Published 12:26 IST, February 9th 2020
Coronavirus can stay infectious for a period of nine days: Research
Coronavirus: researchers have said that there is a possibility of the virus to stay infectious for a period of nine days. The current death toll is 811
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With China and different parts of world reeling with outbreak of coronavirus, researchers have said that re is a possibility of virus to stay infectious for a period of nine days. According to reports, scientific study published in Journal of Hospital Infection stated that on an aver virus survived for a period of four-five days. As per latest updates, vel Coronavirus has killed 811 people in China after severely affected Hubei province reported 81 new fatalities on February 9.
Low temperatures and high air humidity can increase life span
According to reports, Professor Guntr Kampf from Institute of hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Greifwald University, said that conditions with low temperatures and high air humidity increased virus' lifespan. research looks into pathogens of Sars coronavirus and Mers coronavirus but scientists said that findings of study could be transferred to vel coronavirus.
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According to reports, Professor Eike Steinmann, HOD from Molecular and Medical Virology at Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, said that different s of coronavirus were studied and results were all same.
re is specific method to tackle virus and treat people who have been infected, refore prevention of epidemic is of utmost importance. According to reports, tests with different disinfection solutions showcased that nts based on sodium hypochlorite, hydrogen peroxide and ethal have a positive effect against coronavirus. In dition to this, if se above-mentioned nts are used in right concentrations n result in reduction of pathogenic particles from one million to only 100.
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Death toll increases in coronavirus related cases
As per latest updates, vel Coronavirus has killed 811 people in China after severely affected Hubei province reported 81 new fatalities on February 9. re are w more than 36,690 confirmed cases across China.
Amid dely outbreak, he of an international team led by World Health Organization (WHO) which is studying vel Coronavirus outbreak will be leaving for China on February 10 or 11, WHO chief Tedros ham Ghebreyesus said.
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Tedros hopes that team would include experts from US Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Top emergency expert of WHO, Dr Mike Ryan, said number of new cases reported from Hubei province, epicentre of virus, has been stey over past four days.
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12:26 IST, February 9th 2020