Infectious Covid virus can stay on some groceries for days
Scientists did the study for the government to better understand possible exposure to shoppers. Source link
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Can Artificial Intelligence prevent movement of infectious diseases? – ET HealthWorld
By Dr Jaideep Jesson Rayapud New Delhi : In March 2020, after SARS CoV-2 was identified in Wuhan, China, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. Since then, millions of deaths have been recorded worldwide and an increasing number of cases have been confirmed. The pandemic affected lives drastically, tested healthcare … Read more
When Is a Person With COVID-19 Most Infectious?
FRIDAY, Aug. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New research delivers an answer to a burning question: When are COVID-19 patients most infectious? The answer? Two days before and three days after they develop symptoms. The findings highlight the importance of rapid testing and quarantine if someone is feeling sick, the study authors said. … Read more
Covid Indian variant: Where is it, how does it spread and is it more infectious?
B.1.617.2 is dominant in some parts of the country – but it doesn’t have to be cause for panic yet. Source link
New Coronavirus Variant Surging in California
Feb. 24, 2021 — A coronavirus variant first identified in California is more contagious than previous forms of the virus and is spreading across the state, two new studies show. One of them found that compared to other variants, this variant produces twice as many viral particles inside the body and may be better … Read more
Why is the new UK Covid-19 strain more infectious?
The BBC’s Andrew Marr spoke to Professor Peter Horby, from the government’s New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (Nervtag), to find out why the new Covid-19 variant is up to 70% more transmissible. Read more: UK in ‘eye of the storm’ as Covid cases soar Source link
Covid-19 carriers ‘most infectious earlier on’
Greatest risk of passing the virus on is in the first few days of having symptoms, analysis suggests. Source link