Electron Micrograph of SARS-CoV-2. (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/Flickr/Public Domain) It is now almost six months since the world became aware of COVID-19 , and almost four months since the World Health Organisation declared a pandemic . […]
A multi-year study of flu viruses in pigs across 10 China provinces identified a swine influenza strain with the potential for pandemic spread in humans, researchers from China reported yesterday, based on experiments that also found that swine workers […]
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Over the weekend, there were no new deaths from coronavirus in London, Scotland or Northern Ireland. Slowly, the number of hospitalisations and deaths is falling across the UK. Rather than celebrating these early signs that the worst of the […]
Mel D. Cole / Getty / The Atlantic After months of deserted public spaces and empty roads, Americans have returned to the streets. But they have come not for a joyous reopening to celebrate the country’s victory over the […]
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The world continues to face an ongoing viral pandemic that presents a serious threat to human health. The virus underlying the COVID-19 disease, SARS-CoV-2, has caused over 3.2 million confirmed cases and 220,000 deaths between January and April 2020. […]
People sit on designated areas to ensure social distancing inside a light rapid transit train in Palembang, Indonesia, on March 20, 2020, amid concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although no one yet knows what the future holds for COVID-19, […]
Ian Langsdon/EPA, via Shutterstock By now we know — contrary to false predictions — that the novel coronavirus will be with us for a rather long time. “Exactly how long remains to be seen,” said Marc Lipsitch, an infectious […]
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Forest destruction caused by mining gold deposits in Venezuela. Martin Harvey / The Image Bank / Getty Images A group of biodiversity experts warned that future pandemics are on the horizon if mankind does not stop its rapid destruction […]