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…
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Why is Covid-19 testing badly needed?
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…
Covid – 19 Headlines Mar 9, 2020
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…
5 Reasons why Covid-19 Spreads Fast
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….
Covid – 19 Headlines Mar 6, 2020
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 As more tests are done, the percentage of serious and death rates will decrease. Some articles are written by me. You…
New Study Explains the Rapid Spread of Covid-19
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…
Covid – 19 Headlines Mar 5, 2020
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Acceptable Hand Sanitizers You May not Know
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…
Covid-19 Headlines Mar 4, 2020
This page will update all day. Check frequently to be updated. Click on the ads to help support the website. As more tests are done, the percentage of serious and death rates will decrease. The articles in blue are original articles by me. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Brand new articles…
Coronavirus Headlines Mar 3, 2020
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…
Covid-19 Headlines Mar 2, 2020
Cases tops 89,000. Six US deaths all in the Seattle are, First cases for Malaysia, Tunisia, Senegal, Latvia, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, New Hampshire, New York State, and Indonesia, Total deaths exceeding 3,000. Record days again for South Korea and Italy. Dow Jones bounces back. The death rate or case fatality rate is the number of…
Covid-19 Headlines March 1, 2020
The new coronavirus does not take a Sunday off. Today is busy with a record number of cases in the UK, South Korea, Spain, France, Iran, Italy, and Japan. The Dominican Republic, Czech Republic, Scotland, Rhode Island, and Armenia reported their first documented cases. Thailand and Australia mark their first death. Factories remaining shut…
Is the Covid-19 epidemic Fake News?
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…
Covid-19 Headlines Feb 29, 2020
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…
The Secondary Attack Rate of Covid-19
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…
Covid-19 Headlines Feb 28, 2020
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…
Not enough U.S. hospital beds once Covid-19 epidemic is full-blown
The Covid-19 virus is already on six continents. The primary reasons are ease of travel, easily crossed borders, and asymptomatic carriers that can have the virus and spread it for at least 7 days and as long as 14 to 27 days. As of today, more than 82,000 cases and 2,772 deaths have been recorded….
Covid-19 Headlines Feb 27, 2020
The detection of a new Covid-19 case in Northern California with no travel links from known epidemic areas and no connection with detected cases typify the spread of Covid-19 by asymptomatic carriers. Germany and Japan, two of the most modern countries are resigned to the fact that the spread is beyond their control. Covid-19 Headlines…
Covid-19 Headlines Feb 26, 2020
0 Covid-19 continues to spread. Asymptomatic carriers can spread the virus unknowingly for as long as 14 days. During that time, that carrier can be in a shrine in Qom, Iran, a church in South Korea, Mardi Gras in Louisiana or in the Venice Carnival in Italy and infect several people who then will bring…
6 Ways Exercise Protects against Infections
There is a rapidly spreading strain of coronavirus called SARS-Cov-2. It is a new strain of coronavirus which cause the disease called Covid-19. New viruses could infect more people because there is no immunity to it. With the rapid spread of the virus, we must prepare ourselves to prevent getting sick from it. Washing the…