Björn Meyer
Virologist - PhD 🔬👨🔬 | ☣ RNA Viruses, currently kept busy by a Coronavirus | @Vignuzzilab🔍 @InstitutPasteur | 🇩🇪🇪🇺🇺🇳
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France braces for possible new lockdown measures as Covid-19 hospitalisations mount
France is bracing for a potential new lockdown as President Emmanuel Macron prepares a televised address Wednesday aimed at stopping a fast-rising tide of coronavirus patients in French hospitals and…
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Press conference on the EU's response to coronavirus
France mulling month-long national lockdown to combat COVID-19 crisis: BFM TV
The French government is envisaging a month-long national lockdown to combat a rise in coronavirus infections which could take effect from midnight on Thursday, France's BFM TV reported on Tuesday.
Coronavirus: Will Germany go into lockdown? | DW | 27.10.2020
The German government had hoped to avoid a second standstill of the country's society and economy. But with rapidly rising coronavirus cases, a U-turn seems likely.
Wissenschaftsorganisationen zur Coronavirus-Pandemie: Die Situation ist ernst
Gemeinsame Erklärung „Coronavirus-Pandemie: Es ist ernst“ der Präsidentin der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft und der Präsidenten der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft, der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft, der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft und der...
Covid: Antibodies 'fall rapidly after infection'
This is likely to mean immunity levels decline and raises the risk of reinfection, researchers say.
Covid-19 Live Updates: Surge in Hospitalizations Strains U.S. Health Care Facilities
The country has seen a 40 percent increase in the past month in the number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients.
Perspectives on Viral RNA Genomes and the RNA Folding Problem
Viral RNA genomes change shape as virus particles disassemble, form replication complexes, attach to ribosomes for translation, evade host defense mechanisms, and assemble new virus particles. These structurally dynamic RNA shapeshifters present a...
Eurosurveillance | A large national outbreak of COVID-19 linked to air travel, Ireland, summer 2020
An outbreak of 59 cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) originated with 13 cases linked by a 7 h, 17% occupancy flight into Ireland, summer 2020. The flight-associated attack rate was 9.8–17.8%. Spread to 46 non-flight cases occurred country-wide....
France sees highest number of Covid-19 patients going into hospital since April
French hospitals registered 1,307 new coronavirus patients on Monday in the highest one-day increase since April 2, which saw 1,607 new patients, as the health system comes under increasing stress fr…
France has 'lost control' of coronavirus, doctor warns, as Europe wrestles with big second wave
A French doctor warns that his country has 'lost control' of the coronavirus, a day after health authorities reported more than 52,000 new infections.
NASA’s SOFIA Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon
NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed, for the first time, water on the sunlit surface of the Moon.
België vroeg Nederland coronapatiënten over te nemen, maar voorlopig geen plek
België heeft Nederland gevraagd om coronapatiënten over te nemen, om de druk op ziekenhuizen bij de zuiderburen te verlichten. Voorlopig is er echter geen ...
With record 52,000 new cases, France struggles to contain Covid-19
France set a grim record on Sunday after reporting more than 52,000 new coronavirus cases, raising concerns that greater restrictions may be needed as the country struggles to contain the epidemic.
The Bad Scientist On The White House Covid-19 Task Force
The newest advisor on the US coronavirus task force is giving out very, very bad advice.
Covid-19 surge in Belgium leads to shortage of doctors, teachers and police
BRUSSELS - Well into Europe's second wave of the coronavirus, so many Belgians are sick...
Coronavirus digest: France reports over 50,000 cases in single day | DW | 25.10.2020
It is the highest number of infections in a single-day period since widespread testing was introduced in the country. Meanwhile, Spain faces a new state of emergency. Follow DW for the latest.
Study: Universal mask use could save 130,000 lives by February - STAT
“Expanding mask use is one of the easy wins for the United States," said the lead author of the new study.
Coronavirus: UK records 19,790 more COVID-19 cases and 151 further deaths
The figures are both lower than on Saturday, but weekend statistics can be incomplete as data may be delayed.