Tag: Covid 19 Transmission

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COVID-19 Transmission: Scientists Studying Role Of Mucus In Spreading Coronavirus

New York: In the wake of COVID-19 transmission across communities, a team of US researchers is utilizing special aerosols in a closed environment to simulate coughing to help determine how different mucins carry Coronavirus through the air. Mucus is a “slimy” material that coats many epithelial surfaces and is secreted into fluids such as saliva. […]

  • Sunday, 18 April 2021
COVID-19 Spreads Faster, More Widely Within Households: US Study
COVID-19 Spreads Faster, More Widely Within Households: US Study

Washington: Transmission of the novel coronavirus within households is high, occurs quickly, and can originate from both children and adults, according to a new study which assessed 101 houses in the US. The preliminary findings from the ongoing research, published in the journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, revealed that 51 per cent of others […]

  • Saturday, 10 April 2021
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'60-70% Of Population Needs To Be Immune To Curb Covid-19 Transmission'

Geneva: Modeling studies have revealed that about 60 to 70 per cent of the global population needs to be immune to curb or halt Covid-19 transmission, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said. Noting the WHO cannot give the exact number of “the proportion of the population that would need to be immunized… The answer […]

  • Friday, 09 April 2021
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