Fighting The New Coronavirus
Researchers discover how the body kills coronavirus
The new coronavirus pandemic is far from being contained, and more and more confirmed cases are being reported in various countries around the world.
The world's first coronavirus-positive pet dog has died
After a recent serum test result that showed negative results, the dog diagnosed with new coronavirus infection in Hong Kong eventually died.
China develops coronavirus recombination vaccines, clinical trials started
China has successfully developed recombination vaccines for the new coronavirus, and has begun clinical trials on March 16, CCTV News reported today.
Cytokine storm may be reason for high mortality rate of Covid-19
As of March 12, 2020, 125,048 people worldwide have been diagnosed with coronavirus infection (Covid-19) with a mortality rate of approximately 3.7%, much higher than the mortality rate of less than 1% from influenza.
Microsoft closes global stores, only provide online services
On March 17, Microsoft announced on Twitter that for the safety of customers and employees, they are closing all global Microsoft Store locations, effective immediately.
Asymptomatic Covid-19 infections in Jan may have led to 79% of new cases
A new study published in the journal Science tracked the spread of the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in China in January this year and concluded that 86% of early infections were not recorded.
Coronavirus can infect humans through ocular conjunctiva, study says
Can the new coronavirus spread through the eye and conjunctiva? On March 14, local time, bioRxiv, a bioscience preprinted platform, published a new study on this topic titled “Rhesus macaques can be effectively infected with S 1 ARS-CoV-2 via ocular conjunctival route.”
Tom Hanks and wife have been discharged from hospital
Since last week, the famous American movie star Tom Hanks, who has been diagnosed with the new coronavirus pneumonia, has been receiving treatment in an Australian hospital.
People with blood type A more prone to coronavirus, study finds
People with blood type A are more likely to be infected with the new coronavirus, and the relative risk of blood type O is lower. This is the latest study on new coronaviruses jointly conducted by eight research institutes in China.
Masks donated by Jack Ma to Belgium and Italy arrives
On March 16, the masks and testing reagents donated to Belgium and Italy by Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation have arrived at the Liege Airport eWTP (World Electronic Trading Platform) hub.