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Coronavirus Reinfections Are Rare, Danish Researchers Report

The Coronavirus Outbreak liveLatest Updates Maps and Cases Risk Near You Who Can Get Vaccinated? Vaccine Rollout Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Coronavirus Reinfections Are Rare, Danish Researchers Report People over 65 are more likely to experience a second bout with the virus, according to a large… Read More »

Novel coronavirus circulated undetected months before first COVID-19 cases in Wuhan, China

Using molecular dating tools and epidemiological simulations, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues at the University of Arizona and Illumina, Inc., estimate that the SARS-CoV-2 virus was likely circulating undetected for at most two months before the first human cases of COVID-19 were described in Wuhan, China in late-December… Read More »

Coronavirus: UK narrows search for missing Brazil variant case to South East

Search for England’s missing Brazil coronavirus variant case has narrowed to just 379 households in the South East, Matt Hancock reveals Officials have identified the batch of home test kits the person’s swab came from Their positive test was done on February 12 or 13 and they never got the result It now turns out… Read More »

Connecticut election worker tests positive for coronavirus

An election worker in New Haven, Connecticut, has tested positive for the coronavirus, leading to a dozen other workers being quarantined By PAT EATON-ROBB and DAVE COLLINS Associated Press November 4, 2020, 9:37 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article An election employee in New Haven, Connecticut, has tested positive… Read More »

Coronavirus infects the mouth. Could that explain patients’ taste loss?

The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 can infect cells in the mouth, which may spur the virus’s spread both in the body and to other people, according to a preliminary study. In the new study, posted Oct. 27 to the preprint database medRxiv, researchers predicted which mouth tissues might be most vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.… Read More »