Coronavirus

Where does the new coronavirus come from? It is a question for everyone after the outbreak, and it is also an important scientific basis for effective prevention and control.

The National Science Review sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently published a paper entitled "On the origin and continuing evolution of SARS-CoV-2".

It is not uncommon for patients with new coronavirus pneumonia to test positive for anal swab nucleic acid, but in children, the positive can last more than seven weeks.

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, sent an email to all SpaceX employees on Friday saying that the risk of death from a car accident is much greater than that of the new coronavirus.

As the new coronavirus epidemic continues to spread globally, a phenomenon has attracted attention on social media -- the virus appears to be "extraordinarily active" in politics, culture and sports.

The new coronavirus survived in air aerosols for a maximum of 3 hours, with a median half-life of 2.7 hours.

In some districts of Beijing's Fengtai District, the vending machine "sell" masks at the vending machine are priced at 3.5 yuan each. Such machines will be retrofitted and used in 10 communities in Fengtai and Haidian, and will gradually cover other communities, according to the Beijing News.

Previously, a pet dog in Hong Kong had a weak positive response to the new coronavirus test. Now, Hong Kong's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) arranged a new serum test for it and the dog's serum report was negative.

On March 13, Disney announced that it will close theme parks in Florida, USA, and Paris, France, on March 15.

Since the outbreak of the new coronavirus pneumonia, masks have become one of the most in short supply of protective materials. In addition, disinfectants, protective clothing, etc. have also been in short supply across the country.