SARS-CoV-2 virus News
The study reveals of all household transmissions, 70.4 percent began with a child, with the proportion fluctuating weekly between 36.9 percent and 87.5 percent.
According to WHO, the SARS-CoV-2 virus continues to evolve. With such intense transmission worldwide, further variants, including recombinants, will emerge. “This is expected."
The source of the SARS-COV-2 coronavirus itself, whether animal or other, remains unclear.
The researchers said they had tested nasal swab samples taken from 301 pneumonia patients at a hospital in the east Malaysian state of Sarawak.
The paper said it was unclear whether the virus could make people sick, noting that it was possible it was merely "carried" in the patient`s airways without causing disease.
The team reviewed published research and identified 10 lines of evidence to support the predominance of the airborne route
The researchers highlighted the super-spreader events such as last year's Skagit Choir outbreak in the US
The latest research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed that the coronavirus RNA was present even after 17 days on Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan.
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