Tag: #SARSCoV2
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How can we live with COVID-19 if it stays with us forever?
Lahore, 24th January: If COVID-19 pandemic is likely to stay with us forever, then how to live with it? Baaghi TV: Experts now say that the coronavirus pandemic is likely to stay with us forever. But eventually, the virus would become a much milder illness. Experts also say that for now, vaccination and surveillance are…
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COVID-19: Denmark to kill minks over mutation
12th November 2020: Scientists at the World Health Organization and around the globe have been studying another mutated variant of the novel coronavirus which is infecting humans after spreading through mink farms in the north of Denmark. According to reports from The BMJ, found in 12 patients in Denmark, a new strain of mutated SARS-CoV-2…
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COVID-19: The virus can live on human skin for 9 hours
19th October 2020: Japanese researchers have discovered that COVID-19 stays on human skin for nine hours. According to reports, a study shows that the coronavirus can stay on human skin for nine hours, stressing the need for frequent hand washing to fight the on-going pandemic. The pathogen that causes the flu, by comparison, survives on…
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Natural Disasters Won’t Stop Because of Pandemic, How To Be Prepared
ISLAMABAD, July 20 (online): As the COVID-19 pandemic continues unabated in the United States, state and county emergency management agencies are taking extra precautions to reduce coronavirus risks faced by people evacuating their homes because of hurricanes, wildfires, and other natural disasters. Likewise, physicians and hospitals who treat millions of for-seasonal influenza each year will…
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Which homemade masks are most effective?
ISLAMABAD, July 14 (online): A new study investigates how effective face masks of different designs are at inhibiting the transfer of airborne droplets from coughs and sneezes. Due to the scarcity and cost of medical-grade face masks, many people are using homemade masks to avoid spreading or contracting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. There…
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Hopeful COVID-19 research: Testing new vaccines, repurposing old ones
ISLAMABAD, July 13 (online): We track the progress of a newly developed vaccine, examine the benefits of repurposing existing vaccines, and see how a synthetic antibody can “distract” and neutralize the new coronavirus before it reaches healthy cells. The recombinant vaccine that the team developed uses a chimpanzee adenovirus (called ChAdOx1) that is harmless to…
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Asymptomatic or symptomatic, you are still a threat
3rd July 2020: Being asymptomatic means that you have an illness but are not showing any symptoms of it. Asymptomatic illnesses usually include chronic diseases like high blood pressure, and may also include infections like the flu. However, being asymptomatic does not mean that person is not a threat to others, as that person is…
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COVID-19 patients found to have lost sense of smell, taste
Lahore, 1st July: From Beijing’s recent coronavirus outbreak, some Chinese patients were found to have lost, either fully or partially, their sense of smell or taste. Many wondered if they would ever regain these senses or not. Medical experts had assured the patients that the majority of them would regain these senses eventually as they…
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COVID-19: A Threat in Pakistan
Lahore, 25th June: The novel coronavirus has threatened the 21st century and changed the course of life as we had known it. With around 7,941,404 confirmed cases of coronavirus worldwide and around 434,796 deaths, this virus has become a source of major concern and is continuing to rise. What is it: COVID-19 is an infectious…
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COVID-19: A ferocious killer from brain to toe
As the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 surges past 2.2 million globally and deaths surpass 150,000, clinicians and pathologists worldwide are trying to understand the damage brought by the coronavirus. The health experts are realizing that although lungs are attacked initially, the virus can reach can to many organs including the heart and blood…