14Aug
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Coronavirus Update: Which Type Of Face Mask Is Most Effective Against COVID-19?

August 14, 2020By

Face masks are recommended as a simple barrier to help prevent respiratory droplets from travelling into the air and onto other people when the person wearing the mask coughs, sneezes, talks, or raises their voice. This is called source control.

So, which mask will best protect you and which will protect the community from unknowing carriers of COVID-19?

Face masks are no replacement for physical distancing and good hand hygiene. You should limit your travel and, where possible, avoid any large gatherings.

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17Jul
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Coronavirus Updates: U.S. Rise Over 77,000, COVID-19 Cases In One Day

July 17, 2020By

According to a Reuters tally, the United States reported more than 77,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day, the biggest increase ever reported by a country.

The United States faces a bleak summer as infections surge and many states are forced to close bars and popular beaches to try to curb the rise.

The United States has reported over 3 million cases and 132,000 deaths from the virus, putting President Donald Trumps pandemic strategy under scrutiny.

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15Jul
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Japan Adviser Said That Tokyo Olympics Is At Risk If Coronavirus Mutates

July 15, 2020By

Kiyoshi Kurokawa, a prominent Japanese government adviser, said Tokyo Olympics may have to be postponed again if the novel coronavirus mutates into a stronger pathogen.

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike told Reuters the Olympics, originally scheduled to start this month but put off to 2021 because of the pandemic, must go ahead next year as a symbol of world unity in overcoming coronavirus.

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14Jul
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Coronavirus Update: Australia Tightens Restrictions On Fresh Covid-19 Outbreaks

July 14, 2020By

Australian states on Tuesday tightened restrictions on movement as authorities struggle to contain a fresh outbreak of Coronavirus  in the country’s southeast that is starting to spill into other areas.

With growing fears of a second coronavirus wave nationally, two states extended border restrictions and Australia’s most populous state imposed limits on the number of people allowed in large pubs.

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08Jul
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WHO Acknowledges ‘Evidence Emerging’ Of Airborne Spread Of Coronavirus

July 8, 2020By

The World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledged “evidence emerging” of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus.

Maria Van Kerkhove, technical lead on the coronavirus pandemic at the WHO, told a news briefing that “We have been talking about the possibility of airborne transmission and aerosol transmission as one of the modes of transmission of COVID-19,”.

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07Jul
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Coronavirus Update: Do Face Masks Really Reduce COVID-19 Spread?

July 7, 2020By

With the recent spread of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, people are looking to face masks as a way of protecting themselves and others from the virus, which causes the disease COVID-19.

But does wearing a face mask prevents the spread of coronaviruses?

Yes, wearing a face mask can help reduce the spread of the coronavirus by people who have COVID-19 but don’t realize it.

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06Jul
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Coronavirus Update: Scientists Warn WHO That COVID- 19 Can Be Transmitted Through The Air

July 6, 2020By

In an open letter, 239 researchers from 32 countries will call on the WHO to change its recommendations regarding the form of protection against the new coronavirus.

Professor Morawska said, “Studies by the signatories and other scientists have demonstrated beyond any reasonable doubt that viruses are exhaled in microdroplets small enough to remain aloft in the air and pose a risk of exposure beyond 1m to 2m by an infected person”.

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06Jul
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Australia State Border Sealed First Time in 100 Years After Surge In Fresh Coronavirus Cases

July 6, 2020By

Australian officials are closing the border between Australia’s two most populous states for an indefinite period as they scramble to contain an outbreak of the coronavirus in the city of Melbourne.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Melbourne, Victoria’s capital, has surged in recent days. For the first time, the border between Victoria and New South Wales has been shut in 100 years. Officials last blocked movement between the two states in 1919 during the Spanish flu pandemic.

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