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By Adam Vaughan David King has founded an independent scientific advisory groupNIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty Ima The UK government’s decision to outsource coronavirus contact tracing to private call centre operators including Serco has been branded “bewildering” by an independent group of scientists set up in parallel to the government’s official science advisers. The “independent Scientific…

CLOSE White House has confirmed a second coronavirus case among West Wing staff, this time in VP Mike Pence's office. President Trump addresses concerns. USA TODAYThe White House is pushing a return to its failed experiment in relying on temperature screening of air travelers to detect coronavirus despite vehement objections from the nation's top public health agency, internal documents obtained…

Share on PinterestScientists have tested an array of pre-existing drugs to see how they might tackle the new coronavirus.There is currently no vaccine or antiviral drug with proven efficacy against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, though several clinical trials are underway.Lack of in-depth knowledge about how the newly emerged virus interacts with human cells…

Share on PinterestA newly discovered mutation in SARS-CoV-2 sheds some light on how the current outbreak might evolve.SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes the illness COVID-19. In the mutation, 81 letters in the virus’s genome had been deleted.Viral mutations are a normal part of a virus’s evolution and can alter the severity of the disease…

Share on PinterestA new study may have uncovered fresh clues about the development of Alzheimer’s disease.Alzheimer’s disease involves a progressive and irreversible loss of memory and thinking skills, which increasingly disrupts a person’s ability to function normally. It is the most common form of dementia, affecting around 5 million people in the United States alone.In…