Explainer: Here's what we know so far about how Covid-19 is spreading

A 3D medical illustration of the coronavirus 2019-NCoV infection. Source: Shutterstock/Corona Borealis StudioThere’s been an increased focus on the new coronavirus in recent days after the number of confirmed cases in Italy soar to over 350 over the weekend.

The World Health Organization is a specialised agency of the United Nations that is concerned with world public health. "We have yet to identify a single confirmed coronavirus case," says Dr Tony Holohan, Ireland's chief medical officer. @thejournal_ie pic.twitter.com/DF5UiTgBdUHere’s what we know so far about how the virus is spreading.Covid-19 broke out at a seafood and live animal market in Wuhan, a province in China, on 31 December 2019.

It can only last on surfaces for a limited time – if the area the coronavirus is on is exposed to direct sunlight, it won’t last as long as it would in darkness. SARS, another coronavirus, infected 8,000 people over eight months. Covid-19 has infected at least 80,000 people in two months. The virus begins to multiply in a person’s lower respiratory tract, which is why those who are infected develop a fever and cough early on. Most people will recover within a few days – over 30,000 people in China have recovered from the virus.

Scientists initially thought the virus became contagious several days after symptoms started to appear, as happened with SARS. They now think it could be infectious earlier than that.Staff prepare to help passengers testing negative for the Coronavirus disembark from the Diamond Princess at the Daikoku Pier in Yokohama. Source: UPI/PA Images

The natural experiment on the Diamond Princess demonstrates that given the correct circumstances, the virus can infect a large number of people quite quickly. We’re not seeing airplanes coming over with half the plane sick. Individuals are flying home, but they’re not infecting the whole airplane. “So, is casual contact sufficient? Possibly not?”

So I guess those wearing them all over the world, would be wrong then eh ................... 🤤🤤🤤

It’s like a mad flu, so yes plus goggles.

Damage control, there's no stopping this plague

Typical Irish complacency

“The synthesized drug cannot be used without the consent of a US pharmaceutical firm that manufactures remdesivir. It was reported that Taiwan was negotiating a technology transfer deal to start mass production of the antiviral drug.” moneymaker

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