According to a small study released by an international team of scientists, there may be some positive movement in the search for treating Covid. The study, which was limited to animals and has not yet been peer-reviewed, suggests that a nasal spray, which is described as nontoxic and stable, could prevent infection.
Meanwhile, the U.S. is setting another daily record for new coronavirus cases. Numbers from Johns Hopkins University show over 118-thousand new infections were reported on Thursday. It was the second straight day cases topped 100-thousand.
Colorado, Illinois, Utah and Wisconsin are among the states to also set new daily records on Thursday. The CDC has also revealed its updated ensemble forecast, showing the American death toll could be as high as 266-thousand by the end of November.
- What’s in the spray? It contains a lipopeptide, which is a cholesterol particle linked to a chain of amino acids – the building blocks of proteins. This particular lipopeptide exactly matches a stretch of amino acids in the spike protein of the virus, which the pathogen uses to attach to a human airway or lung cell. The spray attacks the virus directly.
- Where do we stand with COVID-19?According to the latest numbers from Johns Hopkins, the United States has confirmed just over nine-point-six-million diagnosed cases across the United States since the beginning – with just over 234-thousand have succumbed to the illness. In good news? Nearly three-point-eight million people have recovered. Something else to consider? Ourper capita fatality rate, which still has us in ninth place worldwide.
Source:NY Times