Category: Asia
Asian Coronavirus News
China suspends imports from Ecuadorian company after coronavirus found on seafood packaging
China suspended imports from FIREXPA S.A., an Ecuadorian seafood product manufacturer, after the novel coronavirus was found on the packaging of a batch of imported frozen fish, according to a notice by the General Administration of Customs. More...
Highest alert level after coronavirus outbreak in Xinjiang, China
137 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in western China’s Xinjiang region . More...
Coronavirus co-infection with influenza can speed up replication of pathogen that causes Covid-19
Chinese researchers say that modifications to the structure of human cells caused by a flu bug can make it easier for the coronavirus to invade them. More...
Sir Patrick Vallance: “I think it is unlikely that we will end up with a truly sterilising vaccine that completely stops infection.”
“It is likely that this disease will circulate and be endemic. More...
Nearly two-thirds of hospitalised coronavirus still have lung damage three months after being discharged
Up to 60% of patients had lasting damage to hearts, lungs, kidneys or livers
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8854815/Nearly-two-thirds-hospitalised-Covid-19-patients-lung-damage.html More...
Could schools be COVID-19 super-spreader sites?
“There may be an explosion of cases. We hope not.” More...
Signs of recovery from severe Covid lung damage
In two early studies, researchers said some patients showed signs of healing just weeks after leaving the hospital
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/18/health/Covid-lung-damage-recovery.html More...
China – coronavirus “likely originates from aquatic creatures, not bats and pangolins”
“Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced it has detected and isolated living coronavirus in a positive sample from the outer packaging of imported frozen cod, progress that virologists said could push forward research into the virus’ origin, which may be aquatic creature. More...
MISC was reported in children. Now it’s showing up in adults as MISA
MIS-A stands for “multi-system inflammatory syndrome in adults #coronavirus #covid
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/rare-covid-19-complication-was-reported-children-now-it-s-n1243161 More...
Living coronavirus samples found on frozen food packaging in east China’s Qingdao
The live covid samples were found on a package of frozen cod that had been handled by two recently infected workers. More...