Chris Whitty confirms new Covid strain IS more contagious but there is NO evidence it is more deadly or resistant to vaccine after cases soar in Kent and South East Chris Whitty said variant does ‘spread more quickly’ than previouse strains But stressed there is nothing to suggest it is more deadly or resistant to … Read more
More than three million people in the U.S. are likely contagious with coronavirus right now, new estimates suggests. If the modeling done by Dr Jeffrey Shaman of Columbia University are correct, that means that nearly one percent of the entire U.S. population could be spreading the infection. That’s far more than official case counts suggest. … Read more
Coronavirus may have ‘mutated to spread faster’: Scientists find strain circulating in second wave is more infectious A strain of coronavirus known as D614G became dominant in early hotspots like New York City and Italy It has mutations to the ‘spike’ proteins on the virus’s surface that make it better able to bind to human … Read more
Since the coronavirus pandemic began, health experts have recommended that we socially distance by standing or sitting six feet (or two meters) apart from strangers. But a new study suggests that separation might not be far enough to prevent a patient from transmitting the virus. Researchers found that contagious droplets can spread more than 16 … Read more
There is currently a great deal of controversy about how much of a role liquid droplets in the air – or aerosols – play in spreading the novel coronavirus. But a new study from the University of Florida has confirmed that these droplets don’t just contain bits of genetic material, but are actually infectious. Air … Read more
Wuhan claims its ‘silent coronavirus carriers’ are ‘not contagious’ after scientists ‘analysed clinical samples from all of them’ Officials said hundreds of ‘silent carriers’ in Wuhan would not transmit the virus Scientists had failed to grow a live virus from their clinical samples, they added Experts previously believed asymptomatic carriers could still spread the disease Such … Read more
Coronavirus can linger in the eyes for weeks on end, according to a newly-published case report. Researchers at the National Institute for Infectious Diseases in Italy found that virus persisted in the eyes of one 65-year-old woman for 21 days after she first developed symptoms. Reports have emerged of people getting pink eye with coronavirus … Read more
Coronavirus may still be contagious for up to EIGHT DAYS after symptoms disappear, study of 16 Chinese patients finds Researchers studied 16 patients with mild cases of coronavirus who were treated at PLA General Hospital in Beijing from January 28 to February 9 Half of patients were carriers of the virus even after their symptoms … Read more
The Perfect Storm stars George Clooney as an intrepid fisherman who navigates his boat through a storm of deadly ferocity – a freakish confluence of weather fronts, gales and vast tides that defy all attempts at prediction, let alone control. Today, our healthcare system is in the same perilous position as Clooney’s fragile boat in … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 4,500 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 125,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type … Read more