COVID-19
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Herd immunity approaches to COVID-19 control are a ‘dangerous fallacy’, say authors of open letter
Oct 15, 2020A group of 80 researchers warn that a so-called herd immunity approach to managing COVID-19 by allowing immunity to develop in low-risk populations while protecting the most vulnerable is “a dangerous fallacy unsupported by the scientific... -
Covid-19 virus remains infectious on some surfaces like banknotes, phone screens for 28 days
Oct 11, 2020The virus responsible for Covid-19 can remain infectious on surfaces such as banknotes, phone screens and stainless steel for 28 days, researchers say. The findings from Australia’s national science agency suggest SARS-Cov-2 can survive for far... -
Rapid bedside testing faster than standard centralised PCR testing for COVID-19
Oct 10, 2020An interventional study tracking SARS-CoV-2 testing on admission to a UK hospital finds that the wait for results was just 1.7 hours using point-of-care testing (POCT) close to the patient’s bedside, compared with 21.3 hours using... -
Bars and cafes in Brussels to be forced to close for a month as COVID-19 cases resurge
Oct 7, 2020Bars and cafes in Brussels will be forced to close for a month from Thursday, the regional government said on Wednesday after the Belgian capital overtook Paris in terms of COVID-19 infections per inhabitant. Brussels is... -
Mental health toll of pandemic ‘devastating’: WHO
Oct 5, 2020The Covid-19 pandemic is having a “devastating impact” on mental health services globally, the World Health Organization said Monday, ahead of a large fundraising push. It warned that mental health had been overlooked in the crisis,... -
New lockdown imposed in Madrid as Spain tries to control the second wave of Covid-19
Oct 3, 2020More than three million people in Madrid have had new restrictions imposed on their lives as Spain tries to control the most serious second wave of Covid-19 infections in Europe. From this weekend, people can travel... -
Researchers call for loss of smell to be recognized globally as a symptom of COVID-19
Oct 2, 2020Four out of five people experiencing the recent loss of smell and/or taste tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies—and of those who tested positive, 40 percent did not have cough or fever, reports a new study in... -
Ford continued to show recovery signs after COVID-19 pandemic
Oct 2, 2020Ford Motor Co on Friday continued to show signs of a recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic as demand for sports utility vehicles and pickup trucks helped boost third-quarter sales in the United States. The U.S. auto... -
US stocks to open lower after Trump tested COVID-19 positive
Oct 2, 2020US stock markets have predicted that shares will sharply drop after Donald Trump said he had tested positive for COVID-19. Stock market futures showed that all three of America’s main indexes – the Dow Jones, the... -
Over 20 thousands of Amazon’s employees tested COVID-19 positive, Amazon confirmed
Oct 2, 2020Amazon yesterday said that slightly over 19,800 of its staffs have tested positive for Covid-19 since the start of March. Data on Amazon’s 1.37 million frontline staffs, including those at its Whole Foods Market grocery stores...