Corona Virus Net is the web resource for anyone interested in Coronaviruses. Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans. Coronaviruses are zoonotic, meaning they are transmitted between animals and humans. Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, and shortness of breath. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death. Standard recommendations to prevent infection spread include regular hand washing, covering mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing. Also avoid close contact with anyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness such as coughing and sneezing.

A pneumonia of unknown cause detected in Wuhan, China was first reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019. The outbreak of COVID-19 was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020 by the WHO. As of March 11th, the WHO declared the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, acknowledging that the virus will likely spread to all countries in the world.

The objectives of Corona Virus Net are to be the public and professional information resource for coronaviruses and to serve as a network in the exchange of information and news related to coronaviruses. What do you know about the novel Coronavirus that is causing a health emergency?

• Governor Lamont Provides Update on Connecticut's Coronavirus Response Efforts - CT.gov
  Thu, 02 Dec 2021 20:07 GMT
• Several omicron cases have now been detected in the US : Coronavirus Updates - NPR
  Fri, 03 Dec 2021 01:18 GMT
• Scientists are combing through coronavirus samples to see how widespread omicron is - NPR
  Thu, 02 Dec 2021 21:14 GMT
• Coronavirus daily news updates, December 2: What to know today about COVID-19 in the Seattle area, Washington state and the world - The Seattle Times
  Thu, 02 Dec 2021 14:41 GMT
• Coronavirus cases in South Africa nearly triple in three days as fears over omicron grow - The Washington Post
  Thu, 02 Dec 2021 20:10 GMT
• Coronavirus in Georgia | COVID case, death, and hospitalization data Dec. 2 - 11Alive.com WXIA
  Thu, 02 Dec 2021 21:37 GMT
• The Coronavirus in a Tiny Drop - The New York Times
  Wed, 01 Dec 2021 15:48 GMT
• Finland discovers first case of Omicron variant of coronavirus - Reuters
  Thu, 02 Dec 2021 12:26 GMT
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: November 30, 2021 | FDA - FDA.gov
  Tue, 30 Nov 2021 20:35 GMT
• Omicron and delta spell return of unpopular coronavirus restrictions - Tampa Bay Times
  Thu, 02 Dec 2021 19:15 GMT
• Coronavirus in Ohio Thursday update: Over 9,000 new cases - WKBN.com
  Thu, 02 Dec 2021 18:54 GMT
• Illinois Coronavirus Updates: First US Omicron Case Confirmed, Chicago Doctor Details Long COVID - NBC Chicago
  Thu, 02 Dec 2021 20:59 GMT
• Illinois coronavirus: Highest caseload in a year as omicron looms - Chicago Sun-Times
  Thu, 02 Dec 2021 19:49 GMT
• Coronavirus: Google again delays return to offices after emergence of omicron - The Mercury News
  Fri, 03 Dec 2021 01:02 GMT
• Medicaid Will Cover Coronavirus Vaccine Counseling for Kids - HealthPayerIntelligence.com
  Thu, 02 Dec 2021 17:55 GMT

• PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (323): Pfizer vaccine in children, vaccine diplomacy, WHO
  Mon, 20 Sep 2021 21:44:10 -0400
  COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown
  A lower dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine -- one-3rd the amount given to adults and teens -- is safe and triggered a robust immune response in children as young as 5 years old, the drug companies announced in a news release Monday morning.
  The finding, eagerly anticipated by many parents and pediatricians, is a crucial step toward the 2-shot coronavirus vaccine regimen becoming available for younger school-aged children, perhaps close to Halloween.
  The companies still must

• The inflammatory biomarkers profile of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and its association with patient's outcome: A single centered study Thu, 02 Dec 2021 06:00:00 -0500
  Several reports highlighted the central role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of corona virus disease-19 (COVID-19) disease. Also, the hyper-inflammatory response that is triggered by severe acute respiratory syndrom-Covid-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection was believed to play an essential role in disease severity and adverse clinical course. For that reason, the classical inflammatory markers were proposed as a possible indicator for COVID-19 severity. However, an extensive analysis of the predictive...
• The nanotopography of SiO₂ particles impacts the selectivity and 3D fold of bound allergens Thu, 02 Dec 2021 06:00:00 -0500
  A detailed description of the changes that occur during the formation of protein corona represents a fundamental question in nanoscience, given that it not only impacts the behaviour of nanoparticles but also affects the bound proteins. Relevant questions include whether proteins selectively bind particles, whether a specific orientation is preferred for binding, and whether particle binding leads to a modulation of their 3D fold. For allergens, it is important to answer these questions given...
• The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceived access to health care and preferences for health care provision in individuals (being) treated for breast cancer Thu, 02 Dec 2021 06:00:00 -0500
  CONCLUSION: Perceived access to health care has improved substantially throughout the pandemic. Digital care is well received by patients (being) treated for breast cancer.
• Norovirus outbreaks in long-term care facilities in Catalonia from 2017 to 2018 Thu, 02 Dec 2021 06:00:00 -0500
  Norovirus is the leading cause of outbreaks of acute viral gastroenteritis. We carried out this study to investigate outbreaks in long-term care facilities reported in 2017 and 2018 in Catalonia (Spain). The characteristics of the centers, exposed persons and the genogroups responsible were analyzed. Viral loads were estimated. The attack rate (AR) of the outbreaks studied, and the rate ratio (RR) and the odds ratio (OR) and their 95% confidence intervals as measures of association were...
• Diffusion Tensor Imaging Correlates of Resilience Following Adolescent Traumatic Brain Injury Wed, 01 Dec 2021 06:00:00 -0500
  CONCLUSION: The current findings are some of the first to indicate neurobiological evidence of previously noted buffering effects of resilience-promoting factors in individuals with TBI.
• Impact of corona-phobia on attitudes and acceptance towards COVID-19 vaccine among cancer patients: a single-center study Wed, 01 Dec 2021 06:00:00 -0500
  Aim: This study aimed to assess the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) phobia and related factors on attitude towards COVID-19 vaccine in cancer patients. Methods: A prospective cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with 300 adult patients using a validated COVID-19 Phobia Scale (C19P-S) and related survey to determine the factors affecting vaccine acceptance between May-June 2021. Results: Regarding the COVID-19 vaccine willingness, 86.7% accepted vaccination, 6.3% were...
• Factors associated with brain white matter damage in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a tract-based spatial statistics study Wed, 01 Dec 2021 06:00:00 -0500
  CONCLUSION: Before the cognitive function was obviously impaired, abnormalities of FA and RD had been found in the corpus callosum, corona radiate, and upper fasciculus in patients with T2DM, which suggested that the damage mainly occurred in the myelin sheath of WM and may be related to systemic vascular damage.
• Risk of exposure of dental personnel to COVID-19 and their compliance with COVID-19 safety guidance for the dental practice Wed, 01 Dec 2021 06:00:00 -0500
  CONCLUSION: Although dental personnel at the Dental Centre, LUTH had a high risk of exposure to COVID-19, they showed low-to-moderate compliance with pre-treatment, during treatment and post-treatment guidance which led to a relatively high incidence of COVID-19 transmission in the dental clinic.
• In-silico design of a multi-epitope for developing sero-diagnosis detection of SARS-CoV-2 using spike glycoprotein and nucleocapsid antigens Wed, 01 Dec 2021 06:00:00 -0500
  COVID-19 is a pandemic disease caused by novel corona virus, SARS-CoV-2, initially originated from China. In response to this serious life-threatening disease, designing and developing more accurate and sensitive tests are crucial. The aim of this study is designing a multi-epitope of spike and nucleocapsid antigens of COVID-19 virus by bioinformatics methods. The sequences of nucleotides obtained from the NCBI Nucleotide Database. Transmembrane structures of proteins were predicted by TMHMM...
• CAViaR-WS-based HAN: conditional autoregressive value at risk-water sailfish-based hierarchical attention network for emotion classification in COVID-19 text review data Wed, 01 Dec 2021 06:00:00 -0500
  The Corona Virus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has made a remarkable impact on economies and societies worldwide. With numerous procedures of social distancing and lockdowns, it becomes essential to know people's emotional responses on a very large scale. Thus, an effective emotion classification approach is developed using the proposed Conditional Autoregressive Value at Risk-Water Sailfish-based Hierarchical Attention Network (CAViaR-WS-based HAN) for classifying the emotions in the...