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When the scientists placed virus-laden droplets on plastic, they found that half of the virus was gone after about seven hours. Half of what remained was gone after another seven hours, and so on. By the end of Day Two, there was less than 1/100 of the original amount, and after three days the remnants were barely detectable.
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For stainless steel, the half-life for the virus was five or six hours, and for cardboard it was even shorter: less than four hours. “}}
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Exit strategy
For now, the most likely scenario is one of easing social distancing measures when it’s possible, then clamping down again when infections climb back up, a “suppress and lift” strategy that both Singapore and Hong Kong are pursuing. Whether that approach can strike the right balance between keeping the virus at bay and easing discontent and economic damage remains to be seen.
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Jeremy Farrar, head of the Wellcome Trust, says a path out of the dilemma now facing the world will come from research. It might take the form of an effective treatment for severely ill patients, or a drug that can prevent infections in health care workers,
or—ultimately—a vaccine. “Science is the exit strategy,” Farrar says. “}}
Covid-19 quickly kills some while others don’t show symptoms. Can genetics explain this? – The Washington Post
By Andrea Ganna, Benjamin Neale and Mark Daly
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01246-3
“Open hardware” via 3D printing + readily available plastic materials => instant #PPE for #COVID19
Is the following quote on #covid19 from @BBCNews
true? “The [Swiss] health ministry’s infectious diseases chief Daniel Koch said scientists had concluded that young children did not transmit the virus… They just don’t have the receptors to catch the disease.”
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