Category Archives: COVID-19

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Canada has exceeded 10% of the total population, while the number of deaths in Japan has exceeded 30,000

As of Monday, there were 5,211,128,871 confirmed cases and 6,263,321 deaths worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. Americas: At least 1 in 10 persons in Canada has been infected with the novel Coronavirus According to statistics released on the official website of the Canadian government on May 13, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases […]

The coronavirus could infect 100 million people in this fall and winter

Based on estimates from a range of external models, the United States could see 100 million COVID-19 infections this fall and winter. These models are being closely tracked by the government, both fall and winter. Officials said the estimate was based on a baseline assumption that no additional resources or additional mitigation measures were taken, […]

Behavioral differences contribute to higher COVID-19 death rates in the Southern United States

During the pre-OMicron phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, mortality rates varied markedly across regions of the United States, largely due to differences in mask use, school attendance, social distancing, and other behaviors. If the entire country had responded to the epidemic as well as the Northeast, more than 316,000 deaths could have been prevented, with […]

With the increase in secondary COVID-19 cases from the OMicron subvariant BA.2 in the United States, should you start wearing masks again?

Philadelphia became the first major U.S. city to reinstate its indoor mask rule on Monday after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections. According to the Associated Press, Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole said the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has increased by more than 50 percent in 10 days, the threshold at which city […]

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has tested positive for coronavirus

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The novel Coronavirus test was positive for Adams, Fabien Levy, press secretary for New York City Mayor Eric Adams, said in a statement on Tuesday. Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, woke up Monday hearing a “jarring sound” and has no other symptoms, the statement said. Adams is being quarantined and will immediately […]

Why do some people not become infected when exposed to novel Coronavirus?

Why are some people able to resist contracting COVID-19 despite living with someone who has the disease? Please note that, as with other diseases, the Novel Coronavirus has factors that increase its reproductive risk, but also factors that reduce it. A number of epidemiologists are trying to understand, both biologically and morphologically, why some people […]