Medical
31 nursing homes in 17 counties have reported coronavirus cases
The nursing home is directing all residents to isolate and treat symptoms. "All employees use personal protective equipment", said Public Health. Health officials were forced to send in more than 30 nurses to help with the evacuations after the facility's employees didn't show up. [Full Article...]
Indian Immunologicals and Australia’s Griffith University tie-up for COVID-19 vaccine research
Although the typical timeline for vaccine development can take up to seven years, researchers have benefited from previous research on other coronaviruses such as SARS and MERS. Preclinical data, which have been shared with global regulatory authorities and submitted as part of the IND, have shown promising immune response results across multiple animal models. [Full Article...]
New MERS Vaccine May Block Coronavirus Infections, Study Shows
The antiviral treatment, EIDD-2801, was tested in mice infected with both MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Researchers from Emory University in Atlanta; the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., first tested EIDD-2801 in cells cultured in the laboratory. [Full Article...]
United Kingdom coronavirus death toll rises by 786
The youngest person to die so far was a five-year-old child who had underlying health conditions. The provisional figures, compiled by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), are the first to give an indication of what proportion of coronavirus-related deaths are happening outside of hospital settings. [Full Article...]
How NOT to Wear a Mask
You'll need a T-shirt and scissors. You should still stay the fuck home as much as possible. "N95 masks should only be worn by trained medical professionals and not the general public", says Dr Abdul Ghafur, Adjunct Professor and Consultant in infectious diseases at the Apollo Cancer Institute in Chennai. [Full Article...]
This disease-detecting smart toilet is a fitness tracker for your poop
The researchers said the toilet identifies users by reading their fingerprints from the flush lever, but it also uses cameras to identify them by another part of the body. Dr Gambhir says that while the toilet has clear benefits as a diagnostic tool , it is no replacement for a doctor or a clinical diagnosis. In fact, in many cases, the toilet won't ever report data to the individual user. [Full Article...]
All County & State Parks to Close Indefinitely
In a statement, Gov. Phil Murphy said the closure was prompted by too many park visitors not practicing the states social distancing standards amidst the coronavirus outbreak. "Yesterday, we noted that we're beginning to see - and I don't want to overstate this in any way - the very first potential signs that the curve may be finally flattening", he said. [Full Article...]
WhatsApp sets forwarding restrictions to reduce misinformation
This fake viral message is one of the examples that is being spread through WhatsApp. By adding these roadblocks to messaging, WhatsApp hopes to stem the viral spread of fake news amid the coronavirus pandemic. Facebook-owned WhatsApp has been working on the issue of misinformation for some time now. Due to the ongoing nationwide coronavirus lockdown, people are now using WhatsApp more tha... [Full Article...]