A growing number of nations and companies are either trialling or rolling out systems that monitor sewage, and they may provide the key to ensuring that future Covid-19 outbreaks are kept under control.
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A 5-cent sensor may detect COVID-19 in 10 minutes at home
It’s still a way off, but a feasible, fast, at-home SARS-CoV-2 test is on the horizon. This new device being developed by Caltech will be able to detect coronavirus in ten minutes by analyzing a drop of your blood.
Found: genes that sway the course of the coronavirus
Scientist have pinned down common gene variants that are linked to the most severe cases of COVID19 and the reason why some people get very sick and others show only mild symptoms. This discovery leads to discovery of existing drugs that could be repurposed to help sick patients.
Can we detect COVID-19 by analysing speech signals?
You know how people often just 'sound sick'? Researchers are investigating just that. By processing speech recordings of people infected with Covid-19 but not showing symptoms, researchers found evidence of vocal biomarkers, or measurable indicators, of the disease.