Transmission

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.When inside, it might be a good idea to take a few more steps back.Experts on Tuesday said they believe the six-feet of distance recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) may not be enough to limit the transmission of COVID-19.In…

Memorial Day is ushering in summer and hopes that warm, humid weather will take a bite out of coronavirus transmission, though scientists warn it won’t be a panacea as Americans flock to beaches, public pools and parks. Other viruses exhibit seasonal patterns in which transmission slows in warmer, wetter months before returning in the fall…

The weather is getting warmer. The days are getting longer. Some stores are reopening. And California is slowly easing up on the sheltering restrictions placed on us during this pandemic. In other words, we’re getting out of our homes a little more after weeks of a statewide shutdown. But this isn’t the same world we…

10 ReferencesArticleTraditional infection-control and public health strategies rely heavily on early detection of disease to contain spread. When Covid-19 burst onto the global scene, public health officials initially deployed interventions that were used to control severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003, including symptom-based case detection and subsequent testing to guide isolation and quarantine. This…