Category: Science
Scientific articles about the coronavirus
SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 are transmitted through the air between ferrets over more than one meter distance
A newly developed experimental set-up was used to study transmission of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 through the air between ferrets over more than a meter distance. More...
Dozens of mammals could be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2
Numerous animals may be vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, according to a large study modelling how the virus might infect different animals’ cells, led by UCL researchers. More...
Transmission of Covid-19 on air flight into Ireland linked to 59 coronavirus infections
Study authors say outbreak shows potential for spread of disease during air travel
Inflight transmission of Covid-19 may have resulted in the infection of 59 people across the State, including 13 passengers on the same long-distance flight, according to a new study
The outbreak occurred despite low levels of occupancy on the long-haul flight, the fact that different groups of passengers who tested positive were not sitting near each other and the fact that most were wearing masks, the study notes
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/transmission-of-covid-19-on-flight-into-ireland-linked-to-59-infections-1.4390728 More...
Breath samples better than nasal swabs to detect Covid-19
Breath samples have been shown to be more reliable than nasal swabs for detecting Covid-19, a new study published by researchers at the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (RSCI) has shown. More...
Where is the PPE? *2 updates*
COVID-19 test centre images from the UK in October 2020. More...
New study shows that both temperature and humidity play a key role in the survival of Sars-Cov-2
According to the preprint, published last week, Sars-Cov-2 survives best at low temperatures in dry air. More...
Astrazeneca vaccine volunteer dies in Brazil
A volunteer from the AstraZeneca / Oxford clinical trial in Brazil for the Covid-19 vaccine has died.
SARS-CoV-2 viruses found on glass and polypropylene surfaces in hospital despite the air being renewed every minute
Researchers from the Murcian Institute for Biosanitary Research (IMIB) found SARS CoV-2 viruses on glass and polypropylene surfaces from the Virgen de la Arrixaca hospital in Murcia despite the fact that the air is renewed every minute. More...
Britain to infect healthy volunteers with coronavirus
London-based hVivo gets £10m to conduct so-called ‘challenge trials’ to try to achieve faster results
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/20/covid-firm-secures-10m-to-infect-young-volunteers-to-hasten-vaccine More...
Rapid one-hour covid tests now available for Italy and Hong Kong passengers at Heathrow
The LAMP tests are quicker than PCR ones used by the NHS as they do not require a laboratory to process samples. More...