COVID-19 is spread primarily via respiratory droplets during close face-to-face contact, which is caused by the “yi qi” feeling of the disease. COVID-19 patients in Henan Province are mainly 18–60 years, with greater prevalence among men than women. Most patients had normal symptoms, ...
"Winter is also the peak season of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases among the elderly. With the spread of COVID-19, the number of elderly deaths is relatively high, and we are attaching greater significance to protecting elderly patients and saving their lives," she said.On Dec 7, Chin...
Determining whether droplets or aerosols predominate in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has critical implications. If SARS-CoV-2 is primarily spread by respiratory droplets, wearing a medical mask, face shield, or keeping 6 feet apart from other individuals should be adequate to prevent transmission....
In addition, with the spread of the Delta and Omicron variants, the current incubation period of COVID-19 is different from that in the outbreak of Wuhan. This meta-analysis was aimed to determine the overall pooled incubation period of COVID-19 and the incubation period of COVID-19 ...
In conclusion, Chinese college students’ social phobia was widely influenced by diverse factors and warrants increased attention, with early intervention aimed at high-risk individuals being crucial for their mental health. Additional research is necessary to understand the impact of COVID-19 preventive...
while the CT severity score is determined based on the spread of the COVID-19 lesions in each lobe15. During the pandemic era, when the number of patients is exponentially increasing, visual assessment and quantification of lung lesions by expert radiologists become expensive, laborious, and prone...
Targeted measures have been adopted to contain the spread of the virus while minimizing its impact on social life. In the recent optimization of the epidemic responses, scientific and targeted measures have also been stressed, with extra attention and aid given to key and vulnerable groups. ...
“We appeal to the medical community and to the relevant national and international bodies to recognise the potential for airborne spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19),” they wrote in Clinical Infectious Diseases. “There is significant potential for inhalation exposure to viruses in ...
But border closures and constantly shifting entry and quarantine restrictions over the last year have dashed that stability for Holmgaard’s family, as well as many others like hers who are spread across different countries and, sometimes, continents. Increasingly, frustrated families are speaking ou...
The Chinese government’s unwavering insistence on stamping out any trace of the coronavirus is facing its biggest test yet as authorities grapple with Omicron’s quickening spread. And it could cost the world’s second-largest economy dearly this year, Laura He reports. Covid-19 cases have ...