BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): The world has seen an 'incredible 12 weeks of scientific progress' that has unravelled many secrets about the novel coronavirus, but there is still much to be learned and rapid sharing of quality research and international collaboration are needed to understand and contain the pandemic.
Zhang Linqi, director of the Center for Global Health and Infectious Diseases at Tsinghua University, explains how technology helps to fight against the novel coronavirus pneumonia in Beijing, on March 2,2020. - Xinhua
The panel featured nine prominent medical experts from China and the United States. It was hosted by NEJM Frontiers in Medicine, a digital media platform of NEJM Group, and the Jiahui Medical Research and Education Group to share the latest research, from treatment to containment strategies, against Covid-19.
Scientists have discovered that there is a small but potent section of the spike protein that does most of the work called the receptor-binding domain or RBD. Chen Simiao, a public health expert who recently published a study in the journal Lancet about China's temporary hospitals, said the facilities played a key role in stemming the spread of Covid-19 to family members, a major source of new infections in Wuhan.
They can also serve to separate patients with mild symptoms from those with severe ones, with the latter being admitted to designated hospitals.
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