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Covid-19 is the disease caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2. This page will update all day. Check frequently to be current. Check out on the ads to help support the website. Headlines have embedded links. News sources retain all copyright. Click on the titles to go to the full report. I have added my own…
Covid-19 is the disease caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2. This page will update all day. Check frequently to be current. Check out on the ads to help support the website. Headlines have embedded links. News sources retain all copyright. Click on the titles to go to the full report. I have added my own comments…
SARS-CoV-2 is the official name that the Coronavirus Study Group has given the present coronavirus epidemic. Covid-19 is the name given by the World Health Organization to the same virus. The news about the spread of Covid-19, formerly known as the 2019-novel coronavirus, can be depressing. Especially with more than 76 thousand cases and…
South Korea pioneered the drive-thru testing for the Covid-19. The mayor of Goyang was inspired by the efficiency of the Starbucks drive-thru. They started on Feb 26. Since then, South Korea has tested almost more than 202 thousand people with its 50 drive-thru centers. As of today, Australia, Wales, Sheffield, England, and the University of…
This page will update all day. Check frequently to be current. Check out on the ads to help support the website. Headlines have embedded links. News sources retain all copyright. Click on the titles to go to the full report. Just published today Drive-Thru Testing for Covid-19 In case you missed them: Why is…
The symptoms and the course of Covid-19 are mild in the majority of the cases (about 80%). Only a small number needs admission to the hospital. If most cases are mild, why is there a need for testing? Testing can protect the at-risk group. Protect from whom? Covid-19 cases including asymptomatic ones can spread the…
This page will update all day. Check frequently to be current. Check out on the ads to help support the website. Headlines have embedded links. Click on them to get the full report. Just released today: Why is testing for Covid-19 badly needed? Can children get infected with the Covid-19? The Complete Covid-19 Articles If…
Update: 3/8/2020 Since publishing this article, I came upon this correspondence from the New England Journal of Medicine titled, SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in Upper Respiratory Specimens of Infected Patients. The writers of the letter studied the number of viruses from asymptomatic patients using nasal and throat swabs. They found: The viral load that was detected…
The Covid-19 epidemic began in December 2019 and spread rapidly. By now, there are more than 105 thousand cases in more than 100 countries and territories. How can a virus spread that fast in less than four months? Most of the answer lies in the properties of the virus and the ease of transportation….
This page will update all day. Check frequently to be current. Check out on the ads to help support the website. Headlines have embedded links. Click on them to get the full report Just Published: 5 Reasons why Covid-19 Is Spreading Fast Study: Chinese Herbal Medicine to Prevent Coronavirus Infection 5 Hand Disinfectants for Coronavirus You…
A report coming from the Beijing Ditan Hospital talked about a patient infected with Covid-19 who had multiple organ system failures with brain involvement. The 56-year-old patient was admitted on Jan 12 and developed severe respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), heart damage, abnormal clotting, kidney failure, and liver damage. He was being managed aggressively with antiviral…
The Covid-19 spread throughout the world has been fast. Almost 96 thousand are now infected in 6 continents. As an infected person coughs or sneezes, the droplets containing the viruses can land on any surface. The virus can survive on a smooth surface for as long as 9 days and transfer to the next person…
The Covid-19 virus, also known as the SARS-CoV-2, has spread throughout six continents. There are now more than 94 thousand cases and more than 3,000 dead. The death rate or case fatality rate is currently 3.4%. The elderly and the ones with medical problems like heart disease, lung disease, diabetes, and cancer are noted…
During the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a shortage of hand sanitizers and rubbing alcohol. The good news is that there are alternatives. The following is obtained from a CDC article, Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings. Ways to disinfect the hands Alcohols Alcohols containing 60-95% are most effective, and…
A paper published in Lancet, Clinical course and outcomes of critically ill patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in Wuhan, China, described 52 seriously ill with the Covid-19. Sars-CoV-2 is the same virus as Covid-19. It is the term science journals use for Covid-19. The Rapid Spread of Covid-19 Covid-19 is a new coronavirus. Being a new strain,…
This page will update all day. Check frequently to be updated. As more tests are done, the percentage of serious and death rates will decrease. Many governments are afraid to test and reveal the true number of cases thinking that it will cause panic in their population. However, as the percentage of serious cases…
Many people do not believe that the current Covid-19 epidemic is real. Others think that it is blown out of proportion and sensationalized. I will tell you that the outbreak is for real. How do I know? BECAUSE IT IS ALWAYS ABOUT THE MONEY! If the Covid-19 is fake news: Countries will not shut their…
This post will be updating the whole day. Keep up to date. If you know someone who does not believe in the epidemic, Is the Covid-19 epidemic Fake News? Covid-19 Headlines Don’t Test, Don’t Tell – Epsilon Theory But the CDC refuses to test for COVID-19. Why? Because it didn’t fit their “criteria” for testing. They didn’t…
Covid-19 is rapidly spreading globally. A paper published yesterday in Lancet, Secondary attack rate, and super covering events for SARS-CoV-2, gave us a specific number of how fast Covid-19 can spread. SARS-CoV-2 is another name for Covid-19 and is used in science journals. The paper was made by Yang Liu and Rosalind Eggo of the…
7:26 pm EST. I just published tonight a short read: The Secondary Attack Rate of Covid-19 The Covid-19 epidemic has continued to spread. The death rate is now at 3.4% worldwide. However, with the continued spread by asymptomatic patients, we can be sure that cases will continue to increase. Covid-19 headlines show the new virus…