When COVID-19 Infection is Most Likely to Spread?
The results indicate that most symptomatic individuals are not infectious before symptom onset. Also, two-thirds of cases remain infectious five days later.
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Mandatory masks, tests as New York Fashion Week embraces ‘new normal’
Fashionistas will be accessorising their outfits with mandatory masks to attend New York Fashion Week this season, adhering to strict Covid-19 protocols put in place for smaller catwalk…
Aptasensor can Detect Covid-19 Virus in Saliva
It would be used in a similar way to current antigen sensors: a sample of the patient's saliva is dissolved in a buffer solution and then placed on to the sensor's surface. The…
Rapid COVID-19 Tests Could be Safer Alternatives
The PCR tests used in healthcare and most available antigen tests are taken with swabs in the nasal cavity - a method that many find uncomfortable. Antigen tests are used as a complement…
MIT, Harvard Engineers Develop Device That Detects COVID-19 in an Hour
One of the biggest challenges at the beginning of the novel coronavirus pandemic was ensuring aggressive testing of vast populations in several countries across the world. With time, new…
New path to Olympic glory: Test, trace, isolate
Test, trace, isolate — this is the running theme of Tokyo 2020.For everyone staying at the Games Village, a bio bubble for athletes, support staff, and officials in Tokyo’s Harumi district,…