NEWS
Could We Be Living With COVID-19 Forever?
Based on DISCOVER MAGAZINE, 03RD MARCH 2020
https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/could-we-be-living-with-covid-19-forever
There are four coronaviruses already endemic in the human population. COVID-19 could become the fifth.There’s a very real chance the novel coronavirus could become endemic in the human population, much like influenza. If so, we could be living with COVID-19 for a long time. Uncertain Future.
Breakthrough ultraviolet light development could help kill COVID-19 virus
Based on HEALTH EUROPA, 02nd june 2020
UV infection control methods of killing bacteria currently exist, which use chemicals or ultraviolet radiation exposure as a form of disinfectant. UV light could be used to disinfect public areas such as public transport, aeroplanes, and sports arenas.
Is the New Coronavirus Airborne? A Study From China Finds Evidence
Based on ECOWATCH, 12th MAY 2020
New study has found evidence of the virus in the air around two hospitals in Wuhan, China. Coronavirus Material Found in the Air. Higher concentrations of material from the virus in samples collected in areas prone to crowding, certain intensive care units, and places with poor airflow, like bathrooms.
Hospital floors, staff's shoes test positive for COVID-19
Based on UPI, 13th April 2020
Coronavirus survives on the floors of hospitals treating infected patients and on the shoes of medical staff caring for them. Samples taken from floors in the facility's intensive care unit -- and 100 percent of those taken from one of the general wards used to treat patients with severe symptoms -- tested positive for coronavirus.
Summer heat unlikely to stop the spread of coronavirus
Based on CNN, 02nd June 2020
Lab experiments have suggested that increased heat and humidity might “reduce the visibility of SARS-CoV-2,” possibly in a way similar to other coronaviruses,