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2020-10-06
新型コロナ、皮膚上でインフルより5倍長い9時間生存…エタノール消毒の重要性も実証 京都府立医科大(2020年10月6日)- New corona survives 9 hours on the skin, 5 times longer than influenza … Demonstrates the importance of ethanol disinfection Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (October 6, 2020)
京都府立医科大学の研究チームは、 新型コロナウイルスが、インフルエンザウイルスに比べて ヒトの皮膚上で長期間生存することを明らかにしたと発表しました。 こちらは ヒトの皮膚表面でのウイルス量が時間とともにどう変化するかを示したグラフで、 赤が新型コロナウイルスを、青がインフルエンザA型ウイルスを表しています。 研究チームによりますと、 新型コロナウイルスは皮膚上で9時間程度生存することが明らかになり、 これはインフルエンザウイルスよりもおよそ5倍長いということです。 京都府立医科大・廣瀬亮平助教 「ウイルスが付いているものを手で触って、 その後喉や口や目の辺を触ると、それによって感染するので、 手の上で長生きをするということは、 そういう機会が増えてしまうということでいくと、 感染リスクが上がると考えたほうがいいのではないかと思っている。」 一方、研究チームは、 濃度80%のエタノールによる消毒効果についても評価を行いました。 それによれば、15秒間の消毒でウイルスが完全に不活化され、 「新型コロナウイルスに対する手指消毒の重要性を実証した」 としています。 京都府立医科大・廣瀬亮平助教 「エタノール消毒薬を使用すれば、 (ウイルスが皮膚上で)長生きするとはいえ、 過度に心配する必要はないのではないかと思っている。 ただ、長い時間生存するということは、裏を返すと、 やはり感染のきっかけが把握しづらい。 例えば手に1時間しか付いていないということであれば、 感染のきっかけ、他者に移すきっかけとかも認識できる可能性があるが、 やはり7,8,9時間と長い時間手に感染性のウイルスが残っていて、 どこを触ったかもわからないとか、どこからもらったかわからないという 状態になってしまう可能性がある。 最近、感染した人への風当たりが厳しい部分もあるが、 接触感染という観点から行くと、 なかなか個人の努力だけでは厳しいかなというところがあるので、 そこに関しては周りの方も優しい目で見てほしいと思う。」 ※引用元 ●論文:Clinical Infectious Diseases Ryohei Hirose et al., (2020) Survival of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus on the human skin: Importance of hand hygiene in COVID-19 https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-... ●プレスリリース:京都府立医科大のHP ヒトの皮膚上に存在する新型コロナウイルスの生存期間を解明 https://www.kpu-m.ac.jp/doc/news/2020... The research team at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine discovered that the new coronavirus, compared to influenza virus, survives for a longer time on human skin. This is (graph shown on the screenshot) a graph showing how the amount of virus that is viral on the human skin surface changes over time. Red represents the new coronavirus and blue represents influenza A virus. According to the research team, it was revealed that the new coronavirus survives on the skin for about 9 hours. This is about five times longer than the influenza A virus. Assistant Professor Ryohei Hirose, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine stated "By touching something with a virus with your hand, then touching your throat, mouth, or eyes, you will be infected by it. The evidence that the virus lives long on your hands means the higher you will be exposed to the virus and thus I think it's better to think that the risk of infection will increase. " Meanwhile, the research team also evaluated the disinfecting effect of ethanol with a concentration of 80%. According to the research, the virus was completely inactivated by disinfecting with the 80% ethanol for 15 seconds and it "demonstrated the importance of hand sanitizer for the new coronavirus". Assistant Professor Ryohei Hirose, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine stated "If you use an ethanol disinfectant, Although the virus lives longer (on the skin), I don't think we need to worry too much. However, the fact that the virus survives longer means it is hard to figure out how an individual got infected. For example, if you the virus was on your hand for only an hour, It may be possible to track down the cause of infection and the cause of transfer to another person, but the infectious virus can remain on the hand for 7, 8 and 9 hours, and it is hard to tell what you touched that had the virus and where you got the virus from. Recently, there are negative views on people how got the virus, but looking from the point of view of infection via contact, it is difficult for an individual to put in the effort only, and I would like people to be more kind to them.” -
2020-10-05
カイコ」から“純国産”抗体検査キット 予約開始(2020年10月5日) - "Domestic" antibody test kit made from "Silkworm" reservation start (October 5, 2020)
A news that Japan made a domestic antibody kit that allows tracking of antibodies of the COVID-19. The news does not say how far back it can track the antibodies, and there are news saying that the antibodies will disappear in 3 months, so I am not sure if this will be useful for people after that 3 month span. ガの幼虫「蚕」で増殖したたんぱく質を使って新型コロナウイルスの感染履歴を確認できる抗体検査キットの予約受け付けが5日から始まりました。 開発された抗体検査キットは、ガの幼虫の蚕を使って新型コロナウイルスに似た毒性のないたんぱく質を増殖させて開発されました。九州大学発ベンチャー企業「KAICO」と埼玉のベンチャー企業「プロテックス」が共同開発した純国産の検査キットで、これまでの抗体検査よりもより正確に抗体の量も測定できるということです。 KAICO開発・営業担当、谷口雅浩さん:「現状、感染した履歴が分かるのがメリット。(将来的には)抗体の量が通年で分かるようになる」 抗体検査は1回5000円ほどで、法人や団体向けで5日からネットなどで予約を受け付けます。 Pre-orders for an antibody test kit that allows you to check the infection history of the new Coronavirus using the protein grown in the moth larvae "silkworm" began on the 5th. The antibody test kit was developed by using silkworms of moth larvae to propagate a non-toxic protein similar to the new coronavirus. It is a domestic test kit made in Japan developed by Kyushu University venture company "KAICO" and Saitama venture company "Protex", and it can measure the amount of antibody more accurately than the conventional antibody test. Mr. Masahiro Taniguchi, KAICO Development and Sales Manager: "Currently, it is an advantage to know the infection history. (In the future), the amount of antibody will be known throughout the year." The antibody test costs about 5,000 yen each time, and reservations will be accepted online from the 5th for corporations and groups in Japan. -
2020-03-21
Flattening the Curve
I was walking through Princeton University area and near the old movie theater I saw this poster. I thought that this would be a great thing to share on WhatsApp to help keep my friends and family safe during this time. -
2020-06-01
Coronavirus humour
With everything that we have to be afraid of in the current day, a bit of humour helps to lighten the mood. Someone edited a Daily Mail article, changing germs to germans, as one of the things that can be spread when someone coughs. -
2020-05-20
African Americans and COVID-19
The uploaded picture is African Americans waiting in line for distributions of food and mask in New York. It is just one of the many pictures and art forms describing the disproportions effects of COVID-19 on communities of color. It has been stated that people of color are becoming infected and dying of COVID-19 at high rates than those that are white. It is important to be made aware of this as it could be the result of systematic racism that is embedded in the access to healthcare and resources as well as the living conditions compared to white folks. -
2020-05-29
Are inmates attempting to infect themselves to gain early release?
One response to the pandemic in the US has been to consider releasing some prison inmates early to quell the spread of the virus within the prison population. This is a valid strategy because social distancing in a prison is impossible. In this video it appears that inmates are all sharing a cup in an attempt to infect themselves. Is that what is actually happening? Are they doing this in hopes that they will be released? -
04/26/2020
In California, Hawaiians And Other Pacific Islanders Have Highest COVID-19 Death Rate
Article from Honolulu Civil Beat on the disproportionate impact of Covid19 on those of Pacific Island descent in California -
2020-05-10
POBLADORES DE ICA QUEMAN Y DESTRUYEN COLCHONES Y DAÑAN CLINICA DESTINA PARA PACIENTES COVID-19.
Con piedras, palos, fierros y antorchas, pobladores del distrito de Subtanjalla, en Ica, evitaron la instalación de un albergue para pacientes con coronavirus dentro de la institución educativa Coprodeli – San Antonio, donde se acondicionó una clínica la cual fue destruida por los manifestantes. Los vecinos de Subtanjalla tomaron conocimiento por medios locales y redes sociales que el gobierno regional de Ica realizaba las coordinaciones para la instalación del albergue para pacientes con COVID-19 en el citado colegio. Sin embargo, no habrían estado de acuerdo con la disposición. Alrededor de las 10 de la noche, el descontrol se apoderó de los pobladores, quienes quemaron llantas y colchones no solo en los ingresos a la jurisdicción de Subtanjalla; sino también en diferentes puntos del distrito. Se enfrentaron a los agentes de la Policía Nacional y de la Fuerza Aérea del Perú (FAP), quienes tuvieron que hacer disparos disuasivos al aire para dispersar a los manifestantes. “No vamos a permitir que traigan a nuestro distrito a enfermos de coronavirus. ¿Acaso quieren que nos contagiemos nosotros también? Acá también hay niños y ancianos que son población vulnerable”, dijo un manifestante. Description With stones, sticks, irons and torches, residents of the Subtanjalla district, in Ica, prevented the installation of a shelter for patients with coronavirus within the Coprodeli - San Antonio educational institution, where a clinic was set up which was destroyed by the protesters . The residents of Subtanjalla learned through local media and social networks that the regional government of Ica was carrying out the coordination for the installation of the shelter for patients with COVID-19 in the aforementioned school. However, they would not have agreed with the provision. Around 10 o'clock at night, the lack of control took hold of the residents, who burned tires and mattresses not only in the income of the Subtanjalla jurisdiction; but also in different parts of the district. They confronted the agents of the National Police and the Peruvian Air Force (FAP), who had to fire dissuasive shots into the air to disperse the protesters. “We are not going to allow coronavirus patients to be brought into our district. Do they want us to get it too? Here there are also children and the elderly who are a vulnerable population, ”said a protester. -
2020-04
“I would say it's definitely a lot harder..."
“I would say it's definitely a lot harder to get in community because I feel like that's a big deal with any kind of faith and so with church it's all online now so I'm just watching it like from my home church with my family like in our house so that's kind of a bummer not being able to be in community every week and it's hard because it puts like I don't know more pressure…” -
2020-04-21
Ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic Highlights Infrastructure Gaps Across Circumpolar Regions Related to Inuit Health – Demonstrates Strength of Inuit Culture
“ICC’s Circumpolar Inuit Health Steering Committee (CIHSC), composed of representatives from the four countries met last week via teleconference and discussed the COVID-19 pandemic. The Committee notes that high rates of overcrowding and insufficient housing have already proven worrisome with the elevated respiratory conditions faced by many in our communities. Coupled with the high rates of food insecurity experienced by many, our concerns are real and complex. The gaps in accessible medical services are also a very real and an even more pressing concern. If not addressed, they will contribute to increased risk of infection and potential loss of lives. While those outside of the Arctic are simply turning to technology for work and otherwise, access and availability to basic and affordable broadband across much of Inuit Nunaat, especially during this time of a global pandemic, has created an unfortunate and stark disparity. Connectivity is essential. These disparities have been seen to have adverse effects in other populations and have shown to increase the rates of COVID-19.” -
2020-05-09
Gallup, New Mexico, Shuts People Out, Preventing Navajo Patrons From Getting Supplies
“The outbreak on the huge Navajo reservation, the nation's largest with 175,000 people, have made people in Gallup nervous. Many see hints of the long-running racism that has divided people in the town for centuries. ‘They targeted the people around here. They're going to be coming to Gallup to shop, so they put a stop to that,’ said Johnnie Henry, who said two of his relatives on the Navajo Nation were apparently infected with COVID-19 while working at a hospital in Gallup. ‘We kind of look at each other and say, are we the ones bringing it? No, it's all over. There's a lot of people who want to go back into Gallup, but they're afraid that they're going to call us names ... say that we are the carriers.’” -
2020-04-20
Hoisting Infected Patients
Brad Matheson of Priority 1 Air Rescue shares his ideas on how to properly hoist and extract Covid-19 infected patients from hospitals, while keeping his crew safe from any possible harm. -
2020-05-02
Covid-19 Pandemic, what does the future hold?
Predictions of a second wave of Covid-19 #HST643 -
2020-03-12
It’s time to tackle the coronavirus (and no, it’s not like the flu)
The Suffolk Journal, Suffolk University's student run newspaper, reports on the coronavirus. -
2020-03-29
Diary Entry
The ”lay off” Day 7 Whatsthisday, the 307th of Archpril The clocks changed tonight. I only know because I happened to be awake when they switched. An odd experience. One minute it’s 01:59 and the next 03:00. Yesterday was Earth Hour I’d missed that too, but Magdalena remembered and we spent a sleepy hour reading by candle and lamplight before heading to bed at 21:15. It’s a sort of tradition now. I missed both of these events because the available bandwidth to process news is simply overwhelmed with Covid-19. For a microscopic virus, it’s footprint in the macro world has become gargantuan, undeniable. Even for those for whom denial had become a way of life. I went to bed too early and now I can't sleep, so I’m browsing The Guardian and eating Clementines. We used to call them Mandarin oranges when I was a kid, but in Sweden, they call them Clementines for some reason. The US news is just apocalyptic. That’s a word I use far too much, but it really is the only one that fits now. Multiple, simultaneously accelerating sites of infection, the death rate approaching a thousand a day and the federal response remains jerky, incoherent, contradictory. At every news conference, Trump is like a bear in a trap, enraged, striking out blindly, snout spraying foam and blood with every snarl. He seems to sense a looming future that involves piano-wire and a sturdy lampost on some broad american boulevard. The lunacy is incomparable, without precedent in my lifetime. We are watching the Suez-cide of an empire in real time. In Sweden, things remain comparatively calm, but the undercurrent of concern is electric. We all feel it. We all know the exponential curve is on the way for us too. Our own local "Empire", the EU, is under tremendous strain as well, but here at least the causes remain pedestrian and institutional: the predictable outcome of a deliberately weak central authority rather then some bloated Nero. When this is over, we need to take a closer look at that. The house is cold – I’ve turned off the electric heating as spring pushes the temperatures higher, but it’s 0 degrees out there – so I creep down to start a fire. This is a delicate business at 03:30 in the morning or 02:30, whatever. The point is, it’s the middle of the night, and starting a fire tends to be a noisy obtrusive business, what with the roaring blaze, cast iron stove and so forth. I manage to get it just right, a minimum of metallic pings and ticks, the air flow turned down low to throttle brighter flames but not the coals. Satisfactory. I get back to writing. We’ve been in voluntary lockdown for about 2 weeks now. The first week was just a conventional work from home and then the layoff came. That was week 2. Today/Tonight/This morning, we are heading into week 3. That doesn’t mean we don’t do anything and I’d planned a series of activities with a minimum of social interaction for Saturday. Two things actually, a trip to hand stuff in to the 2nd hand place (Vinden which literally translates as Attic) and the open air recycling center. The fruits of a week with too much time on my hands. To that we've added a trip to ICA Maxi for a final round of supplies buying. The handoff at Vinden was perfect. There were some other people dropping stuff off, but we waited in the car for them to finish and then dumped our stuff. Eight bags of assorted clothes, utensils and older electronic odds and ends. Social interactions? Zero. Then we headed to Maxi. It’s dawning on me that this isn’t ideal. I’ve had misgivings about heading into an enormous shopping center in the middle of a global pandemic. Shopping should really be done only during off peak times and Saturday morning is about as on peak as you can get. This is feeling more and more like an avoidable error. I clutch my hand sanitizer and pull on my gloves. However, when we finally pull into the parking garage I’m encouraged. There are very few cars. We don’t need that much stuff, so instead of a trolley we get one of those rolling baskets and head in. There are plenty of people about, but Maxi (as the name suggests) is very large. It has acres of floor space and I can immediately see that people are distributed for maximal social distancing. There is a weird synchronicity to their movements, as if everyone is generating a repelling magnetic field, they slide past each other with meters of clearance. Even when people are speaking to each other or staff, they seem to be standing on either side of a 2 meter gorge. We pinball our way to the cat food (these goddam cats will be the death of us), traversing a wide arc through pet toys and obscure cleaning products, it’s a very lightly trafficked part of the store and we meet no one. Then down into fruit and vegetables to pick up oranges, clementines, apples and bananas. I read somewhere you can freeze fresh fruit and I want to try it. Magdalena has more practical goals in mind and selects the ingredients for a salad. In the fruit and veg section we actually bump into our handyman, Lars. Not literally of course. He has a heart condition and we don't want to kill him, so we stand either side of the gorge and shout pleasantries. Then onto dairy for milk (reason number two, after cat food, we are here at all) and two big plugs of cheese. Then I decide I want to get a loaf of freshly baked bread, but it’s a dilemma. No packaging. If I touch the bread with my gloves, anything on the gloves will transfer and then I’ll shove that material into my stupid fat face when we get home. I opt to remove the gloves, sanitize, pop the bread into the bags provided, then put the gloves back on. A month ago this aberrant, peculiar behavior would have attracted stares. Today, not the merest ripple of interest. The world has moved on. We head to the check outs. They are well manned and we immediately find one with a single shopper finishing up. I realize then we should have self-scanned all this crap. Now the checkout person is going to touch all our stuff, breath on it and so forth. While they contaminate everything I’m blipping my card. The blipping is great because you just hover the card over the reader. Nothing actually touches anything. You still have to punch in the code on the keypad (I shudder at this even though I’m wearing gloves) but the whole business is so much superior to the epidemiological nightmare of handing physical cash back and forth. Uuurgh. Cash. Filthy lucre. What a mad unsanitary idea cash is. Or more correctly in Sweden, was. Another big plus in Sweden’s fight against the spread of the virus. Cash is no longer king. It’s not even a local warlord and all its Statues were pulled down years ago. We head out to the car, sanitize, and home. Social interactions? Two. -
2020-04-05
How Zombie Films Reveal the True Dangers of COVID-19
Essay likens COVID-19 virus to Zombies, because both infect a host to become viable. -
2020-04-19
People demanding the right to be eaten by zombies
@Kellydavio writes "What zombie movies got wrong about the actual apocalypse, part 1,487: they omitted scenes of people on the street demanding the right to be eaten by zombies." Kelly Davio refers to recent protests in Michigan and Denver, CO where protestors took to the streets to protest shelter-in-place guidelines in Michigan and Colorado. Commentary includes Memes that show protestors as Zombies. -
04/06/2020
Bronx Zoo Tiger “Nadia,” a Covid-19 victim
Tigers can get it? -
04/12/2020
States are restricting Easter gatherings amid COVID-19. Churches and lawmakers are pushing back.
The article goes into the response of different states in relation to the Coronavirus. With this, we also get the responses of different church organzations to the quarentine. Most of them are against the idea of temporarily disbanning the church community, and have since been fighting with local judical powers, as well as the supreme court, to overrule th restrictions of self-isolation as it pertains to church gatherings. -
2020-04-14
Plague Journal: Black Belt Alabama
Excerpts from emails to friends, Facebook posts, blog posts. -
2020-04-11
Up-to-date information on CoVid-19's spread in Peru
Cheering megaphone - Conoce las medidas anunciadas hoy por el Gobierno para frenar la propagación del #COVIDー19 y proteger a la ciudadanía. -
2020-03-27
Risk Alert Level 4
State of Arizona employees have been receiving these Risk messages since Gov. Ducey declared a state of emergency. Today was the first day it reached level 4. -
03/15/2020
CoVid-19 cases in Italy worsen, raising death toll and number of infected
CoVid-19 cases worsening in Italy