Most of us fear bats that are in the news now as they are also natural carriers of coronaviruses. We also typically associate bats with Batman in the cave, or…
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Virtual reality, or VR, can help ease the psychological impact of social isolation, notes new research. It also provides a link to a free 3-dimensional 360 video and suggestions on how to use it.
Hong Kong appears to have averted a major COVID-19 outbreak up to March 31 by adopting far less drastic control measures than most other countries.
Regular exercise may reduce the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS–a major cause of death in patients with the COVID-19 virus The surging pandemic, which has brought the…
Past pandemics indicate that those recovering from COVID-19 infections may face a host of mental disorders going forward. These include mood swings, insomnia, anxiety, depression, mania, suicidal tendencies, and delirium,…
A little over a century ago, governments tackled the 1918 influenza with a combination of isolation, quarantine, better personal hygiene, disinfectants, and limits on public gatherings. Yet, the pandemic claimed…
Privacy can easily take a back seat when governments are trying to help save lives with contact tracing apps. This, however, need not be the case. It’s hard to fault…
Finding an effective vaccine against the coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, is a race against time. No vaccines exist as yet to protect people against infections by coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2 or…
Social distancing across the globe due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) is cajoling and even forcing businesses to use tools like Zoom, Skype, web conferencing and FaceTime, to remain virtually connected.…
Research labs by now have established that the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is stable for several hours to days in aerosols and on surfaces. Scientists found that…