Continuing the Debate on Sweden’s Pandemic Response
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In Sweden, a center-left government’s pandemic response emphasized individual choice over state intervention. A…
In Sweden, a center-left government’s pandemic response emphasized individual choice over state intervention. A…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, measures to reduce social contacts were applied in most countries; something that was only viable…
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Exclusive: findings highlight importance of short-range Covid transmissionCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus…
Incredible.
This week, the C.D.C. acknowledged what scientists have been saying for months: The risk of catching the coronavirus from…
Posted in: de.hypothesesCovid-19 verändert unsere Erwartungen an die Raumumgebungen. Gebäude können eine...
Over the last year, the scientific community has been reluctant to openly discuss its missteps. But coming clean could help…
Global spread and…
The rapid spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic urged immense testing capacities as one cornerstone of infection…
Hoy publicamos la noticia de la carta que enviaron 13 expertos en la que le solicitan al gobierno de Estados Unidos que…
Benjamin Thompson, Noah Baker and Traci Watson discuss some of 2020's most significant coronavirus research papers.In the final…
The nature of work has changed, and with it, the way we design offices. But how will this change the sound environment of…
We’ve had to endure many things this year, and we’ve had to make decisions to cancel or postpone many iconic events.As…
In early April, I wrote a long post covering all the science I could find about aerosols and droplets. The basic summary was…
A pandémiát megelőzően számos kormány tiltotta be az egyszer használatos műanyag termékeket, beleértve a nejlonzacskókat, hogy…
We should still wash our hands, but growing evidence suggests one of the main ways Covid spreads is through the airCoronavirus …
A scanning electron microscope image of a HEPA filter medium. (Image courtesy of Smartairfilters.com.) A fox running into a…
Staying safe this Halloween means following a few simple rules. Anatolii Stozub via Getty…
A new study from the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness has suggested that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19…
Researchers will test how long virus stays infectious in different temperatures and humiditiesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee…
Surface disinfection has proved an effective method to control COVID-19 infection, as virologists from the Ruhr University…
Appalled by the tidal wave of single-use plastic from takeout and more? Experts give tips for how to be eco-friendly during the…
Najlepsze sposoby na zmniejszenie ryzyka zachorowania na COVID-19 są już dobrze znane: noszenie masek, utrzymywanie dystansu społ…
It's not all bad news.
A student urges that we stand up to corporate deceit, reinstate plastic-bag bans, and encourage businesses to allow reusables…
It’s a great time for New Yorkers to start investing in reusable grocery bags. Late last month, a state supreme court judge in…
Az év elején, amikor a koronavírus-járvány felütötte a fejét Kínában, Jiaxing Huang, a Northwestern Egyetem anyagtudomány-profess…
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Safe Handling of Library…
One question which has been doing the rounds is if one can catch COVID-19 from fomites. I summarize the findings from a piece…
That's what may have occurred in New Zealand.
Enlarge / WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - AUGUST 13: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks with media at a COVID-19 briefing on August…
Most people won’t spread the virus widely. The few who do are probably in the wrong place at the wrong time in their infection…
Read the full story at FiveThirtyEight. If you’re waiting for a break from bad news about COVID, don’t hold your breath — or…
Volunteers load plastic bags for a weekly food pantry service in Everett, Mass., May 10, 2020. Everett has some of the highest…
An astrophysicist spread misinformation about coronavirus on social media regarding transmission and masks while…
High up near the ceiling, in the dining room of his Seattle-area restaurant, Musa Firat recently installed a “killing zone” — a…
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El metal ha sido usado con fines medicinales durante milenios, pero nuevos estudios científicos en Europa, EE.UU. y Sudamérica…
El uso compartido de espacios interiores se está confirmando como un riesgo importante para la transmisión del SARS-CoV-2. En…
Volunteers load plastic bags for a weekly food pantry service in Everett, Mass., May 10, 2020. Everett has some of the highest…
The popular antimicrobial material is now available in phone case form—though experts caution against relying on its…
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Aerosols are made up of tiny respiratory droplets suspended in the air. Jeffrey Coolidge via Getty…
Enlarge / A doctor wears a hood as he tests the seal of an N95 respiratory mask during a training at the La Clinica San Antonio…
Manas Dave summarises a recent study on the stability of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-1 in aerosols. The findings show that the…
Amidst almost unstoppable contagion, many hung their hopes on heat and humidity as a potential defence against contracting Covid…
Una nuova e interessante “Pillola di Ottimismo” è stata pubblicata sulla pagina Facebook nata dalla collaborazione di numerosi…
The pandemic is not a green light for pollution.
Single-use plastics are having a revival. Some of the changes have been brought on not by necessity, but by the powerful…
Pandemic fears have created interest in metallic products touting antimicrobial properties. But experts have doubts about the…
Tests are being developed to detect antibodies developed against coronavirus in the blood, and to test surfaces.
There is a pressing need for governments around the world to demand and support more comprehensive research on how COVID-19…
People are itching to get away as cities and states open up. What do you need to know? After nearly three months of quarantine…
Grandparents are eager to spend time with their grandchildren, and many are also eager to travel. There are many things to…
Scientists put viral DNA on a bed rail. Then they waited.
Hospital wards could become riddled with the coronavirus within the space of just ten hours, according to research. University…
Copper has long known to be effective at killing viruses. So why don't we use it more?
Something to think about.
The Inn at Little Washington in Washington, Virginia, shown May 20, 2020, plans to use mannequins in its dining room to enforce…
Epidemiologi priporočajo najmanj poldrugi meter medsebojne oddaljenosti na odprtem, v zaprtem prostoru pa raje dva metra – a za…
Despite the lack of scientific evidence regarding the potential for viral transmission to their fetus in pregnant mothers…
A restaurant in Bangkok created plastic partitions and moved its tables farther apart to separate guests in a normally tight…
#15,272Late last week, in DHS: Decay Rate Calculator For SARS-CoV-2, we looked at tool to calculate the potential persistence…
Masks and social distancing can help protect shoppers from the coronavirus, but gloves aren't recommended. Mario Tama/Getty…
Vollebak’s Full Metal Jacket, which retails at a whopping $1,095, is designed to take advantage of copper’s antimicrobial…
Copper masks are more expensive than typical cloth ones. Are they worth the cost? If you’ve been on the hunt for a mask lately…
Mientras los esfuerzos se concentran en generar test del COVID-19 en humanos, ¿qué tan fiables son los que lo detectan sobre…
—Jean and Peter Medawarby ChristophIn the middle of the first major pandemic of my lifetime I feel the need, as a microbiologist…
You know you need to wash your hands after going to the grocery store — what about your favorite hoodie? Here's what we know so…
Si bien estudios han encontrado que el coronavirus puede persistir en forma de aerosol, su potencial de infección por el aire aún…
Copper, graphene, and chemicals found in cleaning products are all contenders in the hunt for a self-sanitizing mask that can…
For decades, peer-reviewed journals have been a critical pathway for disseminating and advancing scientific knowledge. However…
Just a few months ago, the movement to ban single-use plastic seemed somewhat unstoppable. By the end of 2019, nine states—Califo…
Hospital workers spend a lot of time donning personal protective equipment, but their ears and necks are often left exposed.
Authors: Michal Daniluk, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland Antonio…
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, concerns have grown over the safety of grocery bags. Many U.S. states—among them New York…
Plastic has a key role in protecting frontline workers and citizens against COVID-19 – but how will the pandemic impact the…
SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus causing the COVID-19 disease, can indeed be destroyed by ultraviolet light, or UV, as has been…
Food safety, hygiene, and sanitation measures during the pandemic are critical to providing safe food in both developed and…
Dirty air is well known to worsen the heart and lung risk factors for Covid-19 - early research is cause for concernIn many…
We doctors are worrying about shortages of personal protective equipment. PPE is what we call it. When we see a patient with a…
Instead of taking CSA members’ cloth bags and returning them filled with fresh vegetables, farmers Jesse Frost and Hannah…
Exclusive: Scientists examine whether this route enables infections at longer distancesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our…
From your lungs into the air around you, aerosols carry coronavirus. Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty…
At this point, keeping parks and beaches closed is doing more harm to us than good.
Amid a mounting death toll of healthcare workers and ongoing alarm over the inadequate provision of effective personal…
Plus: What it means to 'flatten the curve,' and everything else you need to know about the coronavirus.
#15,203Ten days ago, in COVID-19: The Airborne Division, we looked at the sharp divide between advice being offered by the CDC…
By Hagop Kantarjian, MD, Mary Alma Welch, MMSc, Steven Kornblau, MD, Andrew DiNardo, MD,
by Laura Tugores
Preprint servers and peer-reviewed journals are seeing surging audiences, with many new readers not well versed in the…
Can you get COVID-19 from food containers or wrapping?Coronavirus is mainly spread person to person through close contact or…
I have become concerned that dangers of the COVID pandemic have been overstated, perhaps deliberately. The containment measures…
Most of the big droplets travel a mere six feet. The role of tiny aerosols is the “trillion dollar question.”
Covid-19…
#15,188The more we learn about SARS-CoV-2 - the virus that causes COVID-19 - the more we realize that many of the old…
Prof. Dr. Christian DrostenToday's Podcast had a wide range of topics, from the proposal for an exit from the curfews by the…