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He coronavirus began to show mutations in its structure and scientists are alert to know what impact it may have on the pandemic. The variant that emerged in Great Britain is a 70 percent more contagious, and a group of Brazilian scientists who studied this new strain he thinks he knows why. These mutations arose in various parts of the world how South Africa or the same Brazil, with a new strain in Rio de Janeiro. Yesterday, the [...]

In this way, the effectiveness of the British formula could be enhanced to a level similar to that presumed by the Russians It should be noted that many health experts have doubted the real effectiveness of the Russian formula, due to the lack of transparency The news that the Astra Zeneca and Oxford University formula was 70 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 was bittersweet for many. In part, it is a sufficient proportion to reduce the impact of the pandemic, at a very affordable [...]

The adhesive sheet could inactivate SARS-CoV-2 in minutes on contact. Illustrative image (Free Press Photo: CDC on Unsplash). Handles, elevator buttons and even touch screens can stop being transmitters of the new coronavirus thanks to an adhesive plastic sheet developed in Brazil, which can inactivate SARS-CoV-2 in minutes by contact, according to a study released Tuesday. The material, made from polyethylene and with silver and silica (silicon oxide) microparticles in its structure, proved [...]

Concerned with a recession that is forecast to be historic, Brazil The reopening began on Monday in several of the regions most hit by the coronavirus, including Sao Paulo, its economic engine, despite the fact that the pandemic continues to expand. The country, second in the world in number of cases (514 thousand 849) and a fourth in deceased (29 thousand 314), it tests a staggered reopening of non-essential activities, although the statistics still reflect an exponential growth of the [...]

A portable monocle with thermal display developed for the Armed Forces of Brazil and a system that captures different wavelengths, normally used by drivers of Army armored vehicles, are being transformed into a tool to combat the covid-19. Marketed today for military purposes by the company Opto Space & Defense, the technologies are being integrated and improved through a project supported by the Fapesp Innovative Research in Small Business Program (Pipe), to help identify people with [...]

Biologist Natália Pasternak, from USP Biomedical Sciences Institute, has stood out in the pandemic of the new coronavirus as one of the main scientific disseminators in the country, explaining complex subjects that, overnight, became commonplace in our daily lives, such as chloroquine, serological and PCR tests, clinical trials. His effort to combat covid-19 and scientific misinformation, however, goes beyond his studies and participation in TVs, newspapers and social networks. It [...]

Still far from the peak of the coronavirus and on the verge of the southern winter, Brazil is walking towards a perfect storm with the curve of the Covid-19 on the rise, the beginning of the influenza season, the end of the dengue fever and active outbreaks of other viruses that believed to be outdated, like measles. As the intensive care units of the hospitals fill up, President Jair Bolsonaro continues to be engaged in a “political war” against the isolation measures of the [...]

Still far from coronavirus spike and at the gates of the southern winter, Brazil walk towards a Perfect storm with the COVID-19 curve on the rise, the start of the influenza season, the end of the dengue and active outbreaks of others virus that he believed outdone, like him measles. While the units are filling intensive care of hospitals, the president Jair Bolsonaro still immersed in a “political war” against the insulation measures of regional governments and in favor of a [...]

Mathematical model points to the need for total blockade in the state to help contain the expansion of covid-19 Projections made with a mathematical model developed at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) indicate that the adoption of mandatory lockdown in the State of São Paulo will be inevitable if the level of social isolation does not rise significantly in the coming weeks, starting on Tuesday (12) / 05). Between May 8 and 10, an average of 1,839 new daily cases of covid-19 [...]