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12.02.2021 / 19:48

Coronavirus: WHO boss says all hypotheses still open in probe into virus origins

World Health Organization‘s search for the origins of COVID-19, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a briefing on Friday.A WHO-led mission in China said this week that it was not looking further into the question of whether the virus escaped from a lab, which it considered highly unlikely. The United States has said it will review the mission’s findings.

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Cabbage, cavemen and miracle cures: how fast-moving COVID-19 science can confuse the public

coronavirus pandemic began to grip countries around the world, forcing shutdowns and filling hospitals, the scientific community sprung into action.However, as scientists worked directly under the public’s watchful eye while people anxiously awaited a miracle cure that would make things normal again, all sorts of studies started receiving media attention – and not all of them made sense. Coronavirus misinformation is spreading — what is Canada doing about it? One article claimed that people with Neanderthal ancestors could find themselves more at-risk for severe outcomes from the virus.

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People of colour disproportionately affected by coronavirus in U.S., U.K.: study

coronavirus, with Blacks and Asians at increased risk of COVID-19 infection compared to white individuals, according to an analysis published in the Lancet’s journal EClinicalMedicine.About 18.7 million patients from 50 studies were included to establish the findings, the analysis said. Forty-two of the studies were from the United States and eight from the United Kingdom.

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Montreal study indicates young people less likely to follow COVID-19 rules

COVID-19 health guidelines, although they are well aware of the increased consequences of contracting the virus.The study was compiled by several professors at Laval University as well as the Polytechnique of Montreal.

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Study finds coronavirus antibodies last months, offering hope for vaccine efficacy

coronavirus last for at least four months after diagnosis and do not fade quickly as some earlier reports suggested, scientists have found.Tuesday’s report, from tests on more than 30,000 people in Iceland, is the most extensive work yet on the immune system’s response to the virus over time, and is good news for efforts to develop vaccines.If a vaccine can spur production of long-lasting antibodies as natural infection seems to do, it gives hope that “immunity to this unpredictable and highly contagious virus may not be fleeting,” scientists from Harvard University and the U.S.

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Many COVID-19 cases resulting from public spaces, Concordia University research shows

COVID-19 cases across the country are occurring in public places and through community transmissions.The research shows that since early July, 505 individuals across Canada have contracted the virus from 148 different locations.In Quebec, 118 people were infected from 56 different places. Some of the locations include bars, restaurants, grocery stores, day camps and SAQ liquor outlets.

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Study suggests 8 times more people in B.C. infected with coronavirus than confirmed

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Mutation could significantly increase coronavirus infection ability, study suggests

coronavirus can significantly increase its ability to infect cells, according to a study by U.S. researchers.The research may explain why early outbreaks in some parts of the world did not end up overwhelming health systems as much as other outbreaks in New York and Italy, according to experts at Scripps Research.The mutation, named D614G, increased the number of “spikes” on the coronavirus – which is the part that gives it its distinctive shape.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0