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A pandemic is a global disease outbreak. During a pandemic, transmission can be anticipated in the workplace, not only from patient to workers in health care settings, but also among co-workers in general work settings. A pandemic would cause high levels of illness, death, social disruption, and economic loss. Everyday life would be disrupted because so many people in so many places become seriously ill at the same time. Impacts could range from school and business closings to the interruption of basic services such as public transportation and food delivery.

Global survey of 25,000 reveals early impact of COVID-19 on scientific community

The initial impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the scientific community has been revealed in one of the largest academic surveys ever conducted.

2 Nov 2020

Global collaboration provides a COVID-19 disease map

A collaboration of researchers from 120 different institutes across 30 countries including France, Germany, Australia, Japan, USA, India, Turkey, Brazil, and Canada initiated an effort to develop a COVID-19 Disease Map - a collection of computational models and diagrams of molecular mechanisms implicated in COVID-19.

2 Nov 2020

Survey: Emergency care doctors need more support to recover from work pressures between shifts

A survey of more than 4,000 UK emergency care doctors has shown that they need more support to recover from work pressures between shifts.

2 Nov 2020

SARS-CoV-2 spike D614G variant exhibits enhanced replication and transmissibility

A team of scientists from Switzerland, Germany, and the USA has demonstrated that the S-614G variant can easily bind to the human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), the cellular gateway of SARS-CoV-2. The variant also showed enhanced replication and transmissibility in animal models.

2 Nov 2020

How COVID death counts become the stuff of conspiracy theories

In the waning days of the campaign, President Donald Trump complained repeatedly about how the United States tracks the number of people who have died from COVID-19, claiming, "This country and its reporting systems are just not doing it right."

2 Nov 2020

New AI-powered forecasting tool makes prediction of flu outbreaks easier

Predicting influenza outbreaks just got a little easier, thanks to a new A.I.-powered forecasting tool developed by researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology.

2 Nov 2020

Research finds detectable but low-level SARS-CoV-2 contamination on public surfaces

A team of researchers at Tufts University found that 8.3 percent of surface samples tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, including crosswalk buttons, trash can handles, and door handles of essential business entrances such as grocery stores, banks, gas stations, and liquor stores.

2 Nov 2020

‘His lies are killing my neighbors’: Swing-state health workers try to defeat Trump

Dr. Chris Kapsner intubated his first COVID-19 patient — a 47-year-old man who arrived short of breath at an emergency room in Minnesota's Twin Cities — back in April.

2 Nov 2020

More than 45,000 cardiac procedures were missed due to Covid-19 lockdown

The Covid-19 lockdown led to more than 45,000 cardiac procedures being missed this year, which could have a long-term impact on mortality rates as healthcare providers work to catch up.

2 Nov 2020

Research finds increase in risky sexual behavior and STIs despite COVID-19 pandemic

New research launched at the 29th EADV Congress, EADV Virtual, has found that despite the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) lockdown restrictions, diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including gonorrhoea, secondary syphilis and mycoplasma genitalium (MG), have increased.

2 Nov 2020

The Sun plays a role in the evolution of viral respiratory epidemics

Why do most viral epidemics spread cyclically in autumn and winter in the globe's temperate regions? According to an interdisciplinary team of researchers of the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics, the University of Milan, the Lombardy regional agency for the environment and the Don Gnocchi Foundation, the answer is intimately related to our Sun: their theoretical model shows that both the prevalence and evolution of epidemics are strongly correlated with the amount of daily solar irradiation that hits a given location on the Earth at a given time of the year.

2 Nov 2020

Porvair Sciences introduces new 2.2ml 96 deep well plate for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid purification

Porvair Sciences has introduced a new 2.2ml 96 deep well plate specifically designed to be fully compatible with the Thermo Scientific™ KingFisher™ range of nucleic acid purification systems.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 2 Nov 2020

They work in several nursing homes to eke out a living, possibly spreading the virus

To make ends meet, Martha Tapia works 64 hours a week at two Orange County, California, nursing homes. She is one of thousands of certified nursing assistants who perform the intimate and physical work of bathing, dressing and feeding the nation’s fragile elderly.

2 Nov 2020

Hospitalized? You can still vote in most parts of the country

Johnathon Talamantes, of South-Central Los Angeles, broke his hip in a car accident on Oct. 22 and underwent surgery five days later at a public hospital near downtown.

2 Nov 2020

Channel 7 grants fund new projects focusing on care for homeless children

Nurse practitioners working with social service agencies is one way to help the estimated 22% of Australian children living in temporary or precarious conditions, with families hit hard by unemployment and other problems created by the pandemic.

2 Nov 2020

California’s progressive — and expensive — health care ambitions rely on Biden win

For deep blue California, where first-in-the-nation health care proposals regularly flood the Democratic agenda, there could not be more at stake in the presidential race.

2 Nov 2020

New project aims to find the effect of COVID-19 infection on the next generation

So far, 50 Covid-19 patients between 30 and 40 have delivered a sperm sample. Students are next in line. The plan is that participants will return after 12 months for more testing.

2 Nov 2020

Study: COVID-19 lockdowns increase the number of polio cases in Pakistan

A spike in the number of polio cases in Pakistan — the last refuge of the virus in the world along with neighbouring Afghanistan — is being attributed by health experts to disruption in vaccination services caused by lockdowns and restrictions against spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2 Nov 2020

Is it safe to resume cruise operations? CDC issues safety guidelines

Nearly a year into the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, many countries are easing restrictions to rebuild their economies. At the same time, many industries are trying to return to a new normal, one of which being the cruise sector. Prior to the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19, the cruise industry represented 2% of the worldwide travel and tourism industry.

2 Nov 2020

Genomic sequence of the White House "superspreader" event

Now, a new study revealed the genetic signature of the SARS-CoV-2 that spread in the White House and most likely infected President Trump. The team applied genomic epidemiology to shed light on the origins of the outbreak

2 Nov 2020

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Global survey of 25,000 reveals early impact of COVID-19 on scientific community

Global collaboration provides a COVID-19 disease map

Survey: Emergency care doctors need more support to recover from work pressures between shifts

SARS-CoV-2 spike D614G variant exhibits enhanced replication and transmissibility

How COVID death counts become the stuff of conspiracy theories

New AI-powered forecasting tool makes prediction of flu outbreaks easier

Research finds detectable but low-level SARS-CoV-2 contamination on public surfaces

‘His lies are killing my neighbors’: Swing-state health workers try to defeat Trump

More than 45,000 cardiac procedures were missed due to Covid-19 lockdown

Research finds increase in risky sexual behavior and STIs despite COVID-19 pandemic

The Sun plays a role in the evolution of viral respiratory epidemics

Porvair Sciences introduces new 2.2ml 96 deep well plate for SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid purification

They work in several nursing homes to eke out a living, possibly spreading the virus

Hospitalized? You can still vote in most parts of the country

Channel 7 grants fund new projects focusing on care for homeless children

California’s progressive — and expensive — health care ambitions rely on Biden win

New project aims to find the effect of COVID-19 infection on the next generation

Study: COVID-19 lockdowns increase the number of polio cases in Pakistan

Is it safe to resume cruise operations? CDC issues safety guidelines

Genomic sequence of the White House "superspreader" event

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