Fighting The New Coronavirus
Chinese company's N95 mask doesn't affect face unlock
For many smartphone users, especially iPhone users, an embarrassing problem is the inability to use face recognition when wearing a mask. While some user feedback over months of learning, Face ID seems to work, there are not many success stories.
Gilead says remdesivir coronavirus drug trial show 'positive data'
Gilead Sciences said Wednesday preliminary results of a coronavirus drug trial showed at least 50% of patients treated with a 5-day dosage of antiviral drug remdesivir improved and more than half were discharged from the hospital within two weeks.
Researchers crack Covid-19 genetic signature using AI, identify origin
Using machine learning, a team of Western computer scientists and biologists have identified an underlying genomic signature for 29 different Covid-19 DNA sequences.
What if immunity to Covid-19 doesn't last?
Starting in the fall of 2016 and continuing into 2018, researchers at Columbia University in Manhattan began collecting nasal swabs from 191 children, teachers, and emergency workers, asking them to record when they sneezed or had sore throats. The point was to create a map of common respiratory viruses and their symptoms, and how long people who recovered stayed immune to each one.
Coronavirus aerosol study highlights need to strengthen protection in toilets
Cutting off the pathway of transmission of the virus is one of the key preventions and control measures for novel coronavirus pneumonia. Droplet and contact transmission have been shown to be the main routes of transmission of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), and little is known about its aerosol route of transmission.
China launches clinical trial of fourth coronavirus vaccine
April 27, China National Biotec Group Company (CNBG) announced that the new coronavirus inactivated vaccine developed by CNBG Beijing Bioproducts Research Institute was approved for clinical trials by the State Food and Drug Administration, and the clinical trial was officially launched in Henan on April 28.
China now has three coronavirus vaccines entering clinical phase II
The development and production of a vaccine have become a global race until a way is found to end the new coronavirus epidemic.
Coronavirus vaccine could be available as early as this year
A vaccine for high-risk groups such as health care workers could be available as early as this year, faster than initially thought, according to a global group central to the development of a new coronavirus vaccine.
Chinese imaging AI firm hacked, coronavirus research sold online
New coronavirus (COVID-19) detection technology and data from Beijing-based Huiyi Huiying are being sold online by hackers for 4 bitcoins.
Why are some young, healthy people getting severe Covid-19?
Most young people who get Covid-19 get pretty nasty flu-like symptoms but fight off the infection on their own with bed rest and over-the-counter pain medication.