But COVID-19 calls for social distancing, which may have an impact on this," he said. Elaborating on the topic, Dr. Wen Jun, another co-author of the paper titled "COVID-19: Potential effects on Chinese citizens' lifestyle and travel," pointed out that there's already a shift...
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, resulting in loss of lives, burnout, anxiety, and depression related to social distancing and quarantine measures, some positive changes have been reported at the individual, interpersonal, and community level. Self-reflection, social connectedness, ...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said "it could have gone either way" for him while he was in hospital being treated for COVID-19 last week. "It is hard to find the words to express my debt to the NHS (National Health Service) for saving my life," he said in a video...
"COVID-19 affects patients differently. Some of them come in walking, talking and then the next moment they are on the floor and they have to be incubated. Whereas others come in and they're perfectly fine," she says. Green adds that it's a challenging time,...
A survey of 300 businesses in Braddon has revealed that more than half face the prospect of closure before the end of the year if another lockdown were to occur due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey also found that68 per cent of businesses experienced revenue loss during restrictio...
Did Covid lockdowns really cause temperatures on the moon to drop? Scientists 'dust for fingerprints' around a young star as it births exoplanets Euclid 'dark universe' telescope discovers stunning Einstein ring in warped space-time (image) Students' contest-winning pen, paint and poetry works...
Developing pills that block the novel coronavirus has been challenging. A new Biden administration program aims to boost the effort
Prof Staines, a member of the Irish Scientific Advocacy Group, reiterated the need to adopt a ‘zero Covid’ approach, adding that it would be another 10 to 12 months, at the earliest, before a vaccine would emerge. "We have a choice. We can keep doing what we’re doing, zigging and...
Recently, other groups have found that some patients with long COVID have problems with their coagulation systems and with another system called "complement." Both the coagulation system and the complement system are controlled by enzymes in the body that cut other proteins to activate them....
The possibility of a mouth wash or nasal spray to prevent or reduce the spread of COVID-19 infections and its variants is being investigated by scientists at QUT, Griffith University and Xiamen University in China. The concept is based on cold atmospheric plasma (CAP), an ionized gas that ...