Coronavirus may not spread through tears, but can enter through eyes: Study

A new study on coronavirus claims that disease may t be spre through tears, contrary to what some reports h claimed earlier. According to study, virus can enter a n-infected person's body via eyes, but it may t spre through tears of an infected patient. study was published in journal Ophthalmology, where researchers have said that it is absolutely clear that virus spre through mucus and droplets expelled by coughing or sneezing, but if it spres through or bodily fluids like tears, etc is still unclear. 

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As per reports, researchers at National University Hospital in Singapore collected tear samples from 17 COVID-19 positive patients. After studying samples, researchers said that virus was detected in infected patients' tears, t even through Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR). As per study, infection is transmitted if someone inhales droplets through mouth or se, or it enters via eyes. infection can also spre if someone touches ir eyes after touching a doorkb or table that has previously come into contact of a COVID-19 positive person. 

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Coronavirus outbreak

COVID-19 has claimed more than 21,200 lives across world and has infected nearly 4,71,000 people globally since it first broke out in December 2019. China was most affected country until last week, however, Italy and Spain have surpassed it to record most number of deaths anywhere in world due to COVID-19. virus is believed to have originated from a seafood market in China's Wuhan city, epicentre of disease, where animals were reportedly being tred illegally. 

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France and United States have also joined list of countries that have recorded more than 1,000 deaths due to Coronavirus. Health experts believe that hotspot could soon shift to United States, where 1,032 people have died so far, out of 68,489 confirmed cases that country has recorded since January 2020.

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