Covid updates – July, 2020

Here are some covid updates from last couple of weeks. I have gathered info from zoom sessions. For more details, accurate sources, and veracity, please research further.

• CA expecting 19000+ deaths by Nov. 1
• US covid deaths top 150,000
• More than 6,300 covid cases in the US, are linked to colleges
• After some decline in people dying, now daily death counts are rising in 21 states
• 47% (that is, almost half the population) of US adults have some underlying condition that slightly increases the chance of severe covid illness
• Blood glucose level of 7 or higher leads to 33% chance of dying 60% chance of contraction
• Spain had 2,255 more cases in last 24 or so hours.  Britain imposed quarantine on travelers from Spain
• WHO warns of new EBOLA outbreak in Congo
• China reports biggest virus spike since end of Wuhan outbreak
• India has the fastest growing coronavirus cases in the world
• 23% of Delhi residents seem to have antibodies 
• North Korea is reporting their first covid case
• Plastic visors in place of masks are NOT effective
• Israel & Japan experience huge spikes in covid cases
• Chinese study found that people with type 2 diabetes had shorter telomere length
• Study found that aerosoles in covid patients’ rooms, had live virus floating around even after 5-6 days
• Research found no transmission of covid from infected moms to newborn babies, even after 2 weeks of breast feeding with proper cleaning protocols
• In another study, pregnant women who had virus, their placenta also had virus
• Study says mosquitoes cannot pass on covid from infected patients to non infected patients
• From 3334 patients with covid in NY hospitalized, 16% had DVT, stroke or heart attacks
• Presence of virus in the gut likely means that virus takes longer to leave the system and would lead to higher risk of liver injury
• Spain study found that about 5% of those who contracted covid  in large cities had antibodies while only 3% of those of contracted covid near the coast, had antibodies
• In one study, over 50% of people who contracted covid show some heart damage
• 85 babies under age 1 tested positive in one county in Texas
• Overwhelming fatigue, palpitations, muscle aches are symptoms that linger for 4-6 weeks after recovery from covid

On potential vaccines & treatments & safety products

• There are 42 potential vaccines — Most in phase 1, 14 of them are in phase 2 and 4 are in phase 3 
• Oxford/ AZ vaccine results look good in phase 1 / 2
• China’s Sinopharm is in phase 3 trial for covid vaccine
• Cage Bio developed sanitizers that offers protection for up to 4 hours
• Steroid treatment slightly reduces the need for mechanical ventilation 
• A client has very exciting and fascinating prevention strategy. If interested in investing then let me know & I’ll put you both in contact.
• Boehringer Ingelheim identified 28 new antibodies to fight the virus