Boris Johnson, 55, revealed on Twitter on Friday that over the last 24 hours he’s developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus. The Prime Minister is now self-isolating, but said he will continue to lead the government’s response via video-conference as the country fights the virus, now known as COVID-19 Source: Read Full Article
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain The Russian government has ordered all cafes and restaurants to close for a week from Saturday to stem the spread of the coronavirus infection. Russian regions are to “halt the activities of public food service organisations,” except for delivery services, a government decree said on Friday. The decree also ordered regional authorities to halt the work […]
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Proving our makeshift offices are far from Pinterest-worthy, Twitter user @JulesForrest asked followers to share their workspace set-ups and the results are seriously relatable. Kickstarting proceedings, Forrest posted a photograph of her own work from home space which consists of a laptop carefully balanced atop her washing basket in the corridor. “Can we do a WFH workspace set-up thread, unglamorous […]
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More than 1,000 Americans have now died due to complications from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). On Thursday, the total number of fatalities in the U.S. rose to 1,069, according to a database compiled by The New York Times, last updated on March 26. Per the same reporting, there have been at least 75,178 confirmed cases of the contagious virus across […]
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Dave Pagliarini, PhD, whose studies of the so-called “powerhouses of the cell” have shed light on a set of rare but devastating diseases, has been named a BJC Investigator and will join the Department of Cell Biology & Physiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He will have secondary appointments in the biochemistry and genetics departments. The […]
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COVID-19: How strong is the distancing effect on the risk of disease? A research team modified an Influenza developed model, so that it can be used to calculate the spread of the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. So, for example, can be calculated, how the Virus might spread in a metropolis such as Singapore and Wuhan, and which effects are to be expected […]
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The number of potential therapeutic options for treatment of COVID-19 is growing. Approaches include blocking SARS-CoV-2 from entering cells, disrupting the virus’ replication, antivirals, vaccines, and suppressing overactive immune response. The research was published in a minireview, and in a short article in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology. The authors of the former […]
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Between social distancing and self-quarantining, grocery store shelves are stocked with limited supplies as many people try to stock up knowing they can’t leave the house for 14 days. Debra Silverman, a Mayo Clinic dietitian, says that shopping for 14 days at home doesn’t have to become stressful. First and foremost, Silverman says, make a list. “Now is the time […]
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain The United States was quickly becoming a new epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic Thursday as new infections soared and unemployment claims skyrocketed to a historic high. Hospitals increasingly have reported being overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases and 40 percent of Americans are under lockdown orders, although a buoyant Wall Street recouped more of this month’s massive […]
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Georgia State Law associate professor Yaniv Heled focuses his career on the intersection of biotechnology and the law. For nearly a decade, he has dedicated much of his research to the regulation of bio-pharmaceuticals (also known as “biologics”), which are used mostly for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. The Food and Drug Administration differentiates between biologics and conventional […]
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