COVID-19 Striking Far More Children Than Expected
The number of children infected with the coronavirus is far more extensive than what is currently reported — a hidden detail that could vastly underestimate…
The number of children infected with the coronavirus is far more extensive than what is currently reported — a hidden detail that could vastly underestimate…
Early preclinical tests in lab models are encouraging. Infectious disease scientists report early development of a potential universal vaccine for Ebola viruses that preclinical tests…
The disinfectants tested are WHO-recommended formulations that can be prepared quickly and easily by pharmacies and help alleviate the current shortage of disinfectants. When used…
Scientists around the world are scrambling to adapt their research to find solutions to the many problems raised by the Covid-19 pandemic sweeping the world,…
Note: There is now a newer Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 88. WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 87 No new country/territory/area reported cases of…
Research due to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)* shows that using paper towels is substantially more…
New publication links neutrophil infiltration in the lungs of patients to COVID-19 symptoms. In the urgent battle to treat COVID-19 patients, a group of eleven…
Researchers are urging health authorities to immediately recognize the role of airborne transmission of COVID-19 virus droplets from an infected person beyond 1.5m (5 feet)…
Note: There is now a newer Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 87. WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 86 No new country/territory/area reported cases of…
Millions of people have been tested for the novel coronavirus, most using a kit that relies on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). This sensitive method…
Note: There is now a newer Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 86. WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 85 No new country/territory/area reported cases of…
Ever since the outbreak of COVID-19 (the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus), scientists have been scrambling to identify the species of origin to understand…
Note: There is now a newer Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 85. WHO Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Report 84 No new country/territory/area reported cases of…
Arizona State University researcher explores pests, parasites, diseases on a global scale. Countries looking to contain the spread of harmful species and diseases like COVID-19…
A team of Chinese scientists has reported the high-resolution crystal structure of the main protease (Mpro) of the COVID-19 virus and has identified drugs that…
Researchers from The Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne, Monash University and the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, have achieved a world-first breakthrough in ventilator splitting. For the first…
In a small group of patients hospitalized with severe complications of COVID-19 and treated with the experimental antiviral drug remdesivir, clinical improvement was observed in…
The new test screens for antibodies to the virus in plasma, the liquid in blood, to provide information about a person’s immune response to an…