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Asymptomatic Patients Appear to Have Lung Damage and Low Antibody Levels after SARS-CoV-2 Infection

The levels of antibody protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection may not last longer than a few months, reveals an article published last week on Nature...

Using Artificial Intelligence to Diagnose COVID19

The novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and since then it has emerged as a global pandemic. More...

Nearly Every Recovered Covid-19 Patient Has Antibodies Against the Virus

Most of the patients who recover from Covid-19 have antibodies against SARS-CoV2, the coronavirus that causes the disease, shows a study published in the...

Spain Orders Mandatory Quarantine for Incoming Travellers

From May 15, all travellers entering Spain will have to go through a mandatory 14-day quarantine, Spanish government officials have announced. The measure applies...

Researchers Clone SARS-CoV2 in One Week

Cloning the novel SARS-coronavirus (SARS-CoV2) in the laboratory is now more rapid and efficient. A team of researchers from Bern, Switzerland, created a synthetic...

First Covid-19 Vaccine Trials Begin in the UK

Phase I of the new Covid-19 vaccine trials set up to begin today in the UK.

Spain to Ease Lockdown Rules for Children

Salvador Illa Roca, Spain’s health minister, announced yesterday that, from April 27, children under 14 may leave their houses for short walks, after nearly...

Covid-19 peak in Belgium has passed, health officials say

Belgium will begin to ease lockdown restrictions, as the number of new hospital admissions due to Covid-19 continues to go down. Last Sunday, 232 people...

Study Reveals Geographic Differences in the SARS-CoV-2 Genomes

Bioinformatic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 reveals several variations between the genomes of SARS-CoV-2 from Italy, India, Nepal and USA, and the SARS-CoV-2 originated from Wuhan....

Reinfection with SARS-CoV-2 Does Not Occur in Rhesus Monkeys

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has caused more than 170,000 cases of infection worldwide, and its death toll continues to rise. Meanwhile,...