Being indoors with other people is a recipe for spreading the coronavirus. But removing airborne particles through proper ventilation and air filtration can reduce some of that risk. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/keeping-indoor-air-clean-reduce-spread-coronavirus…
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Epidemiologist explains CDC guidance on 15 minutes of exposure
New guidance from the CDC says that 15 minutes of exposure – regardless of whether that occurs at one time – can result in transmission of the coronavirus. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/epidemiologist-explains-cdc-guidance-15-minutes-covid19-exposure…
Children can be stealth superspreaders of malaria to mosquitoes
These asymptomatic infections can undermine efforts to eliminate malaria. Source: https://www.livescience.com/asymptomatic-children-malaria-reservoir.html
Screening Travelers For Symptoms of COVID-19 Was Ineffective, CDC Study Says
Temperature and symptom-based screening programs don’t help catch coronavirus cases, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new report that took a closer look at the programs used at US airports until mid-September. CNN reports: The CDC said this was a resource-intensive program that had a low case detection rate. Between January 17 and September 13, the…
Woman sheds coronavirus for 70 days without symptoms
The researchers say this is the longest anyone has been reported to be contagious with COVID-19 while remaining asymptomatic. Source: https://www.livescience.com/woman-sheds-infectious-coronavirus-70-days.html
MIT Team’s Cough Detector Identifies 97% of COVID-19 Cases Even In Asymptomatic People
Scientists from MIT have developed a new AI model that can detect COVID-19 from a simple forced cough. ScienceAlert reports: Evidence shows that the AI can spot differences in coughing that can’t be heard with the human ear, and if the detection system can be incorporated into a device like a smartphone, the research team thinks it could become a useful…
AI can detect COVID-19 from the sound of your cough
The algorithm listens to subtle differences in coughs between healthy people and infected people. Source: https://www.livescience.com/asymptomatic-coronavirus-detection-ai.html
While Europe Accounts for 46% of COVID-19 Cases, Taiwan Goes 200 Days Without a Local Infection
Europe “now accounts for 46% of global coronavirus cases,” reports ABC News, “and nearly a third of total related deaths.” Dr. Jean-Francois Delfraissy, a senior French physician and the president of the scientific council that reports to the government, warned that the country has “lost control of the epidemic,” after health authorities reported more than 52,000 new cases. He said that…
China’s Qingdao To Test 9 Million in Five Days
The Chinese city of Qingdao is testing its entire population of nine million people for Covid-19 over a period of five days. From a report: The mass testing comes after the discovery of a dozen cases linked to a hospital treating coronavirus patients arriving from abroad. In May, China tested the entire city of Wuhan — home to 11 million people…
Covid-19: Asymptomatic people may be more infectious than we thought
People infected with covid-19 but who show no symptoms appear to have similar levels of viral RNA in their noses and throats to those with mild symptoms Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2255028-covid-19-asymptomatic-people-may-be-more-infectious-than-we-thought/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…