Your Hot-Weather Guide to Coronavirus, Air-Conditioning and Airflow
Despite its critical role in our daily lives, air is not something most of us spend a great deal of time thinking about. It’s that...
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Lebanon Faces Humanitarian Crisis After Beirut Explosion, U.N. Says
As rescue workers continued to comb the debris for survivors of the deadly explosion in the port of Beirut, and as the United Nations warned...
‘The Biggest Monster’ Is Spreading. And It’s Not the Coronavirus.
It begins with a mild fever and malaise, followed by a painful cough and shortness of breath. The infection prospers in crowds, spreading to people...
Yes, the Coronavirus Is in the Air
Finally. The World Health Organization has now formally recognized that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, is airborne and that it can be carried by...
Kenya turns to retired ICU health workers as coronavirus deaths rise to 285
With the number of Covid-19 deaths reaching 285 on Monday, the country looked to retired intensive care health workers for the support of those in...
WHO: Over 10,000 health workers infected with coronavirus in Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) today (July 23) warned of the threat posed by COVID-19 to health workers across Africa. More than 10 000 health...
China Uses W.H.O. Inquiry to Tout Coronavirus Response
Chinese officials are hailing a visit by a team of experts sent to Beijing by the World Health Organization to investigate the source of the...
The Coronavirus Can Be Airborne Indoors, W.H.O. Says
The coronavirus may linger in the air in crowded indoor spaces, spreading from one person to the next, the World Health Organization acknowledged on Thursday....
W.H.O. to Review Evidence of Airborne Transmission of Coronavirus
After hundreds of experts urged the World Health Organization to review mounting scientific research, the agency acknowledged on Tuesday that airborne transmission of the coronavirus...
Africa’s CDC urges more coronavirus tests, masks, as continent’s cases top 500,000
African countries urgently need to scale up coronavirus testing and the use of face masks, a regional disease control body said on Thursday, as the...