S’pore modelling study estimates impact of physical distancing on reducing spread of COVID-19
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA NEW MODELLING study conducted in a simulated Singapore setting has estimated that a combined approach of physical distancing interventions, comprising quarantine (for infected individuals and their families), school closure, and workplace distancing, is most effective at reducing the number of SARS-CoV-2 cases compared with other intervention scenarios included in the study. While less effective […]
Study: Anti parasitic drug kills SARS-COV-2 virus
Reading Time: 3 minutesKUALA LUMPUR: A collaborative study led by the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) with the Peter Doherty Institute of Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), a joint venture of the University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Hospital, has shown that an anti-parasitic drug already available around the world kills the SARS-CoV-2 virus within 48 hours. The […]