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Science Times - Scientists warn people about COVID-19 in 2007

Scientists Warned the World of Another SARS-Like Outbreak 12 Years Ago

MEDICINE & HEALTH 03.25.2020 06:23 AM

Experts conducted numerous research following the SARS outbreak in 2002 and its reemergence in 2003 to counter for future coronavirus outbreak.

Oxford-based scientists developed a new faster-working test to determine whether a patient is infected with COVID-19

COVID-19 Test Results in 30 Minutes, Kits May Soon Be Available

03.24.2020 12:35 PM

Oxford-based scientists developed a new faster-working test to determine whether a patient is infected with COVID-19.

World Health Organization's (WHO) executive director for emergencies program Mike Ryan

Lock-Downs Alone Can Not Defeat COVID-19, Says WHO Expert

03.24.2020 06:32 AM

A top expert at the World Health Organization said lockdowns are not enough to combat COVID-19. There are more ways needed to be done to fith the disease.

Toilet Paper Calculator, Because Why Not?

03.23.2020 21:06 PM

How long will your supply of toilet paper last in this pandemic? (Photo : Reuters)An employee stacks toilet paper at a warehouse of the Syassky Pulp & Paper Mill in Syasstroy Did you buy enough toilet paper during this lockdown? Are you worried it might not be enough? The answer to your questions could be answered by this online toilet paper calculator! Amazing, isn't it? The COVID-19 pandemic has created great scare to everyone in the world.

Diarrhea and thedigestive symptoms are found to be the major complaints of almost half of the COVID-19 patients

Digestive Symptoms: Common in COVID-19 Patients

03.23.2020 11:50 AM

Chinese researchers found that diarrhea and other digestive symptoms are found to be the major complaints of almost half of the COVID-19 patients.

New Blood Test for Coronavirus Antibodies is developed by US Scientists

New Blood Test for COVID-19 Antibodies Developed

03.22.2020 21:06 PM

U.S. scientists have developed new blood tests for antibodies to show the real numbers of infected people.

COVID-19 which shares roughly 80 percent of SARS’s genetic structure is likely to follow the same path

COVID-19 Can Be up to 1,000 Times as Strong as SARS, Scientists in Europe and China Say

03.22.2020 06:52 AM

COVID-19 has a mutation similar to HIV which means, its capability to bind with human cells can be, according to a new study by a group of scientists in Europe and China, up to "1000 times as strong as the other known virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome.

Coronavirus is a Bioweapon, Is it True or Not?

Some Believe COVID-19 Is a Bioweapon, Is It?

03.21.2020 09:47 AM

Conspiracy theories on coronavirus' origin suggest that the virus came from a lab. (Photo : reuters)Medical personnel in protective suits prepare traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for patients of the novel coronavirus with an intelligent dispensing equipment at a pharmacy of Wuhan Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, in Hubei province, China March 2, 2020.

A Salvadoran doctor uses a thermal scanner to check people crossing the border as El Salvador's government has taken steadily stricter measures to prevent a possible spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), in Ahuchapan, El Salvador March 13, 2020.

COVID-19 Scanner: Chinese Government’s New Diagnosis Tool

03.19.2020 08:33 AM

The government officials have collected a database of over 2,000 new technologies including their providers, which range from automatic detection of temperature to hospital information systems and diagnosis.

A new study claims that a person’s blood type may possibly influence the possibility of catching infectious diseases

Blood Type A? Study Says You May Be More Susceptible to COVID-19

03.18.2020 10:42 AM

A new study claims that a person's blood type may determine the possibility of catching infectious diseases.

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) cases continue to rise globally, the National Medical Products Administration of China has approved the first-ever antiviral medicine called Favilavir

'Favilavir': First Approved Drug to Possibly Treat Coronavirus

03.17.2020 20:36 PM

This medicine is said to possibly treat the now-declared pandemic illness. (Photo : Latin Post) As the COVID-19 cases continue to rise globally, the National Medical Products Administration of China has approved the first-ever antiviral medicine called Favilavir.

[VIDEO] Penguins Take Advantage of Human Absence, Roam Freely Around Aquarium

03.17.2020 07:02 AM

As most nations all over the world are in lockdown status amid the worsening coronavirus pandemic, a group of penguins inside an aquarium located in the United States has taken advantage of the human beings' absence due to self-quarantine.

Coronavirus Survivors May Have Reduced Lung Function, Hong Kong Doctors Said

Coronavirus Survivors May Have Reduced Lung Function, Hong Kong Doctors Say

03.16.2020 07:31 AM

Some patients who recovered from the coronavirus are reportedly experiencing 20%-30% less lung function.

Rare but possible, astronauts do get sick too, and they fall ill in space, as well. Indeed, as they float off-earth, these spacemen have suffered from upper respiratory infections or URI, or colds, skin infections and urinary tract infections or UTI

When the Astronauts Get Sick in Space, What Does NASA Do?

03.15.2020 08:35 AM

Rare but possible, astronauts do get sick too, and they fall ill in space, as well. Indeed, as they float off-earth, these spacemen have suffered from upper respiratory infections or URI, or colds, skin infections and urinary tract infections or UTI,

The world’s battle to cope with the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) came in a delicate stage today as the death toll of Italy passed a grey breakthrough

Italy’s Death Toll Reaches Over 1,000: Coronavirus Update

03.14.2020 07:53 AM

Italy, which yesterday "saw its death tall" reached 1,000 in the wake of executing a firm quarantine procedure, presently, has the difference of having the worst cluster of infections of Europe, and the next highest outside of China.

10 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Panic About COVID-19

10 Reasons NOT to Panic About COVID-19

03.12.2020 20:53 PM

Global panic far exceeds the risks of the coronavirus but here's why you should not panic at all.

According to the American College of Physicians, about 97.5% of people infected with COVID-19 will be seen the symptoms within 12 days of acquiring the virus

It Takes At Least 5 Days Before Coronavirus Symptoms Show, New Study Finds

03.11.2020 06:56 AM

A new study found that it takes an average of five days for one to see or experience the symptoms of the new coronavirus.

It takes more than a year to make a coronavirus vaccine

More Than a Year to Develop a Coronavirus Vaccine Despite Progress in Medical Research? Why?

03.11.2020 06:55 AM

As the new coronavirus spreads, the numbers globally, increase in terms of deaths, tested positive, and seen signs and symptoms.

Important Facts You Need to Know about Coronavirus Testing in the U.S.

03.09.2020 20:08 PM

Officials of the U.S. government say a million of promised tests to diagnose coronavirus infections are soon to be in the mail. However, the said promises still leave a lot of local and state laboratories without the capability of testing the virus, critical for controlling its spread across the nation.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo declared a state of emergency as the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in New York increased to 89

New York Now in a State of Emergency Due to Coronavirus

03.09.2020 08:10 AM

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo over the weekend declared a state of calamity as the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in New York increased to 89 including an Uber driver and two other patients whose positive tests remain unexplained.