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The Novel Coronavirus what's new.-By Upal

May 1,2020

Thanks for your huge response on my previous blog :
 Coronavirus a perfect Scoundrel
Hope you will also like this one.
 I have collected data from Aljazeera.com, official website of the WHO,                            Washingtonpost.com, Dermnetnz.com .I     have also endorsed data based on news     channels and several other writings on      Internet. You can trust them.

Death toll due to the Novel Coronavirus suppresses 200,000 with nearly 3M cases all over the world. Death toll in Europe crosses 100,000. 

Fatality due to The Novel Coronavirus reached 100,000 within 90 days of the beginning of the pandemic. And within next 15 days, the virus took away more 100,000 lives. On the contrary, exprts suggest 11,000 lives in Europe has been saved in April, 2020 as pollution has been hult due to lockdown around Europe. The USA has so far been hurt the most by the virus with more than 1M positive cases and 65,000+ deaths.

First of first, let's start with the origin of the new virus. The WHO has confirmed the virus originated in the Wuhan sea food market. It is an emerging virus and it made it's way from bats to human. The bats and cats are more likely to carry the virus. Experts found trace of some strains of Coronavirus in bats. Even the SARS virus is thought to be originated from the bats.

Studies suggest people are growing new symptoms of Covid19. For instance, British exprts suggest Covid19 patients are having acute tiredness and reluctance to work. Skin rashes have been uncommonly described in patients. "Covid toes" have also been found as a symptom. In this symptom infarcts(Due to death tissue affected area becomes black) are found in toes and fingers leading to death tissue.
In the US, the young and middle-aged barely infected with Coronavirus tend to stroke. Even we get asymptomatic patients as well.
Sample of rash due to covid19
Credit : Dermnetnz.com 
On the other hand, lockdown in many countries is causing several mental and physical problems. Children are void of their regular activities like studying and playing. So many countries emphasize on easing lockdown compulsions. In the contrary, the WHO remarked this can be dangerous.

Previously we knew the virus can't spread through air and it can't survive in hot and tumid weather.
For your kind information, a group of scientists  tested the virus in 60° C temperature. It survived. But it couldn't servive in 90°C temperature. Highest temperature recorded in the world is around 59°C which was recorded in Death Valley, The USA. So, we can say this virus can survive anywhere in the world.

Researchers at Cambridge University identified the origin of the virus analyzing 160 samples of the pathogen from patients. They also found three major strains ,"Type A","Type B","Type C" of the virus.
"Type A" is the ancestral variety of the pathogen which is commonly found in patients in the US and Australia. "Type B" variety has mutated from the "Type A" strain and has been found in the Wuhan, epicenter of the pandemic. Another mutation "Type C" strain has been found in the Europe.

Now let's talk about vaccine for the virus. Based on genome sequence provided by scientists in China, 80 teams of researchers worldwide are working to build a vaccine. Without a vaccine, it seems impossible to stop the spread of infection. But as we know it is a lengthy process, exprts suggest we won't get any vaccine within one and a half years.
According to Aljazeera report on 12 April, the WHO reported 3 vaccine candidates are in clinical trial where other 67 are in pre-clinical phase.
Now let's have a glipse of some potential vaccines :
Moderna Company is a frontrunner in the race. Moderna vaccine coded mRNA-1273 gained the recognition of first human trial of potential Covid19 vaccine on March 13. Jennifer Haller was the first person to be injected the vaccine.

 Another US based pharmaceutical company, Inovio Pharmaceuticals started human trial of their potential vaccine coded INO-4800 in early April.

In Australia, the National Science Agency announced they have started testing the Oxford University vaccine on ferret from early April. 

 First human trial of Covid19 vaccine floated in Europe on 23 April with Oxford University potential vaccine.
Sarah Gilbert, a scientist from Europe received the first dose. They are now working with more than 1000 volunteers to test the authenticity of their vaccine. 

 China based CanSino Biological Inc along with Beijing Institute of Biotechnology has made a potential  vaccine for Covid19 which is now in clinical trial. 
 I would like to end with some important storis related to the Novel Coronavirus based on Twitter :



For more important tweets follow our Top tweet section
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