developing a kind of respiratory problem usually seen in COVID-19 cases. Such patients cannot breathe and require a ventilator to pump oxygen into and out of their bodies.
Mar 26
Discontinuing social distancing measures early could lead to a massive surge in infections, hospitalizations and deaths in the US
In the absence of proven treatments, people are resorting to untested drugs to keep themselves safe from the disease
Doctors will use the blood of coronavirus survivors to extract antibodies and then inject this into sick patients
Dr Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director says the new coronavirus will most likely follow the path of the flu
Mar 25
Experts feel such measures may have to stay in place over long periods, perhaps with occasional periods of loosening, as immunity slowly accumulates in the population to a point where it would preclude future outbreaks
According to the CDC, Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome is a severe and sometimes fatal respiratory illness in humans caused by infection with hantaviruses
Mar 24
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