COVID-19
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The virus can spread from an infected person’s mouth or nose in small liquid particles when they cough, sneeze, speak or breathe. Symptoms of COVID‑19 are variable but often include fever, cough, headache, fatigue, breathing difficulties, loss of smell, and loss of taste.
Researchers develop novel COVID-19 swabs to address global and local shortage
More than 40 million of the new NUS-designed, clinically-tested nasopharyngeal swabs are being produced in Singapore.
1 in 3 young adults may face severe COVID-19
Smoking habits trump asthma, obesity in risk factors for an otherwise healthy population.
Remdesivir shows early promise in the fight against COVID-19
Remdesivir potently inhibited SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19.
A new reusable, silicone rubber face mask
The prototype mask, which includes an N95 filter, can be easily sterilized and worn many times.
Black individuals more likely to test positive for COVID-19
Black individuals at higher risk for contracting COVID-19.
Researchers develop battery-operated portable ventilator
Researchers from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) has developed an Emergency Breathing Assist System (EBAS), called AirBridge.
Neurological complications of COVID-19 can include delirium, rare brain inflammation and stroke
Preliminary clinical data indicate that COVID-19 infection is associated with neurological and neuropsychiatric illness. Now a new study by the UCL and UCLH suggests...
Men and younger adults are less physically active in lockdown
75% of UK adults met the World Health Organisation’s physical activity recommendations of 150 minutes of moderate physical activity or 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week, since the introduction of social distancing regulations.
Human cell ‘membrane on a chip’
Scientists have developed a human cell ‘membrane on a chip’ that allows continuous monitoring of how drugs and infectious agents interact with our cells, and may soon be used to test potential drug candidates for COVID-19.
A new robotic system that powerfully disinfects large surfaces in half an hour
A team from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), in collaboration with Ava Robotics and the Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), designed...
Researchers developed reusable, foldable and sterilisable ‘shield’ to protect healthcare workers
A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has invented a foldable tent-like device that serves as a physical shield to...
An epidemic model indicates that COVID-19 likely to cause 235,000 U.S. deaths by October
An epidemic model developed by Professors in Texas Tech University's Department of Mechanical Engineering through the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering that...