Apart from the fear of infecting oneself, health workers are also worried about transmitting the disease to family members, especially ageing parents, and young kids.
The chaos unfolding across India in recent days has spelled out that for the 74 million people -- one sixth of the urban population -- who live cheek by jowl in the country's slums, social distancing is going to be physically and economically impossible
With most individuals staying indoors, Facebook has clearly seen a rise in the total volume of text messages and voice calls being done on Messenger and WhatsApp, along with a clear rise in consumption of content that was Facebook’s biggest fodder to begin with — news. Given that advertisement revenues are already down by the billions, it is important for Facebook to move fast.
Zoom has dethroned the many popular entertainment apps like WhatsApp, TikTok, and Instagram on Google Play Store. WhatsApp slipped to the fifth position despite a surge in usage. The basic version of Zoom allows up to 50 participants to join a video conference call.
Fully recovered patients have antibodies in their blood that should protect them from fresh infection, but we don't know how long those antibodies will last. With some viruses, antibodies fade faster. Even if they do persist, SARS-CoV-2 might undergo small changes over time, as flu viruses do each year, rendering the antibodies ineffective.