With more than 110,000 cases and almost 4,000 deaths, the current Covid-19 coronavirus epidemic is of great concern. However, there are a few reasons that leave room for optimism. Despite the hype about the number of cases and the risks of mutation, we must not panic.
In France and all over the world, people are worried. And yet, we must still keep an important fact in mind:of the 110,000 cases of Covid-19 coronavirus, no less than 60,000 people have been cured . In addition, the mortality rate is not so high:3,800 deaths, or about 13 times more recoveries than deaths.
More than 80% of cases are mild , i.e. characterized by the absence of symptoms or mild symptoms. About 15% of cases are severe pneumonia. As for the remaining 5%, the disease becomes critical and can cause death. In addition, the coronavirus affects children very little, although these are likely to be healthy carriers.
Every day we learn more about the Covid-19 coronavirus. This one has been identified, its DNA sequenced and the detection seems effective. Only cases of asymptomatic people and mutations are problematic. No less than 250 scientific articles have been broadcast on the issue, regarding diagnosis, future vaccines, therapies, genetics, etc.
In fact, there are already vaccine prototypes developed within the framework of eight different projects. Let us quote for example the work of the American companies Inovio Pharmaceuticals and Moderna or the French laboratory Sanofi. In addition, you should know that about 80 clinical trials on antivirals are in class. Examples include remdesivir or chloroquine, which was originally a treatment for malaria.
The Covid-19 coronavirus is behind the appearance of three other major foci, namely South Korea, Italy and Iran. However, the original focus of China is seeing its situation improve. If the toll is heavy enough with approximately 81,000 cases for more than 3,119 deaths , the amount of new cases and deaths is decreasing every day.
This is the result of drastic quarantine measures concerning Wuhan, Hubei province and several other cities in the country. The quarantine also comes with a significant nationwide transportation shutdown aimed at limiting the spread.
Note that this economic slowdown is accompanied by a dramatic drop in pollution levels in China, as recently shown by NASA images.
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