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 The novel coronavirus can survive for up to several hours on human skin, a new study suggests. In laboratory experiments, researchers tested cadaver skin that otherwise would have been used for skin grafts. They found that the virus survives for nine hours, four times longer than the influenza A virus can live for. The team, from Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, in Japan, says information about the survival time of the virus on skin can help develop approaches to prevent transmission via contact and shows how important hand-washing is. 'The stability of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2) on human skin remains unknown, considering the hazards...

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One in 10 people around the world may have contracted Covid-19, the World Health Organization said, at a special meeting of WHO leaders. A top official said the estimate meant "the vast majority of the world remains at risk". Just over 35m people have been confirmed as being infected with coronavirus - the WHO's estimate puts the true figure at closer to 800m. Experts have long said the real number of cases would exceed those confirmed. The WHO is meeting at its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss the global response to the pandemic. Ten months on, the crisis shows no sign of ending. Several countries are seeing second waves after easing restrictions and in some cases...

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  The head of emergencies at the World Health Organization said Monday its “best estimates” indicate that roughly 1 in 10 people worldwide may have been infected by the coronavirus — more than 20 times the number of confirmed cases — and warned of a difficult period ahead. Dr. Michael Ryan, speaking to a special session of the WHO’s 34-member executive board focusing on Covid-19, said the figures vary from urban to rural, and between different groups, but that ultimately it means “the vast majority of the world remains at risk.” He said the pandemic would continue to evolve, but that tools exist to suppress transmission and save...

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 Thaw Lay, a high school student from Yangon, the capital of Myanmar, knew that this school year would be unlike any other. “I was excited, but I also knew that things would be a little different, when school reopened later this year”, he recalls. Thaw Lay and his fellow students face unprecedented levels of disruption to their education: on 21 July, following a slowdown in new local transmissions of the virus, the Ministry of Education announced a phased reopening, starting with high schools. “From school closures to disruptions in the ongoing reforms, we are facing one of the greatest crises in the education sector today”, said Min Jeong Kim, Head of the UN...

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On Monday, Army chief General MM Naravane and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla handed over 3,000 vials of Remdesivir to state counsellor of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, as part of India’s contribution to help the ‘friendly neighbour’ in its fight against the coronavirus. On Monday, Army chief General MM Naravane and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla handed over 3,000 vials of Remdesivir to state counsellor of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi. This move comes as part of India’s contribution to help the “friendly neighbour” in its fight against the coronavirus, according to reports. General Naravane and Shringla went to Myanmar’s Naypyitaw on...

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  The quillaja tree, which grows in the Chilean Andes, has traditionally been used by the Mapuche to treat colds and inflammation. But it could play a significant role in a vaccine for the novel coronavirus.The Chilean biotech company Desert King is a significant actor in the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. The firm has developed a procedure that allows for active agents to be extracted from the bark and wood of the quillaja tree, which only grows in Chile. Desert King sells the resulting powder to a British subsidiary of the US vaccine development company Novovax. Novovax announced in late September that it had initiated its first Phase 3 study to evaluate the efficacy and...

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US stock futures tumbled 2% early Friday after President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19, while volatility spiked ahead of a key employment report. Gold and US Treasurys rallied as investors sought stability in safe-haven assets, while oil and cryptocurrencies dropped sharply. "The initial negative market reaction market implies that volatility will remain elevated as a result," ADM Investor Services chief global economist Marc Ostwald said. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stor Global stock markets and oil slid on Friday, while gold rallied after US president Donald Trump said he and his wife had tested positive for coronavirus, sparking a rush to safe-haven...

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The editor of a Chinese state-run media outlet on Friday mocked President Trump and first lady Melania Trump following their positive coronavirus tests, writing that they "paid the price for [Trump's] gamble to play down the COVID-19." Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin tweeted that news of the first couple contracting the virus shows the "severity" of the pandemic in the United States. "It will impose a negative impact on the image of Trump and the US, and may also negatively affect his reelection," the editor concluded. The Global Times is a propaganda outlet published by China's ruling Communist Party. The Trumps announced the diagnosis in the early hours of Friday morning,...

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World leaders including Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacted swiftly early Friday to the news that President Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus. Putin sent Trump a telegram wishing him a quick recovery from the illness, which has claimed more than a million lives around the world. “I am certain that your inherent vitality, good spirits and optimism will help you cope with this dangerous virus,” Putin wrote, according to the Interfax news agency, which cited the Kremlin. Netanyahu wished the president and first lady a “full and speedy recovery.” “Like millions of...

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Donald Trump is considered high risk to the dangers of the coronavirus because of his age and because he is judged to be overweight. Experts have long warned the virus, which causes Covid-19, is a particular threat to those aged in the 70s or older, those with some pre-existing health conditions, and people who do not exercise. “This evening I received confirmation that both President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus,” White House doctor Sean Conley said in a statement. “The President and First Lady are both well at this time, and they plan to remain at home within the White House during their convalescence.” He...

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