The American giant Google recently announced that it has shared its data in more than a hundred countries. This sharing is mainly directed towards the authorities responsible for public health. The goal? Follow the evolution of the pandemic but also the effectiveness of the containment by observing

A university in the United States has claimed that testing for a vaccine against Covid-19 has been successful. While there is obviously still a long way to go, the news is very encouraging. The old coronavirus experiment On April 1, 2020, a very encouraging publication was published in the journal

Boosted by a major financial agreement with the United States government, the famous pharmaceutical company Johnson &Johnson (J&J) has launched the production of a vaccine. However, the vaccine in question has not yet been tested on humans. Supported by the political authorities, this vaccine projec

The United States, whose situation has deteriorated considerably, seems to be preparing for the worst. This week could indeed be the most difficult since the start of the epidemic. In Europe, and particularly in Italy, there is hope for an improvement, but this remains to be qualified. In France, th

A new clinical trial will begin in France under the direction of the Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP). This will involve recovering plasma from cured patients and transferring it to sick patients. Researchers want to understand if antibodies in plasma could help patients in serious cond

Sometimes the immune system of some patients hard hit by Covid-19 goes out of order and goes into overdrive. However, this still misunderstood phenomenon which ultimately aggravates their state of health leaves doctors helpless. For about 80% of patients, Covid-19 causes moderate symptoms (fever, f

Wastewater analyzes could be used to anticipate the return of Covid-19 once the pandemic is over. We could also have a much better appreciation of the number of people infected. We know that many infectious diseases wax and wane with the seasons. The current pandemic is likely to subside in the com

Artificial respirators are the main means of keeping patients hard hit by Covid-19 alive. Lets go back to the genesis of intensive care. In 1952, Copenhagen (Denmark) was the epicenter of one of the worst polio epidemics of all history. That year more than 5,700 cases were registered in the city, o

Sustainability specialist says current unrest related to Covid-19 is just the beginning of climate catastrophe to come. The person concerned is the author of a controversial research article that sparked controversy two years ago. Covid-19, a dress rehearsal Jem Bendell is Professor of Sustainabili

The optimism displayed in France and Italy needs to be qualified on a European and even global scale. The United States has just experienced the worst daily toll since the start of the epidemic. In France, measures to avoid a relaxation of containment are increasing. More than 10,000 deaths in Fran

Fake news and other conspiracy theories sometimes give rise to quite implausible events. A theory claiming that 5G is the cause of Covid-19 has prompted activists to attack equipment and threaten workers. An unfounded theory As the UK sinks into fear with an increasingly alarming toll, a story has

A British company is behind a new system based on virtual reality. The goal? Empowering the millions of people with social anxiety disorder around the world to conquer their fears. What is social anxiety? According to the anxiete.fr platform, social anxiety is none other than the set of feelings of

According to the National Syndicate of Dermatologists-Venereologists, pseudo-frostbite or irritation to the hands and feet could be new symptoms of Covid-19. Fever, dry cough, body aches, migraines, and in the most severe cases, respiratory distress and pneumonia, are the main symptoms of Covid-19.

Researchers are developing smart toilets that can analyze your stool and urine to detect signs of illness. Smart toilets, Dr. Sanjiv “Sam” Gambhir, from Stanford University (USA), has been thinking about for fifteen years already. We are not talking here about latrines capable of lifting their own

While more than 4 billion people are currently in confinement, a German report could spark controversy. Academics estimate that only 6% of people infected with Covid-19 have been screened! In other words, several tens of millions of people would be infected at the present time. Millions already inf

According to several genomic studies, the SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus began circulating in New York in mid-February. While the suspicions concerning the first cases in this country related to a origin from Asia, these would actually come from Europe. Contamination from Europe In an article published by

The global toll linked to the Covid-19 coronavirus continues to increase. The situation in the United States is obviously the most worrying, and has been for about two weeks. In France and other countries, containment seems to be producing its first effects, but efforts will have to continue during

As the global situation worsens every day, France has seen its confinement prolonged. Head of intensive care at the Institut Curie in Paris, Professor Gilles Dhonneur is however outraged to see so many people outside. Exasperated, the interested party published 40 reasons to listen to reason and enf

As President Emmanuel Macron is due to speak tonight, the number of deaths has exceeded 14,000 in our country. If the European Union advises to extend the confinement of the elderly until the end of the year, several countries are already preparing to start deconfinement. The situation in France T

According to the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the coronavirus SARS –CoV -2 persevered on the ship for a long time. Until 17 days after the departure of the infected people, the surfaces of the cabins still contained RNA of the coronavirus responsible for the epidemic. RNA presen