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Loss of smell and taste validated as COVID-19 symptoms in patients with high recovery rate

Study suggests clinicians should include sensory impairment as standard screening measure Date: April 13, 2020 Source 1: University of California – San Diego Source 2 : www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Researchers have published the first empirical findings that strongly associate sensory loss and COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Loss of smell and taste […]

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Ultraviolet LEDs prove effective in eliminating coronavirus from surfaces and, potentially, air and water

Date: April 14, 2020 Source 1: University of California – Santa Barbara Source 2: www.sciencedaily.com Summary: Researchers are developing ultraviolet LEDs that have the ability to decontaminate surfaces — and potentially air and water — that have come in contact with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. As COVID-19 continues to ravage global populations, the world is singularly

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Common coronaviruses are highly seasonal, with most cases peaking in winter months

Date: April 7, 2020 Source 1: University of Michigan Source 2: www.Sciencedaily.com Summary: Of the seven coronaviruses known to infect people, four cause common respiratory infections that are sharply seasonal and appear to transmit similarly to influenza, according to a new study Of the seven coronaviruses known to infect people, four cause common respiratory infections

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