At 31.9%, the intensive care unit specialised for taking care of COVID-19 patients was the most contaminated in the hospital. And nearly 14% of all commonly used hospital objects and medical equipment had the virus on them. Across the world, hospitals have become the hotspot for novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection. And hundreds of healthcare workers […]
via Why hospitals are hotbeds for coronavirus transmission — Science Chronicle
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The Latest in COVID-19 News: Week Ending Apr. 11
Investigation of COVID-19 cases in Chicago identified a cluster of 16 confirmed or probable cases, including three deaths, likely resulting from one introduction. Extended family gatherings including a funeral and a birthday party likely facilitated transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in this cluster.
Citation for this article: Ghinai I, Woods S, Ritger KA, et al. Community Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 at Two Family Gatherings — Chicago, Illinois, February–March 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. ePub: 8 April 2020. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6915e1external icon.
SARS-CoV-2 May Be Transmissible Via “Normal Breathing”
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), may be aerosolized “from normal breathing,” according to a letter by a committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
I am watching the yellow line carefully.
Please stay at home.
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I have plenty of old tee shirts.
I will have plenty of homemade cotton masks to comply with the CDC recommendation.
Coronavirus Shock Is Destroying Americans’ Retirement Dreams
For older people, the coronavirus crisis has been an appalling shock. Many can’t travel or see grandchildren. Even buying groceries is a risk. Their life savings are melting as the global economy shuts down and financial markets plummet. The pain may be particularly acute in the U.S., where Americans rely on a retirement system that was broken well before a pandemic dashed it to pieces.
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