03:05 PM
Wednesday 14 October 2020
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I wrote – Amira Helmy
After the new Corona virus has become a threat to the whole world about 9 months ago, its appearance, all of us are looking forward to know what happens every minute, in light of the tremendous development that Covid-19 has brought in our lives.
Within this framework, “Masrawy” provides a daily service that includes displaying everything you want to know about the latest developments in the emerging corona virus, from the emergence of new symptoms or the occurrence of a different mutation, as well as the development of vaccines and drugs, in brief.
The latest symptom of Corona: deafness
There have been reports of doctors warning of a case of a 45-year-old man being allegedly deaf as a result of a Coronavirus infection.
It was revealed that this case is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom, and experts said that sudden and permanent hearing loss is associated with “Covid-19” infection in some people.
This comes after experts at the University of Manchester stated that people who had recovered from the virus reported a deterioration in their hearing, as well as cases such as tinnitus, according to what was reported by “Russia Today”.
How long is the immunity “Covid-19” in severe cases
A new study claims that people who survive severe cases of the new corona virus may have immunity that lasts for a longer period.
The researchers found that the levels of antibodies remained high in patients who were hospitalized with a “Covid-19” infection for up to four months.
Moreover, these antibodies bind to other neutralizing antibodies that kill the virus upon contact, and prevent it from re-infection.
The team, at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, says the results provide evidence for measuring levels of antibodies as a tool to track the spread of “Covid-19” within the community.
Scientists have long known that the immune system produces antibodies after someone contracts the Coronavirus.
However, “there is a large knowledge gap regarding the duration of these antibody responses,” said lead investigator Dr. Richelle Charles, a researcher in the Department of Infectious Diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital.
An important recommendation before vaccination with the vaccine
Alexander Gorilov, deputy director of the scientific side of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of the Russian Consumer Rights Authority, warned of the need not to hide the presence of diseases before vaccination against the Coronavirus; As this can lead to complications and side effects.
“At this stage of clinical trials, healthy volunteers should be selected, but it happens that some people hide what they have been through before in terms of diseases. It is quite clear that diseases should not be hidden before vaccination,” Gorelov said in a statement.
Egypt is preparing for the second wave
The Minister of Health, Hala Zayed, revealed that the country is “fully prepared” to face any second wave of “Covid 19”, and said in a press conference that this preparation is due to “the accumulated experiences and lessons learned” from the first wave, as “crisis management in Egypt was the best.” Among the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region. “
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