Heavy breathers could be Covid-19 SUPERSPREADERS

Heavy breathers could be Covid-19 SUPERSPREADERS: One in five people make 80 per cent of ALL exhaled air particles – with obese and old people the worst offenders US researchers assessed exhaled aerosol particles from nearly 200 people   Also infected primates with Covid to see how infection altered production BMI, age and Covid infection were all … Read more

Coronavirus: Super-spreaders are just 8%, but cause 60% infections

A small percentage of coronavirus patients are responsible for major outbreaks, the largest study-to-date of transmission suggests. Researchers found that, in India, less than 10 percent of people infected with COVID-19 are responsible for almost two-thirds of all new infections.  What’s more, children younger than 17 were the least likely to die of the disease, … Read more

Super-spreaders make up just 8% of COVID-19 patients but cause 60% of infections, study finds

A small percentage of coronavirus patients are responsible for major outbreaks, the largest study-to-date of transmission suggests. Researchers found that, in India, less than 10 percent of people infected with COVID-19 are responsible for almost two-thirds of all new infections.  What’s more, children younger than 17 were the least likely to die of the disease, … Read more

NHS cleaners, porters and office staff were secret coronavirus super-spreaders within hospital

NHS cleaners, porters and office staff were unknown ‘super-spreaders’ in hospitals, according to the nation’s antibody screening drive. Sir John Bell, who runs the programme, said background workers at some UK hospitals had ‘sky high’ levels of antibodies compared to doctors and nurses on COVID-19 wards. It means it was the hospital cleaners and porters, … Read more

NHS cleaners, porters and office staff were secret coronavirus super-spreaders within hospital

NHS cleaners, porters and office staff were unknown ‘super-spreaders’ in hospitals, according to the nation’s antibody screening drive. Sir John Bell, who runs the programme, said background workers at some UK hospitals had ‘sky high’ levels of antibodies compared to doctors and nurses on COVID-19 wards. It means it was the hospital cleaners and porters, … Read more

Superspreaders ARE fuelling the coronavirus pandemic

Scientists have found more evidence that ‘superspreader’ events are the main driving force behind the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.  Preliminary research from Hong Kong found that around 20 per cent of COVID-19 sufferers are highly infectious, and responsible for 80 per cent of all transmissions. However, 70 per cent of people infected with the virus do not … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Are supermarkets the new superspreaders?

A heartbroken son has begged people to stay indoors and obey social distancing after his mother, 87, died from coronavirus after shopping in Asda, amid fears that supermarkets could become superspreaders of the killer illness. Shoppers were pictured squeezing together at supermarkets up and down the country this morning, ignoring social distancing rules from the … Read more