Coronavirus Latest Updates: Top 10

  1. After the anti-mask protests, scientists in USA said that they have noticed a trend and conducted experiments which prove that even the cloth masks slow the spread of the virus. It is a very necessary protective layer. They find out that people who wear a mask are mostly asymptomatic. Click here for more information.
  2. Face shields reduced the risk of infection from 19% to zero. The study is published in the medical journal JAMA network.
  3. Humidity is a key factor is the spread of coronavirus. Professor Michael Ward, an epidemiologist in the at the University of Sydney, and two researchers from Fudan University in Shanghai conducted a research which proves that dry air or low humidity is increase the risk of coronavirus spread. The research shows that for a 1% decrease in relative humidity, COVID-19 cases might increase by 7-8 %.
  4. Avaaz NGO conducted a research and concluded that there is a very high percentage of misinformation about coronavirus spreading over Facebook. Facebook algorithm is a major threat to health, they said. They are taking big steps to solve this problem. When someone tries to share a link about COVID-19, they show them a pop-up to connect with credible health information and authorities. Despite its efforts, Avaaz’s report suggests only 16% of the health misinformation it identified on Facebook carried a warning label. The top 10 websites identified by Avaaz researchers which spread misinformation have approximately 4 times as many views on Facebook as information from official sites, such as the World Health Organisation.
  5. In the most comprehensive study of coronavirus patients to date, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Mass General Hospital for Children (MGHfC) provide critical data, which shows that kids play a huge role in the community spread of the virus than previously estimated. In a study of 192 children of age group 0-22, 49 children tested positive and an additional 18 children had shown illness related to coronavirus later on. The infected children were shown to have a significantly higher level of virus in their airways than hospitalized adults in ICUs for COVID-19 treatment.
  6. Australia has secured access to a promising coronavirus vaccine and will offer free doses to its entire population of 25 million. The vaccine is being developed by Oxford University and the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.
  7. Yale has a special saliva test for coronavirus called SalivaDirect. It is much safer and easier to conduct than the universal nasal swab test, which stays short in supply, riskier, painful and not free of cost. Yale conducts the SalivaDirect test for free.
  8. Germany could start the sale of its Coronavirus vaccine in early 2021. The vaccine is in its last stage of testing with high immune results from Stage 1 and 2. Klaus Cichutek, head of the Paul Ehrlich Institute, confirmed it. Russia will start the sale of its coronavirus vaccine at the end of this month.
  9. Most Americans say they are embarrassed by US response to coronavirus, concluded in a survey. Professors at the University of Michigan say they have NO CONFIDENCE in the administration’s plan to control the virus and Collin county said that they have NO FAITH in the state coronavirus data.
  10. Los Angeles stops the supply of electricity to a celebrity’s house. The residents violated the government rules and were throwing parties frequently attended by many. They say it is a warning for all the others who violate the rules.
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