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Recently, a new study conducted by a team of researchers led by McMaster University looks at the association between coronavirus infection rate with a rise in temperatures, humidity levels, and an increase in the hours of sunlight. According to the findings of the study, while humidity and higher temperature can potentially slow the spread of…
Nearly 3.9 million US Adult population uses probiotics to improve their gut health. These probiotics are generally considered as a natural microbial stabilizer which promotes healthy digestion by re-creating a balance between bacterial strains. However, the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has changed its guidelines on using probiotics for treating all gastrointestinal problems, saying that they…
Zero coronavirus deaths in Scotland for two consecutive days have been reported, confirms Nicola Sturgeon. The First Minister find this data to be highly encouraging. She says she has hoped long for such a report to the surface during this time much as the public had done also. The virus is likely to cause further…
The coronavirus pandemic has been seen to have a beneficial impact on air quality and pollution worldwide with reports of holes in the ozone layer closing due to the nationwide lockdowns imposed in nearly all countries affected by the virus which limited human activities including industrial work to a significant extent. While the crisis brought…
New research published in the journal Nature has recently shown that the nationwide lockdowns implemented by the majority of the countries affected by the coronavirus pandemic around the world successfully saved millions of people from getting infected. More specifically, the researchers found that coronavirus-related restrictions prevented sixty million new cases in the US. On the…
Coronavirus on surfaces in hospital wards could contaminate other areas within only ten hours, research shows. University College London and Great Ormond Street Hospital scientists tracked the route of the spread of a kind of virus for five days. This could not infect humans. The virus was placed on the handrail of a bed in…
Cases of poisoning by household items have risen after Officials in the US advised disinfecting high-risk surfaces to limit coronavirus spread. The humble advice was pushed to the max when Lisa soaked her vegetables and food in a solution of bleach, hot water, and vinegar. Soon after, the pungent odor of chlorine spread and made…
The novel coronavirus affected millions of lives around the world in the past months. New researches show some people are more affected than others. Based on gender, ethnicity, and even underlying health problems. A recent study claims that people addicted to smoking are at less risk to get coronavirus than others. A research conducted in…
New York City is one of the states with the highest number of coronavirus deaths in the United States. A significant surge in the coronavirus cases in New York was observed during the past couple of months. But recently, for the first time since mid-March, there was no death due to the virus reported within 24 hours….
The coronavirus pandemic now has nearly six million confirmed cases worldwide regardless of the multiple restrictions and preventive measures taken by the governments of all affected countries. Even though the imposed nationwide lockdowns have been lifted in a number of countries, the previously suggested preventive measures and guidelines are still to be followed by people…