Country by country, scientists eye beginning of an end to the COVID-19 pandemic
Chicago, USReuters As the devastating Delta variant surge eases in many regions of the world, scientists are charting when, and where, COVID-19 will transition to an endemic disease in 2022 and beyond, according to Reuters interviews with over a dozen leading disease experts. They expect that the first countries to emerge from the pandemic will […]
Essay: Why it will soon be too late to find out where the COVID-19 virus originated
In an article first published on The Conversation, Australian DOMINIC DWYER, who was a member of the team that visited Wuhan in China earlier this year as part of the World Health Organisation’s investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 virus, says the clock’s ticking…
Essay: I was the Australian doctor on the WHO’s COVID-19 mission to China. Here’s what we found about the origins of the coronavirus
In an article first published on The Conversation, DOMINIC DWYER, an Australian who was a member of a team the WHO sent to China to investigate the origins of the coronavirus, reports on what they found…
Lung damage found in COVID dead may shed light on ‘long COVID’ – study
London, UKReuters A study of the lungs of people who have died from COVID-19 has found persistent and extensive lung damage in most cases and may help doctors understand what is behind a syndrome known as ‘long COVID’, in which patients suffer ongoing symptoms for months. Scientists leading the research said they also found some […]
Novel coronavirus survives 28 days on glass, currency, Australian researchers find
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters The virus that causes COVID-19 can survive on banknotes, glass and stainless steel for up to 28 days, much longer than the flu virus, Australian researchers said on Monday, highlighting the need for cleaning and handwashing to combat the virus. Researchers at Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, found that at 20 degrees Celsius […]