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Cats with no symptoms spread virus to other cats in lab test
The researchers, including those from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the USA, swabbed the nasal passages of the cats, and were able to detect the virus in two of the animals. While officials are still learning more about coronavirus and pets, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends limiting interactions between pets and people or animals outside of a household. [Full Article...]
Viral Video Shows How Easily Infection Can Spread Through Indirect Contact
Even as the world continues to try and grapple with the COVID-19 outbreak, Japan's national broadcaster NHK has conducted an experiment that successfully demonstrates how SARS-CoV-2 can spread in buffets and gatherings. The paint was found on all 10 participants' hands, and on the faces of three. The team discovered that the tongs, lids of the dishes, and the handle of the drink container were... [Full Article...]
COVID-19 treatment | Indian drug makers gearing up to make Gilead's remdesivir
Jubilant Life Sciences had earlier on Tuesday announced that its subsidiary Jubilant Generics Ltd has entered into a non-exclusive licencing agreement with US-based Gilead Sciences Inc. Bhartia, its co-chairman and managing director, jointly said in a statement that based on initial data remdesivir shows promise as a potential therapy for COVID-19. [Full Article...]
Pelosi Unveils $3T Relief Package
The measure calls for another round of stimulus payments, offering $1,200 in aid to individuals and up to $6,000 per household. Democrats in the House of Representatives have unveiled a proposal for another pandemic relief package to provide aid to Americans during the coronavirus crisis. [Full Article...]
Health Canada approves serological test to detect COVID-19 antibodies
Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG said on Wednesday it was in talks with the United Kingdom government to roll out its coronavirus antibody test kits in the country after Public Health England (PHE) found them reliable. Public Health England (PHE) said that last week the scientific experts at its Porton Down facility had conducted an independent research on a new antibody blood test produced by a S... [Full Article...]
Coronavirus "May Never Go Away"
In the absence of a vaccine , then, it could take many years for the disease to settle "into an endemic phase", Ryan said , where many people have been exposed, and it's circulating like other seasonal viruses do. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Disease, testified before a Senate committee Tuesday there is no way to predict when, or even if,... [Full Article...]
World Health Organization warn that COVID-19 may never go away
In the absence of a vaccine, then, it could take many years for the disease to settle "into an endemic phase", Ryan said, where many people have been exposed, and it's circulating like other seasonal viruses do. "There is a real risk that you will trigger an outbreak that you may not be able to control, " Dr Anthony Fauci said in US Senate testimony this week after more than two dozen US states be... [Full Article...]
COVID-19 recoveries reported in northern BC
Earlier this month, Premier Horgan unveiled B.C.'s new guidelines to re-open the provincial economy. The province has also launched a new survey which is seeking input from the public in regards to the provinces response to COVID-19. She also added that "being outside is safer than being inside". - Continue to minimize non-essential personal travel. "Broad reopening of the border is not in... [Full Article...]