The coronavirus pandemic’s knock-on impact on healthcare for tuberculosis, malaria and HIV could lead to deaths on a similar level to those from covid-19 itself in some parts of the world, a new analysis finds Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2248423-how-the-covid-19-pandemic-is-making-malaria-and-hiv-more-deadly/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Deadly ‘unknown pneumonia’ outbreak in Kazakhstan is probably undiagnosed COVID-19
It’s very likely that these mystery cases of pneumonia are in fact COVID-19. Source: https://www.livescience.com/kazakhstan-unknown-pneumonia-covid-19.html
COVID-19 is tied to deadly brain inflammation in some patients
COVID-19 may cause dangerous neurological problems. Source: https://www.livescience.com/covid-19-neurological-brain-complications.html
Why fireflies light up
A firefly’s familiar glow is caused by a chemical reaction. Explanation here, plus many wonderful firefly photos. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/bugs-firefly-light…
Flu Virus With ‘Pandemic Potential’ Found in China
A new strain of flu which has the potential to become pandemic has been identified in China by scientists. From a report: It emerged recently and is carried by pigs, but can infect humans, they say. The researchers are concerned that it could mutate further so that it can spread easily from person to person, and trigger a global outbreak. They…
One company’s hand sanitizer products contain potentially deadly substance, FDA warns
The warning applies to nine hand sanitizer products made by the company, called Eskbiochem. Source: https://www.livescience.com/hand-sanitizer-methanol-fda-warning.html
‘Coronavirus: Dexamethasone Proves First Life-Saving Drug’
Dr_Ish shares a BBC report: A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus. The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say. The drug is part of the world’s biggest trial testing existing treatments to see if they also work for coronavirus….
Will Schools Turn to Surveillance Tech to Prevent Covid-19 Spread?
An anonymous reader quotes Wired:
When students return to school in New Albany, Ohio, in August, they’ll be carefully watched as they wander through red-brick buildings and across well-kept lawns — and not only by teachers. The school district, with five schools and 4,800 students, plans to test a system that would require each student to wear an electronic beacon to track…
China Delayed Releasing Coronavirus Info, Frustrating WHO
schwit1 shares a report: Throughout January, the World Health Organization publicly praised China for what it called a speedy response to the new coronavirus. It repeatedly thanked the Chinese government for sharing the genetic map of the virus “immediately,” and said its work and commitment to transparency were “very impressive, and beyond words.” But behind the scenes, it was a much…
New Ebola Outbreak Declared in Congo City That Last Saw the Virus in 2018
Congo’s health minister confirmed the discovery of a new Ebola case in the country’s Equateur province, which last saw an outbreak of the highly deadly virus in 2018, ultimately killing 33 people there. From a report: The province’s governor, Bobo Boloko Bolumbu, spoke on national radio earlier on Monday, saying there were five likely cases and that four of those infected…