Test positivity rates measure the success of a testing program. Even though the US performs a huge number of tests, high test positivity rates across the country show that that it still isn’t enough.
Medical assistance teams are a group of experienced health workers sent to handle a medical or humanitarian crisis, including from today, the growing number of COVID-19 cases in Victoria’s aged care.
We still don’t know if being in lockdown during the pandemic really does lead to fewer premature babies, as some people report. Maybe we’re trying too hard to find some good news.
The polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, is used to copy strands of DNA.
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COVID-19 tests rely on a process developed at a biotech company co-founded by a Canadian. Canada’s current testing expertise needs to be channelled to prepare for the next wave, and the next pandemic.
African urban dwellers pay 55% more in rentals than their counterparts in other cities in the world.
The demon is not density but rather that African countries have not planned and made the investments necessary to manage the downsides of the type of density found in informal settlements.
My analysis suggests when COVID-19 cases reach 100 over 14 days, an outbreak gets very difficult to control — as we saw in Victoria. Over the last fortnight, NSW has recorded at least 154 new cases.
A fisherman removes a fishing net laid out to dry on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, on May 5 2020.
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Andrea Biswas Tortajada, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID) and Cecilia Tortajada, National University of Singapore
The pandemic has disrupted local, regional and national supply chains, making the problem of hunger in India much worse.
Reducing deforestation of tropical forests and supporting the communities that live there can reduce the risk of future pandemics.
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A new study estimates that $22 billion to $30 billion dollars per year needs to be spent to maintain forests and reduce the likelihood of a pathogen jumping from wildlife to humans.
Just because someone isn’t wearing a mask doesn’t mean they don’t want to. They might have a disability or medical condition you can’t see that makes wearing a mask difficult or distressing.
South Africans have experienced significant shocks to their livelihoods, and the threat of hunger presents a major concern for health, political and social stability.
The post-pandemic office will be a lot more flexible but still will be necessary to help build relationships among colleagues, according to three scholars.
Chloroquine is an antimalarial drug originally developed in 1934; it doesn’t block coronavirus infection in humans.
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Many people who participate in disinformation campaigns are unwitting accomplices and much of the information they spread is accurate, which makes it all the harder to identify the campaigns.
Make sure the bottom of the mask is pulled down over your chin so it covers your nose and mouth.
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COVID-19 is not just a respiratory disease. Its neurocognitive symptoms are not well defined yet, so assessment is key to understanding the effects of coronavirus on the brain.
DIY labs have disrupted industries from alcohol to pharmaceuticals. During the coronavirus pandemic, curious people have more opportunities to innovate from home.