Asymptomatic COVID

The Baffling Mystery Of Asymptomatic COVID-19 Cases

One of the most perplexing and enduring mysteries of the pandemic is also one of the most fundamental questions about viruses. How can the same virus that kills so many go entirely unnoticed in others?, reports The Atlantic.

‘Severity is the norm’

The mystery is hardly unique to COVID-19. SARS, MERS, influenza, Ebola, dengue, yellow fever, chikungunya, West Nile, Lassa, Japanese encephalitis, Epstein-Barr, and polio can all be deadly in one person but asymptomatic in the next.

But for most of...

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Tests Conclude Sputnik V Vaccine To Be 91.6% Effective

After criticism last year for an early rollout, Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine is 91.6% effective against symptomatic Covid-19 and 100% effective against severe and moderate disease, according to an interim analysis of the vaccine’s Phase 3 trial results, reports CNN News.

Results published in The Lancet

The preliminary findings were published in The Lancet on Tuesday and are based on data gathered from 19,866 participants, of which around three-quarters (14,964) received two doses of the vaccine and...

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COVID’s Silent Spread, A Special Report

In early February, 57 people arrived at a Nebraska military base, among the first Americans evacuated from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak. U.S. health officials knew very little then about the mysterious new virus, and the quarantined group offered an early opportunity to size up the threat, reports Reuters.

Conducting Tests

The federal government sought help from a team at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, including Dr. James Lawler, an experienced...

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[Watch] UK Rolls Out Rapid COVID19 Tests for Asymptomatic People

  • The UK will next week roll out regular rapid testing for people with no Covid-19 symptoms, according to health secretary Matt Hancock.
  • The community testing regime – expanded to cover all 317 local authorities – uses rapid lateral flow tests, which can return results in 30 minutes.
  • Local councils are being encouraged to prioritise tests for those who cannot work from home during the lockdown.
  • The health secretary said asymptomatic testing can help break transmission.

Regular rapid testing for...

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[Watch] Slow Motion Sneeze Demonstrates Importance of Mask

This video shows what happens when you talk without a mask, and then with a mask–all in order to demonstrate why a mask helps prevent the transmission of COVID-19.

Around the 4 minute mark, the host is joined by Dr. Anthony Fauci, who offers commentary on the footage.

Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not be construed as a news item or advice of any sort. Please consult the experts in that field for the authenticity of the presentations.

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98% Efficient COVID Cough Detecting App on the Way

According to a BBC report written by technology reporter Zoe Kleinmen, an algorithm developed in the US has correctly identified people with Covid-19 only by the sound of their coughs.

Cough Testing App

In tests, it achieved a 98.5% success rate among people who had received an official positive coronavirus test result, rising to 100% in those who had no other symptoms.

The researchers would need regulatory approval to develop it into an app.

They said the crucial difference in the sound of an...

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Cough Detecting Tool Identifies Asymptomatic COVID, 97% Accurate

According to a Science Alert article written by David Neil, a group of MIT researchers has found a way out of the biggest problem in the pandemic, that of detecting the virus in asymptomatic people.

These scientists from MIT have invented a device, a kind of virus detector that works on everyone, even on the asymptomatic.

AI-Enabled System Detecting Cough

Part of the challenge in controlling the coronavirus pandemic is in identifying and isolating infected people quickly – not particularly easy...

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3 Container Ships Under Quarantine As Crew Suffer “Asymptomatic COVID”!

3 container ships and cruise ships are put under quarantine in Santos Brazil, raising a question if something is wrong with Santos, reports Maritime Bulletin.

Ships under quarantine in Santos Brazil

Container ship LOG IN JATOBA 

According to The National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) official statement issued on 14th of May, 14 crew of container ship LOG IN JATOBA test positive for coronavirus in Santos port, Brazil. 

The container ship was taken on Santos outer Anchorage after completing...

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