by Dr Lena Ciric, The Conversation | Apr 1, 2020 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus
COVID-19 has only been around for a few months, so at this point scientists don’t know that much about it. But more is being learned every day. We now know, for example, it can live on surfaces for up to nine days and survives in the air for a few hours. We also...
by CORDIS | Mar 30, 2020 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus
Infectious diseases are a leading cause of death worldwide. Increased efforts to combat COVID-19 and other recent outbreaks like Ebola and Middle East respiratory syndrome cases have highlighted the challenges involved with patient logistics. Enter the EU-funded...
by Nathan Layne, David Morgan | Mar 27, 2020 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly 1 in 4 Americans were under orders to close up shop and stay at home on Saturday, as lawmakers in Washington neared a deal that could pump a record $1 trillion into the economy to limit the economic damage from the...
by Joan Faus | Mar 26, 2020 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus
MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish government said on Saturday it would do whatever was needed to combat the coronavirus pandemic and warned that “the worst is yet to come” after the national toll surpassed 1,300 deaths and reached close to 25,000 cases. People...
by Reuters, John Miller; Editing by Sonya Hepinstall | Mar 25, 2020 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland on Saturday reported 6,100 coronavirus infections, 25% more than a day earlier, and 56 deaths, the Swiss health ministry said, as the canton of Ticino that borders hard-hit Italy banned seniors over 65 from leaving their homes to...
by Peter Hutchison, With Afp Bureaus | Mar 24, 2020 | Covid-19 / Coronavirus
Almost one billion people were confined to their homes worldwide Saturday as the global coronavirus death toll topped 12,000 and US states rolled out stay-at-home measures already imposed across swathes of Europe. More than a third of Americans were adjusting to life...
