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Preventing the next pandemic
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 02/12/2020
» A lot of effort has been made by people around the world to find ways to stop the current pandemic from impacting the planet. Since Covid-19 is a viral illness, it knows nothing about man-made borders as it leaves doctors and frontline healthcare workers scrambling to contain it. Yet, there's another front in this fight; infectious diseases researchers, also known as virus hunters, who are trying to find viruses before they find us. One such person is American scientist Dr Kendra Phelps, a field researcher and ecologist who stars in an upcoming National Geographic documentary titled Virus Hunters which is set to premiere in Thailand tomorrow.
Coronavirus disease mimics an old one
Life, Gina Kolata, New York Times, Published on 07/07/2020
» NEW YORK: At the beginning of the pandemic, the coronavirus looked to be another respiratory illness. But the virus has turned out to affect not just the lungs, but the kidneys, the heart and the circulatory system -- even, somehow, our senses of smell and taste.
No smokin', no drinkin'
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 31/03/2020
» As the novel coronavirus is spreading and taking its toll on the world's population, fake news is also spreading really fast, particularly about the potential of liquor to kill the virus.
Like something out of a horror movie
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 04/02/2020
» The spread of the novel coronavirus has dominated the news in recent weeks, leading to fear and panic worldwide. Understandable, given that, at the time of writing, there have been more than 17,000 confirmed cases of infection and over 360 fatalities.