Roorkee: Researchers at Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) in Roorkee have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model to predict the “transmission probability” of Covid-19 in a closed space in a building. The model uses an electronic device to detect the carbon dioxide concentration, temperature and humidity of a room. These and other input parameters are … Read more
March 28, 2022 — Like millions of Americans, Ken Todd, a 53-year-old marketing executive in New York City, left the office when the pandemic took hold and set up shop at home. Now, he is preparing for the return, planning to board the subway once again for his commute into his company’s workplace. It’s time, … Read more
The cost of the mask Sengar paid turned out to be Rs 5 lakh. Image: ANI Masks are the new normal. You must have seen fancy masks that are tailor-made and go well with the clothes people wear. Then there are masks that have embroideries as people use them for celebrations or weddings. In a … 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
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
Many variations were also predicted depending on the altitude, geographical location as well as the inter-annual variabilities. It has been one year since the Coronavirus was officially discovered as a pandemic and given that the virus has gone through all seasons in a year, the impact of temperature/ weather remains an area that is yet … Read more
The government said that the establishments apart from the health and other essential services, will have to operate at 50 per cent capacity. As the number of Coronavirus cases shoot up in Maharashtra, the state government has issued a set of guidelines to prevent further transmission of the viral infection. According to the recent guidelines, … Read more
The UK strain, named B.1.1.7, also known as the “UK variant” or “Kent variant”, has spread to more than 50 countries. So far, three new variants of Coronavirus have been identified by the scientists including one from the UK, one from Brazil and one from South Africa. The World Health Organisation pointed out that these … Read more
Kerala and Maharashtra have been reporting around 4,000 to 5,000 cases a day each. Coronavirus cases in are India nearing one crore-mark and experts have pointed out that the transmission may be more than we know about it. After the festive season, elections across states, relaxations in norms as well as nationwide protest by farmers, … Read more
It is likely that vaccinated people (if they become silent spreaders), they may put others who have been vaccinated in a community at risk. With vaccination initiated against the novel Coronavirus by Pfizer, it turns out that the company’s vaccine along with that by Moderna have been remarkably good when it comes to preventing serious … Read more