Coronavirus: A preprint provides ammunition to conspiracy theories about virus origin
A preprint by two Chinese authors has without a shred of evidence provided much ammunition to conspiracy theories that the
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COVID-19: China once again changes case definition in Hubei province
On February 20, China once again changed the case definition in Hubei province. All clinically confirmed cases will now be
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Coronavirus: Opacity in the time of an outbreak can kill more people
China could have contained the spread with very little effort and resources had it been transparent and acted on time.
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Convalescent plasma therapy tested on critically ill COVID-19 patients
A pharma company in China is testing convalescent plasma therapy to treat critically sick COVID-19 patients. So far, 13 patients
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WHO refuses to call novel coronavirus by official name
Three days after the novel coronavirus got an official name — SARS-CoV-2 — WHO will not mention the virus by
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Coronavirus: Saliva of COVID-19 patients contain virus, study finds
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 can also be present in saliva, according to a study carried out on 12 patients admitted
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Explainer: How WHO names a new disease
WHO announced COVID-19 as the name for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The disease was named by following
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Explainer: When can people transmit the novel coronavirus?
Doctors at two independent labs in Munich in Germany isolated infectious virus from the pharynx of patients experiencing mild symptoms.
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NEJM study claiming novel coronavirus can be transmitted during incubation period flawed
Contrary to claims made in NEJM, the Chinese woman did not transmit the novel coronavirus to the German during the
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Novel coronavirus: Human-to-human transmission in Wuhan started in mid-December
Human-to-human transmission of novel coronavirus had occurred among close contacts since the middle of December 2019 and spread out gradually
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Extended chain of human-to-human spread seen in Germany
Germany has recorded the first case of fourth-generation transmission of the novel coronavirus. Ability to infect others during the incubation
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How bats harbour several viruses yet not get sick
Bats serve as natural hosts for numerous viruses including Ebola virus, Nipah virus, SARS, MERS and the novel coronavirus. Yet,
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Why WHO is very likely to announce novel coronavirus as public health emergency
There have been major developments since January 23 which makes it almost certain that the WHO after today’s meeting will
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