WASHINGTON, May 14 — The following is a brief roundup of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for Covid-19, the illness caused by the virus. Normal speech sprays droplets with contagious coronavirus The thousands of tiny fluid droplets...
Thursday, 14 May 2020 07:04 AM MYT
Using laser light scattering, researchers studied the small droplets that linger in the air after exiting the mouth. Based on earlier research into levels of the virus in oral fluid, they estimate that one minute of loud speaking could generate more than 1,000 virus-containing droplets that would remain airborne for at least eight minutes.
Furthermore, even if the virus mutates so that one of the antibodies no longer works, the other might still retain its neutralizing activity.Children with cancer do not need to delay treatment for fear of becoming more vulnerable to the new coronavirus, according to a study reported yesterday in“It was reassuring that they didn't appear to be any more vulnerable than other children,” Dr.
Altogether, the team tested 178 children and 74 adult caregivers for the virus. Among the children's asymptomatic caregivers, 14.7 per cent turned out to be infected. “The ability to sequence SARS-CoV-2 at low cost and at large scale will aid in the genomic surveillance of for public health efforts, and has the potential to accelerate studies on the influence of viral genetics on transmissibility, virulence, and clinical outcomes.”
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