Is COVID-19 an endemic yet? ABC7 explains what it meansCalifornia is the first U.S. state to treat Covid as endemic but are we there yet? ABC7 News explains the difference between a pandemic, epidemic and endemic.SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- As California becomes the first U.S. stat...
How to Run Alone Safely During a Pandemic In terms of common running habits like spitting and snot rocketing, Treakle previously told Runner’s World that stray spit and mucus could pose a risk of contracting COVID-19 to others and you should avoid doing it. “This virus is highly contag...
Our analysis shows that the current measures to control COVID-19 neglect important and complex context-specific epidemiological, social, and economic realities in Africa. There is a similarity of clinical features of TB and malaria, with those used to track COVID-19 cases. This coupled with ...
Pandemic planning received renewed global attention with the emergence and spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in late 2019. The virus belongs to a family of viruses named for the crown-like spikes on their surfaces. As with epidemics and pandemics throughout history, the COVID-19 outbreak h...
COVID-19 pandemic: air pollution and population at risk Apart from all medical and public health measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic, it is also imperative to identify and study environmental factors such as air pollution (indoor and ambient), airborne pollens, which could enhance the se...
The research is evolving, but twopet catsand adog tested positive for COVID-19. The CDC recommends thatpets social distance, too. Does the U.S. have the facilities to treat people with coronavirus? "The biggest concern is the ventilators we have out here," explained Torres. "It is a ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has infected nearly 178 million people and claimed the lives of over 3.8 million in less than 15 months. This has prompted a flurry of research studies into the mechanisms and effects of SARS-CoV-2 viral infection in humans. However, studies examining the effects of CO...
If you’re a “better-safe-than-sorry” type of traveler, the best kind of insurance you can get to cover any eventuality (COVID-related or not) is “cancel-for-any-reason” (CFAR) coverage. This supplemental coverage gives you the ultimate protection against the unknown. ...
BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the COVID-19 outbreak can be characterized as a "pandemic" as the virus is increasingly spreading worldwide. "This is the first pandemic caused by a coronavirus," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghe...
Earlier in the pandemic, many people who came down with COVID-19 reported a loss of the sense of smell, known as anosmia, and of taste, which is highly dependent on smell. "One of the more common causes of smell loss is a virus, including other coronaviruses that cause the common col...