The first wave of Coronavirus has been like a tsunami. It has taken us by surprise and it has been devastating. The stupor and tragedy have lasted 4-6 weeks and then have left feelings of helplessness and fear. In Spain, about 250,000 confirmed cases and 25,000 deaths have been reported. Given the limited availability of … Read more
Regardless of whether we consider the new coronavirus to be a pandemic or not, this is a serious issue. In less than two months, this outbreak has spread to various continents. Pandemic means the continuous and consistent transmission of disease, simultaneously in more than three different geographical regions. Pandemic does not mean how deadly a … Read more
The Coronavirus crisis reveals that most countries are vulnerable to breaks in the international supply chains of essential medical products for the fight against the coronavirus. Canada is no exception, as the recent controversy caused by US President Donald Trump when he asked 3M to stop exporting masks to Canada to ensure that the United … Read more
Coronavirus or commonly know as COVID-19 is obviously a very dangerous virus, who has killed more than 5,300 people and infected more than 129,000 peoples around the world. The virus spread more than 105 countries until now. While the death rate is still less than 2 percent of those infected die from the virus. This … Read more
As of this writing, there are 750 confirmed deaths in China alone from the Wuhan Coronavirus, with 8,000 infections all across the nation. That is of course only the deaths confirmed to be related to the virus, which can be tricky to identify versus the severe flu or other respiratory illnesses. The total death count … Read more
A Coronavirus is a large family of Viruses that cause diseases in animals and birds. The virus can cause respiratory infection in humans such as the common cold and more severe diseases like Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). There are no vaccines or antiviral drugs to prevent or treatment … Read more