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COVID-19 FAQ: Which distancing policies will people actually adopt – what does the science say?
According to advice by the WHO, following physical distancing measures, sanitising our hands and wearing facemasks are key personal protective behaviours that can help us reduce the transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus....
COVID-19 FAQ: Can pregnant or young mums infect their babies?
A recent small-scale study has found that mothers ill with COVID-19 did not pass on the disease to their newborns. Researchers have studied 120 babies who were born to infected mums....
COVID-19 FAQ: Why are rheumatic diseases a risk factor for infection and severe illness?
Researchers have found that the combination of some rheumatic diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, axial spondylarthritis, and systemic lupus erythematosus) and being over 65 can significantly increase the...
COVID-19 FAQ: What lifestyle factors can increase the risk of severe illness?
Most research into the risk of severe COVID-19 focuses on age and underlying medical conditions, while studies about how lifestyle can affect severity are just emerging....
COVID-19 FAQ: What are the long-term health effects of COVID-19 on the brain?
For a long time during the COVID-19 pandemic, the novel coronavirus was associated primarily with lung damage. However, emerging research suggests an array of other conditions survivors of a severe form COVID-19 need to cope with....
COVID-19 FAQ: What are the long-term health effects of COVID-19 on the lungs?
Although about 80 per cent of people with symptoms of Covid-19 experience only a mild form of the disease, those patients who have spent time in intensive care units (ICU) often have long months of rehabilitation ahead of them....
COVID-19 FAQ: How biomarkers can help predict mild illness or need for intensive care?
Scientists are proposing to use biomarkers – molecules occurring in the blood – to inform doctors about the likely disease progress of COVID-19 patients....
COVID-19 FAQ: Can the coronavirus attack the brain?
There is growing evidence that COVID-19 is causing brain damage in patients and that the SARS-CoV-2 virus behind the disease may itself attack the central nervous system....