It doesn’t take long for orburn coronavirus particles to get into the room. Initially, only those sitting next to an infected speaker are at greater risk, but as the meeting or class progresses, smaller aerosols spread. However, this does not mean that everyone faces the same level of risk. As …
Read More »Study Suggests Children Under 5 May Have Higher Levels of Coronavirus
A study in JAMA Pediatrics he said Thursday. Its authors wrote that this meant that young children could be important drivers of COVID-19 transmission within communities, a suggestion at odds with the current prevailing narrative. The document comes as the administration of United States President Donald Trump is pushing for …
Read More »In just a few days, Vietnam goes from virus-free paradise to panic
HANOI (Reuters) – There were so few cases of coronavirus in Vietnam that each patient was known by a number: Patient 17 brought the virus from Europe after an initial wave of Wuhan infections. Patient 91, a British pilot, almost died. Medical specialists wearing protective suits collect blood samples from …
Read More »Health Department. concerned about asymptomatic patients spreading COVID-19 in Lexington
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – As the number of people infected in Lexington continues to rise, so does the number of people being tested. But the health department says that not everyone who gets tested takes the precautions they should. Lexington-Fayette County Health Department spokesman Kevin Hall says he has seen …
Read More »Japan has long accepted COVID’s airborne spread, and scientists say ventilation is key.
Tokyo – Under pressure from the scientific community, the World Health Organization recognized last week that airborne transmission of “droplets” as a possible third cause of COVID-19 infections. For many researchers in Japan, admission felt anticlimactic. This densely populated country has operated for months on the assumption that small “aerosolized” …
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