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5G is the latest broadband network around the world. It is still undergoing trials in different countries except some few countries in which it has been fully deployed. It took about four decades from the first generation to the fifth generation. Each generation came with stiff resistance from the public. There is always one conspiracy theory in each generation of network that if allowed to work will hamper the earth or ucher in a new world government. Others claim these networks cause cancer. 5G is not an exception. It has been linked with many illnesses. One very interesting one says that even if the network is safe, it can become dangerous when multiple devices connect with it. An increase in radio frequency EMF exposure may result from such connection. There is no known immediate effect but can accumulate and cause long term health effects. Another possible effect is that 5G causes covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Read Also: Covid-19 (coronavirus) vaccine expected date This c...

The covid-19 disease is spreading and spreading real fast. It has spread across over 200 countries killing people on the way. With little information available to health care workers about the virus, prevention methods have revolved around hygiene. Washing hands with soap and running warm water has been the golden advice. However, in cases where there is none available, other options like the use of hand sanitizer could prove helpful. Read Also : Prevention tips for covid-19 (coronavirus) Some other prevention methods include sneezing into disposable tissue paper or a folded arm and social distancing. Facemask and handglove is used by health care experts. Some prevent infection from droplets while others include the more small aerosols. Some countries are enforcing the use of these medical materials for every person coming out of their home. Some people who live in countries that have no law on the use of these materials still use them. Many prefer the more expensive ones. Because ...

Since the beginning of the covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, scientists have been working on a solution. Focus is on either a drug to cure it or a vaccine to prevent it. A drug for a cure relies on either existing drugs or research and development of a new candidate. Research into existing drugs takes a shorter time when compared to research and development into a new candidate. However, many of the existing drugs are not giving a perfect result. Although chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine has shown some degree of success. Developing an existing drug is time consuming and difficult. The development follows several processes. However many pharmaceutical companies are on it. Read Also : Drug development and production process As for vaccine development, they are products that produce immunity from disease. The key ingredient in a vaccine is an inactive or weakened form of an organism such as bacteria and virus. They are relatively safer than the infection itself. Now, many people a...

The coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic keeps on hitting even the best of health care around the world. Since much is not yet known about the virus, government and medical personnel adopt various strategies to treat and control the spread. One of such popular methods of prevention is quarantine. Read Also : Word and meaning of terms use during covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic Quarantine is when a person that came in contact with a confirmed case without personal protective equipment stays indoors for a period of 14 days. These people include those who are coming from a country with many cases, somebody who was in contact with a confirmed case for some time or living in the same house with an infected person. Some countries provide quarantine centers. Others provide a hotel for all arriving travellers to stay for 14 days before leaving. And ever wondered why most countries order lockdown/shutdown for two weeks? The question is why 14 days? What is so special about 14 days? Quarantine...

As the world is faced with the new pandemic, many new terms are springing up. Most of them are coined from existing words or long forgotten as they were no longer used. Some of them may sound a little bit complex or seem to mean something similar to another known word. Here, we shall be introduced to most of the words as it relates to covid-19. Most of these terms should be known to both healthcare persons and the general public to understand how well to fight the infection. covid-19 terms use Words And Their Meaning Coronavirus : is a group of viral diseases that affect humans. They have different fatality with similar symptoms and signs. The name Corona means crown which was given to the virus because they look like crown under a microscope Read Also : Steps government of different countries take against covid-19 Covid-19 : is the name of the disease given by world health organisation (WHO) for the public. Just like acquire immuno deficiency syndrome (AIDS) Severe A...

Covid-19 government intervention As the covid-19 pandemic continues to hit new highs around the world, world leaders continue to take different measures to curb the trend. Besides personal measures adopted by individuals, the government of different nations keep taking some steps to see how well the disease can be curb at its infancy. The disease has put to test the world's best healthcare system. It has overwhelmed the best and keeps defeating ideas. Italy, one of the world's worst hit, confesses to be out of ideas. With about 200 countries hit, many use different approaches. And some have been able to curb the curve their favour. Other countries can learn from them. China, which is the origin of the disease, has been able to reduce the number of new infections. Presently, they have less than 3000 active cases. This Is commendable considering the figure they had a month ago. However, others are just hitting the roof. What did China do that change the game? What did...

There are so many advice on the internet on how to prevent coronavirus. To simplify the advice, we shall take a look at the most important. This will make it easy to remember and adhere to. Microorganisms (microbes) are small living things that are everywhere. They are in the air, clothes, water, food and even in our body. They have so many classifications based on some factors. We have viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa and some others but these represent the major class. In other classification of microbes, they say they are airborne, sexually transmitted, etc. Majority are harmless to humans while some others are harmful. Viruses sometime classified as non-living have shown over the years to be more difficult to deal with. Most of the antiviral agents are only effective in the early stages of viral infection. In some other cases, they only slow disease progression but do not cure the person of the infection.  Some viruses are very deadly. The most recent and new virus is ca...