Health
Coronavirus was circulating in New York by February, research shows – Financial Times
Findings indicate the virus was present weeks before first confirmed case in early March
The virus that causes Covid-19 was present in New York City weeks before the first confirmed case of the disease, infecting more than 1.7m New Yorkers and killing them at a rate 10 times greater than flu, a new research paper has shown.
Researchers have discovered antibodies to the virus in samples from February as part of a study of more than 10,000 plasma samples conducted at Mount Sinai, the New York-based hospital system, and published in a peer-reviewed paper in the science journal Nature…
-
Noosa News22 hours agoEx-Townsville mayor Troy Thompson lied about army service, degrees, and cancer, says CCC
-
Noosa News23 hours agoSecurity concerns over Chinese-made Yutong fleet dismissed
-
General24 hours agoHong Kong fire kills at least 55, hundreds missing as firefighters continue to battle blaze
-
General24 hours agoBerkeley River Lodge caretakers survived ‘apocalyptic’ Cyclone Fina in underground bunker