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using hand sanitiser to help avoid spreading the coronavirus

Definition

Hand sanitiser

Hand sanitiser is a gel or foam that kills germs and infectious bacteria. It is used as an alternative to hand-washing, and comes in two main varieties, those that are alcohol-based and those which are not.
Cytokines

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Cytokine storm

Epidemiology

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Epidemiology

South Korean soldiers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant on the street to help prevent the spread of the covid-19 coronavirus

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Pandemic

Tedros Ghebreyesu at a covid-19 press conference in Geneva today

Health

The WHO still isn’t describing covid-19 as a pandemic

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Police check movement into and out of Casalpusterlengo, Italy, as part of efforts to contain the virus

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Covid-19: Our chance to contain the coronavirus may already be over

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Medical imaging is being used to work out how the coronavirus affects the body

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Why coronavirus superspreaders may mean we avoid a deadly pandemic

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Illustration of the ultrastructure of the Covid-19 virus

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Covid-19

Experts from 15 African countries received training at the Pasteur Insitute in Dakar, Senegal

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African nations step up efforts to prevent spread of coronavirus

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Medical workers at Zhongnan Hospital in Wuhan

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New coronavirus may be much more contagious than initially thought

The new coronavirus is spreading faster than SARS - and it may be because it can be passed on before a person shows any sign of symptoms

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New coronavirus looks set to cause a pandemic – how do we control it?

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What are the symptoms of the new coronavirus and how deadly is it?

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Antibiotic resistance genes can be passed around by bacteria in dust

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First suspected cases of the Wuhan coronavirus in the UK

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