Writing in the recently published "Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology", scientists in the United States pointed out that after testing samples collected from the air and surfaces around campuses, they found that the probability of people contracting the novel coronavirus from the air they breathe is 1000 times
At present, the absolute number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the world is still high, the novel coronavirus is still spreading rapidly and constantly changing, and the situation of epidemic prevention and control is facing great uncertainty. The WHO emphasized that the epidemic is still a global
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently confirmed that at least four people in Michigan, U.S., were infected with a strain of the novel coronavirus primarily observed in minks in 2020. This is also the first known case in the United States of the possible transmission of the
On May 1, Pang Xinghuo, deputy director of The Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention and a member of the National COVID-19 expert group, introduced that the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention sequenced the whole genomes of 51 newly infected samples, including 303, 323 and 342,
An article published in the April 26 issue of the journal Nature describes a series of studies by scientists on deer herds infected with the novel coronavirus, including how the virus enters the deer and occurs when the virus spreads between deer herds. and what risks these infections may pose
When the community completes a round of nucleic acid screening, those infected with a high viral load are usually screened, but some infected with a low viral load will show negative nucleic acid results. Therefore, continuous nucleic acid screening is needed to dynamically detect positive infections as soon as possible.
Cover reporter Shao Meng In the third year of the human war against the "epidemic", the novel coronavirus has not stopped its evolution and mutation. Since March this year, the UK Health and Safety Agency (UKHSA) has reported three recombinant strains: XF, XE and XD. The World Health Organization pointed
After the novel coronavirus infection, the symptoms of patients vary widely, from asymptomatic to severe pneumonia and even death. The severity of the disease is closely related to inflammation in the body. Severe inflammation is the culprit that causes patients to suffer from respiratory distress and systemic multiple organ failure.
Ohio State University microbiologists found more than 5,000 new RNA viruses in seawater samples collected around the world and increased the number of phyla they classified from five to 10. This new trove of data on RNA viruses expands the possibilities for ecological research and reshaps understanding of how these
An advocacy group for the Poor in the United States has collaborated with UN economists to produce a REPORT on COVID-19 among the Poor. The overall death rate from the epidemic in poor COUNTIES in the United States was almost twice as high as in affluent counties, the report noted.
