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Scientists have said that people with asthma should avoid wearing face masks where possible. This goes against current public advice, that suggests you wear some sort of face covering when out of the house, and going shopping or traveling to work on public transport for example. But asthmatics and other respiratory illness sufferers are in…
Health secretary Matt Hancock has announced that everyone over the age of 5 who has Coronavirus symptoms is eligible for a test in the UK. Over 100,000 tests were carried out in the uk yesterday, after speculation that we wouldn’t be able to consistently hit these targets. Amongst this news, it’s came out that testing…
A study has found that the Coronavirus sweeping the world currently didn’t come from animals in the market. The study suggests that the virus was already adapted for human transmission, and was brought to the market by humans somehow. But, the research can’t go much further apparently. According to the Chinese researchers, the Wet market…
It’s official; anosmia has been officially recognised as a symptom of Coronavirus. Anosmia, also known as a loss of smell/taste has been experienced by too many Coronavirus patients for it to be not official any longer. And after several weeks of patents reporting it, the official advice has changed so that if you have new…
In what is being hailed as the most accurate study on the subject, a report suggests that kids are just as likely to get Coronavirus as adults. A study of over 10,000 people showed that there were no significant numbers extra cases in older people, compared to their younger counterparts. This is bound to only…
Public health officials have confirmed that the UK has authorised the use of a Coronavirus antibody test that they found to be 100% accurate. The new blood test has gone through rigorous testing by scientists in this country; the antibody test was developed in Sweden. They found the test was “highly specific” and had an…
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