Heavy breathers could be Covid-19 SUPERSPREADERS: One in five people make 80 per cent of ALL exhaled air particles – with obese and old people the worst offenders US researchers assessed exhaled aerosol particles from nearly 200 people Also infected primates with Covid to see how infection altered production BMI, age and Covid infection were all … Read more
Joe Biden called Donald Trump supporters ‘chumps’ when they tried to crash his drive-by Pennsylvania rally Saturday morning as he defended its small size and made a thinly veiled dig at the president saying he doesn’t want his events to be ‘superspreaders’. The Democratic candidate vowed to ‘take back our democracy’ and insisted he would … Read more
A small percentage of coronavirus patients are responsible for major outbreaks, the largest study-to-date of transmission suggests. Researchers found that, in India, less than 10 percent of people infected with COVID-19 are responsible for almost two-thirds of all new infections. What’s more, children younger than 17 were the least likely to die of the disease, … Read more
A small percentage of coronavirus patients are responsible for major outbreaks, the largest study-to-date of transmission suggests. Researchers found that, in India, less than 10 percent of people infected with COVID-19 are responsible for almost two-thirds of all new infections. What’s more, children younger than 17 were the least likely to die of the disease, … Read more
NHS cleaners, porters and office staff were unknown ‘super-spreaders’ in hospitals, according to the nation’s antibody screening drive. Sir John Bell, who runs the programme, said background workers at some UK hospitals had ‘sky high’ levels of antibodies compared to doctors and nurses on COVID-19 wards. It means it was the hospital cleaners and porters, … Read more
Scientists have found more evidence that ‘superspreader’ events are the main driving force behind the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Preliminary research from Hong Kong found that around 20 per cent of COVID-19 sufferers are highly infectious, and responsible for 80 per cent of all transmissions. However, 70 per cent of people infected with the virus do not … Read more