People are 1,000 times more likely to get COVID-19 from the airborne viral particles they breathe than from the surfaces they touch, according to a study.The researchers from the University of Michigan (U-M) in the US collected air and surface samples during an environmental surveillance programme from August 2020 until April 2021 on their campus. … Read more
For indoor settings, ventilation is usually poorer when compared to outdoor locations. (Representational Image) To reiterate, Coronavirus infection spreads via respiratory route and in order to minimise the risk of infection, there is need to pay attention when it comes to managing air flow in indoor spaces like classrooms, restaurants, homes, offices and neighbourhood grocery … Read more
TUESDAY, April 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Meatpacking plants were the source of an estimated 334,000 COVID-19 cases in the United States, according to a new study. It puts the economic toll stemming from those cases at $11.2 billion. And study author Tina Saitone, a livestock and rangeland economics cooperative extension specialist at the … Read more
Over the past one year, many observations have been made and after this, ten key reasons have been concluded as to why the virus is airborne. It has been more than one year since the Coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on the global population and the route of its transmission is still in discussion. Well, one … Read more
To be sure, the virus has been known to survive on many porous and non porous surfaces and for different durations of time. The risk of getting the Coronavirus infection from a contaminated surface is now considered relatively low. According to the updated guidelines of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the … Read more
Participants in the CU Boulder study “We’ve received numerous emails that we’re working through to get them started. It’s been really nice to see because they’re really interested in doing … Read more
Danya Keene, PhD, assistant professor, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT. Emily Benfer, JD, visiting law professor, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC. Kathryn Leifheit, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles. Pew Research Center: “Financial and health impacts of COVID-19 vary … Read more
The Centre advised the UTs to improve testing facilities, surveillance for early detection of Covid cases, contact tracing and house-to-house surveillance by medical staff. The Centre on Saturday advised union territories to ramp-up efforts to contain the COVID-19 spread by sticking to the rules for prevention of the disease as well as following standard operating … Read more