The states that have reported more new cases in the last seven days include Wisconsin, Idaho, South Dakota, Iowa and Kansas, all of which also have coronavirus positivity rates above 15%. The positivity rate is the percentage of all tests given that return positive for coronavirus. The World Health Organization …
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The site now says that “airborne viruses, including COVID-19, are the most contagious and easily spread.” Earlier, the CDC page stated that Kovid-19 is mainly transmitted by people in close contact – about 6 feet – and “through respiratory drops produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks.” The …
Read More »The pine-sole cleaner is allowed to kill coronavirus on hard surfaces
An EPA spokesman told CNN by email on Sunday that the product was added to the agency’s list of products expected to kill the virus after satisfying criteria for use against the coronavirus that causes saris-covi-2, covid-19. Pine-Soul was tested by a third-party laboratory which showed that the disinfectant could …
Read More »U.S. Coronerus: With Covid-19 cases, most of the U.S. is heading in the wrong direction again.
In 31 states, the number of new Covid-19 cases has increased by at least 10% this past week compared to the previous week, according to data from Johns Hopkins University on Sunday. Delaware, Hawaii, Louisiana and Michigan – just four states – have dropped more than 10%. Fifteen states are …
Read More »What would it take for herd immunity to prevent a coronavirus epidemic
The notion of herd immunity is at the center of discussion about global vaccination efforts and the next steps in fighting the Covid-19 epidemic and bringing the economy back on track. In order for the epidemic to stop, the coronavirus has to run out of susceptible hosts to become infected. …
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