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The viruses are acting differently. SARS-CoV-2 virus is much more infectious with a much higher viral replication rate, and with people exhaling the virus in the pre-symptomatic phase whereas SARS th …

The issue is as you state that Italy has a very high elderly population, something like 23% whereas in China it is only 12%. Death rates have been high amongst the elderly. Italy has had 12 462 c …

Out of nearly 45,000 confirmed cases in China through February 11, there was only one death in someone younger than 20, according to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and no deat …

Computer simulations have been carried in London, UK, on a proposal to let the virus loose on the population as a whole and isolate those at risk. But the models showed that there would be a huge dea …

Diluted household bleach solutions can be used if appropriate for the surface. Follow manufacturer’s instructions for application and proper ventilation. Check to ensure the product is not past its …

The official position of the WHO is that main mechanism of disease transmission is by droplet infection onto mucosal surfaces, or, transfer of those droplets by hand to those surfaces. There is also …

This question can't be answered with any certainty due to the lack of published full data, or the conflicting data when it is being published. When blanket testing was done of the isolated town of Vo …

You've misinterpreted the modelling you refer to above. The modelling is based on the premise that the USA population adopts assuming full social distancing through May 2020. This means that the maj …

You are asking for speculation since there aren't any other papers that address this issue. I can think of a number of reasons in addition to the ones mentioned in the paper. We know medical workers …

The care for a COVID-19 patient is totally different from that of a patient with other forms of pneumonia. A COVID-19 patient is highly contagious, and is able to aerosolize large amounts of potentia …

This was more of a study to see whether virus could be detected at different sites. 39 patients were tested. Interestingly those who were viremic didn't test positive to swabs. We know that SARS-CoV …

There are a lot of inconsistencies in what we are being told. One is that masks don't protect you, and make it more likely that you will get infected because they irritate your face, and you'll be con …

The purpose of lock downs is to enforce social distancing and other measures to break the chain of disease transmission. There is no data to suggest that has occurred yet in the USA. Many countrie …

This is an emerging area of advice. It really depends on the pre-test probability of COVID-19 in your region, and the urgency of surgery. The Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh make the following r …

"data to date suggest that 80% of infections are mild or asymptomatic, 15% are severe infection, requiring oxygen and 5% are critical infections, requiring ventilation." https://www.who.int/docs/de …