Dịch Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2 / 2019-nCoV)
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Children made to sit in plastic boxes to keep them apart as they return to class in Thailand
Kindergarten children atWat Khlong Toey School in Bangkok
(Picture: Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)
(Picture: Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)
Children sit enclosed inside the plastic cubes at
Wat Khlong Toey School in Thailand (Picture: Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)
people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s are currently driving transmission of SARS-CoV-2
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- 08/18/2020 10:45 GMT
— According to WHO, people aged 20–49 are driving the pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) state people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s are currently driving transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Many of these individuals are asymptomatic and unaware they have contracted the virus. This presents a risk to vulnerable populations.
Takeshi Takai, WHO Western Pacific regional director, explains:- “What we are observing is not simply a resurgence. We believe it’s a signal that we have entered a new phase of pandemic in the Asia-Pacific.”
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Dry heat (100°C - 50 minutes) can effectively sanitize N95 masks
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Sanitizing N95 respirator masks in an electric multi-cooker
- A University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign study found that 50 minutes in an electric cooker, such as a rice cooker or Instant Pot, decontaminated N95 respirators, both inside and out, while maintaining their filtration and fit.
The researchers note that the heat must be dry heat – no water added to the cooker – and a small towel should cover the bottom of the cooker to keep any part of the respirator from coming into direct contact with the heating element. The P3 setting seen on the video is the rice cooking preset on the model used. The researchers recommend consulting your user's manual for a setting that will maintain around 212 F (100°C) for 50 minutes.
- A University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign study found that 50 minutes in an electric cooker, such as a rice cooker or Instant Pot, decontaminated N95 respirators, both inside and out, while maintaining their filtration and fit.