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[ad_1] According to a new analysis, the marginal climate science deniers who spread the disinformation online are now actively downplaying the severity of the Covid-19 pandemic. DeSmog, a blog and organization that tracks those guilty of false information about the climate crisis, identified some 70 individuals and groups who questioned …

[ad_1] Antibody tests look for evidence that a person has been infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, but not with the virus itself. James Martin / CNET For the most up-to-date news and information on the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. As some areas of the country begin to ease …

[ad_1] Research to find a cure and effective treatment for Covid-19 is well under way, with hundreds of trials already announced. But very few involve African researchers, and this is a mistake. Although Africa has yet to feel the full force of the coronavirus, preventing severe cases is a higher …

[ad_1] Image copyright fake pictures People should seek medical attention when they need it and not be discouraged by the coronavirus epidemic, say doctors, charities, and the health service. They warn that anyone who delays seeking treatment is putting their long-term health and life at risk. Half the usual number …

[ad_1] In a preliminary study, scientists in Italy detected the coronavirus in air pollution particles. It is still unclear whether the virus is viable or can cause infections when contaminated, according to The Guardian, which published the findings on Friday. The study has not yet been peer-reviewed, but previous and …

[ad_1] New research suggests that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, may have already mutated into more than 30 separate strains. The study found that different strains can generate very different levels of viral load like others, the South China Morning Post reports, making them much more dangerous. One strain, …

[ad_1] Identical twin sisters who had worked as nurses at the same hospital died within days of testing for a coronavirus. Katy and Emma Davis, 37, suffered from underlying health problems and had been ill for some time before contracting Covid-19. The tributes were paid to the couple after Katy …

[ad_1] Last year ministers were warned of the dire consequences a future pandemic would unleash in the UK, a leaked report from the Cabinet Office revealed. Tens of thousands of deaths, crippling economic costs and crunchy public services were forecast in the 2019 National Security Risk Assessment (NSRA), which charted …

[ad_1] On Friday, The Guardian revealed the 23 attendees of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage). They comprise 21 scientists and two political advisers from Downing Street. Sir Patrick Vallance boss scientific official Photograph: Hannah McKay / Reuters The chief government science adviser and former president of research and …

[ad_1] By Lenny Bernstein, Carolyn Y. Johnson, Sarah Kaplan, Laurie McGinley 3h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare The new coronavirus kills by inflaming and obstructing the small air sacs in the lungs, obstructing the body’s oxygen supply until it turns off the essential organs of life. But doctors around the …