Coronavirus Updates
Following a successful lab test, Israeli mask maker Sonovia said on Monday that the fabric of its reusable anti-viral masks will be able to neutralize close to 99% of the coronavirus even after several washes.
Trains started running again in Israel on Monday after a three-month halt due to the coronavirus. Trains are currently limited to 500 passengers, and they must purchase tickets online 48 hours before boarding.
The number of coronavirus deaths in Brazil passed the 50,000 mark on Sunday. The 641 new deaths reported by the country’s Health Ministry brought the total fatality count to 50,617.
A total of 40 Major League Baseball players and staff members tested positive for the coronavirus in the past week, according to a report in USA Today.
The World Health Organization on Sunday reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases, with the total rising by 183,020 in a 24-hour period.
An Italian physician specializing in infectious diseases says the coronavirus could die out on its own without a vaccine. Prof. Matteo Bassetti, head of the infectious diseases clinic at the Policlinico San Martino hospital in Italy, told The Telegraph, as reported Sunday, that the virus has been losing potency in the past month, with patients who previously would have died now recovering.