Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin as Potential Covid-19 Treatment

Covid19 has infected more than 300 thousand people and led to more than 14 thousand deaths worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins CSSE. The number of cases increases worryingly every day. There are no vaccines and specific treatments yet, but promising candidates are. Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin on Covid-19 A small study that is not yet peer-reviewed…

How Long does the Covid-19 Virus Float in the Air and Stay on Surface?

A virus’s ability to float in the air and survive on a surface for several hours can determine how infective they are. A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) called Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 compared with SARS-CoV-1 described and compared how long the SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-2 viruses can stay…

Covid–19 Headlines Mar 20, 2020

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Any Science behind Elderberry for Influenza and Covid-19?

Elderberry (Sambucus Nigra) is an over the counter nutritional supplement that is used when someone has a cold. Many studies support that elderberry is useful for the flu. Elderberry for influenza Prevents the multiplication of the influenza virus [1], [3] Elderberry increases the body’s ability to fight infection by an increase in the production of…

How to Beat a Pandemic Just like in the Movies

In the movie I am Legend, Will Smith’s character uses his blood to create a cure for a viral disease that killed 90% of the people and turned the rest into cannibalistic mutants. That’s not only in the movies. During a viral illness like Covid-19, the immune-competent can develop their own antibodies to kill the…

Covid–19 Headlines Mar 18, 2020

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U.S. Drive-Thru Covid-19 Testing Brings Fresh Hope

The Coronavirus Task Force announces that starting this week, Covid-19 testing labs will be operational in 10 states. Each site is projected to do 2,000 to 4,000 tests a day. The priority for testing are the health care workers and the elderly and the chronically ill. The press conference yesterday laid out the plan to…

Covid–19 Headlines Mar 16, 2020

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How to Fight an Invisible Enemy

The virus causing the Covid-19 disease is so tiny that you can’t see it. More than that, you can’t smell, feel, and hear it. But that tiny thing has infected more than 160 thousand and killed almost 6,000 worldwide. The Covid-19 virus was able to do that damage because it is very contagious. The virus…

Covid–19 Headlines Mar 14, 2020

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10 Things Anyone Can Do to Lower the Covid-19 Death Rate

The death rate is the simplified term for the case fatality rate. The Case Fatality Rate (CFR) The CFR is the number of deaths for a specific disease divided by all the same conditions. It is multiplied by 100 to produce a percentage. Death rate = Case Fatality Rate = [the number of deaths divided…

Covid–19 Headlines Mar 13, 2020

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Covid – 19 Headlines Mar 12, 2020

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Treatment and Vaccine Developments for COVID-19 / SARS-CoV-2

  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…

Drive-Thru Testing for Covid-19

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…