People visit Clearwater Beach after Governor Ron DeSantis opened the beaches at 7am on May 04, 2020 in Clearwater, Florida.Mike Ehrmann | Getty ImagesThe rise in coronavirus cases seen in about half a dozen states across the U.S. isn't the feared "second wave" — it's still the first, scientists and infectious disease specialists say.To be…
A new study has demonstrated how quickly virus DNA can spread throughout a hospital.Share on PinterestNew research uses short sections of DNA to show how quick viral spread is in a hospital ward.A new study has demonstrated that virus DNA can spread across a hospital ward in 10 hours.The study, published as a letter to…
TOPLINE The World Health Organization made noise Monday when the head of its emerging diseases and zoonosis unit, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, said during a briefing that transmission of the novel coronavirus by asymptomatic carriers is "very rare." World Health Organization (WHO) Technical Lead Maria Van Kerkhove talks during a daily press ... [+] briefing…
(CNN)The spread of Covid-19 by someone who is not showing symptoms appears to be rare, Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization's technical lead for coronavirus response and head of the emer…
Key Words Published: June 8, 2020 at 4:23 p.m. ET Getty No fever, no problem? “ ‘From the data we have, it still seems to be rare that an asymptomatic person actually transmits onward to a secondary individual. It’s very rare.’ ” That’s Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of WHO’s emerging diseases and zoonosis unit,…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…