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Researchers look at humidity as a weapon in the fight against airborne viruses

The ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic could get a boost if Canadians paid more attention to the relative humidity levels in public and private spaces, according to a growing body of international research. 29

Feds urge med students, retirees to volunteer in the fight against COVID-19

The federal government is seeking volunteers with medical experience to provide backup support in the fight against COVID-19.
COVID-19 spreaders with mild or no symptoms may be contributing to pandemic: experts

The term 'asymptomatic transmission' has been buzzing around as scientists attempt to determine how people with mild to no symptoms of COVID-19 are contributing to the global spread of the virus.
Untouchable: The baby born to a mum with coronavirus

For 10 days after giving birth to her first child, the mother was not allowed near him after she tested positive for coronavirus, for fear of infecting her newborn. And even though she has since been reunited with her son, neither she nor her husband have been allowed to physically touch him without gloves as they undergo an extended period of quarantine.

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