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?

• Covid-19 Live News and Updates - The New York Times
  Wed, 18 May 2022 08:52 GMT
• How big is the latest U.S. coronavirus wave? No one really knows. - The Washington Post
  Wed, 18 May 2022 22:49 GMT
• ‘You will be exposed’ to the coronavirus, Oregon health officials say, though COVID-19 wave relatively mild - OregonLive
  Wed, 18 May 2022 20:12 GMT
• Ashley Biden and Xavier Becerra Test Positive for the Coronavirus - The New York Times
  Wed, 18 May 2022 19:06 GMT
• Coronavirus daily news updates, May 18: What to know today about COVID-19 in the Seattle area, Washington state and the world - The Seattle Times
  Wed, 18 May 2022 13:25 GMT
• New York health commissioner: Coronavirus ‘doesn’t get tired’ - WSKG.org
  Wed, 18 May 2022 11:39 GMT
• Illinois Coronavirus Updates: 'High' COVID Alert Level Expected, Masking Guidance - NBC Chicago
  Wed, 18 May 2022 18:43 GMT
• Hampton is tracking how much coronavirus is in what gets flushed - VPM News
  Wed, 18 May 2022 17:13 GMT
• COVID-19: State update - 1,247,925 coronavirus cases, 17,307 deaths - KATC News
  Wed, 18 May 2022 17:45 GMT
• Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Weekly Epidemiological Update (18 May 2022) - World - ReliefWeb
  Wed, 18 May 2022 18:05 GMT
• Since You’re Already Getting a Flu Shot, Why Not One for Covid, Too? - The New York Times
  Wed, 18 May 2022 18:06 GMT
• Michigan reports 29,267 new COVID cases, 78 deaths over past week - WDIV ClickOnDetroit
  Wed, 18 May 2022 18:40 GMT
• US warns about new coronavirus variants if infections don't remain low - La Prensa Latina
  Wed, 18 May 2022 21:16 GMT
• Peking University students protest coronavirus lockdown restrictions in China - The Washington Post
  Wed, 18 May 2022 18:22 GMT
• Coronavirus Daily: Where Are the Paxlovid Combination Trials? - Bloomberg
  Wed, 18 May 2022 11:30 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

• Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis in a Young Patient With COVID-19 Infection Wed, 18 May 2022 06:00:00 -0400
  Inferior vena cava thrombosis (IVCT) is a potentially fatal condition that may rarely occur in young patients with COVID-19 infection. This report describes a young adult female with a recent COVID 19 infection who presented with fever, bilateral flank pain, elevated inflammatory markers, and evidence of thrombosis in the inferior vena cava (IVC) on computed tomography (CT). The patient required treatment with anticoagulation therapy and catheter-directed thrombolysis, IVC filter placement, and...
• Internet of Things Framework for Oxygen Saturation Monitoring in COVID-19 Environment Wed, 18 May 2022 06:00:00 -0400
  The pandemic/epidemic of COVID-19 has affected people worldwide. A huge number of lives succumbed to death due to the sudden outbreak of this corona virus infection. The specified symptoms of COVID-19 detection are very common like normal flu; asymptomatic version of COVID-19 has become a critical issue. Therefore, as a precautionary measurement, the oxygen level needs to be monitored by every individual if no other critical condition is found. It is not the only parameter for COVID-19 detection...
• Conducting risk assessments and case detection in online environments in the scope of fight with COVID-19: A good practice example diabetes: A cross-sectional study Wed, 18 May 2022 06:00:00 -0400
  Turkey's Corona Precaution Application, a web-based and mobile service, has been actively used by the citizens of the Republic of Turkey and foreigners coming to Turkey since March 19, 2020. This article examines the Corona Precaution Application in terms of its success in detecting risky and positive cases among users. In this informative process analysis study, which is conducted in the lights of Ministry of Health of Turkey data, the efficiency of Corona Precaution Application in March...
• Safety and efficacy of BCG re-vaccination in relation to COVID-19 morbidity in healthcare workers: A double-blind, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial Wed, 18 May 2022 06:00:00 -0400
  BACKGROUND: BCG vaccination prevents severe childhood tuberculosis (TB) and was introduced in South Africa in the 1950s. It is hypothesised that BCG trains the innate immune system by inducing epigenetic and functional reprogramming, thus providing non-specific protection from respiratory tract infections. We evaluated BCG for reduction of morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19 in healthcare workers in South Africa.
• EMERGENCE OF NEW STRAINS OF SARS-COV-2: AFRICA'S FATE AND ITS PREPAREDNESS AGAINST COVID-19 INFECTION WAVES Wed, 18 May 2022 06:00:00 -0400
  CONCLUSION: The adoption of a multidisciplinary approach to mitigate the impact of emergence of mutant SARS-CoV-2 variants and resurgence of infection spike is recommended.
• Fabrication of human serum albumin-imprinted photothermal nanoparticles for enhanced immunotherapy Tue, 17 May 2022 06:00:00 -0400
  Photothermal nanoparticles have been confirmed to induce an antitumor immune response and turn "cold tumor" into "hot tumor". However, their delivery efficacy to tumors is limited by the elimination from the reticalendothel system. Herein, human serum albumin (HSA)-imprinted polymer coated Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles (Fe(3)O(4)@MIPs) are fabricated by oxidative polymerization of dopamine in the presence of HSA on the polydopamine pre-modified Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticle surface, followed by the removal...
• Solvent-Free Templated Synthesis of Core-Crosslinked Star-Shaped Polymers in Supramolecular Body-Centered Cubic Phase Tue, 17 May 2022 06:00:00 -0400
  This study reports the exploration of a solvent-free supramolecular templated synthesis strategy towards highly core-crosslinked star-shaped polymers (CSPs). To achieve this, a kind of crosslinkable giant surfactants, based on a functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) head tethered with a diblock copolymer tail containing reactive benzocyclobutene groups, was designed and prepared. By varying the volume fraction of linear block copolymer tail, these giant surfactants could...
• Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 During the COVID 19: Psychological Symptoms and Eating Attitudes Tue, 17 May 2022 06:00:00 -0400
  CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggested that obese T1D patients are at greater risk of developing psychological symptoms and an eating disorder is being triggered to reduce the negative psychological symptoms. The results of this study may guide targeted interventions among T1D patients.
• The risk of death or unplanned readmission after discharge from a COVID-19 hospitalization in Alberta and Ontario Mon, 16 May 2022 06:00:00 -0400
  BACKGROUND: The frequency of readmissions after COVID-19 hospitalizations is uncertain, as is whether current readmission prediction equations are useful for discharge risk stratification of COVID-19 survivors or for comparing among hospitals. We sought to determine the frequency and predictors of death or unplanned readmission after a COVID-19 hospital discharge.
• Endovascular revascularization of multi segment chronically occluded ICA Mon, 16 May 2022 06:00:00 -0400
  This case report describes a novel endovascular method for treating chronically occluded internal carotid artery (COICA). The patient is a 55-year-old male with vascular risk factors who presented to an outside institution with right-sided weakness and dysarthria, was diagnosed as having a stroke, and discharged with medical management. The patient's symptoms failed to improve throughout the week prompting him to visit another outside institution, where computed tomography (CT) angiography...