COVID-19

ADF STAFF There is one COVID-19 symptom that has endured from the beginning of the pandemic through the virus’s many variants and sub-lineages. It’s known as “COVID cough,” and it can be hard to tell what makes it different from a…

ADF STAFF The health condition known as long COVID has dozens of associated symptoms, but researchers continue to investigate the primary cause. A new study from Harvard University suggests that pre-infection stress could cause some people…

ADF STAFF Since the appearance of COVID-19 nearly three years ago, the loss of smell has been a reliable indicator that someone is infected. But new research suggests that may no longer be the case. According to United Kingdom-based Zoe…

ADF STAFF As COVID-19 case numbers declined in recent months, so did the number of people wearing masks. Encouraged by a significant drop in COVID-19 deaths, governments across the African continent followed suit, discarding their mask…

ADF STAFF Since scientists identified the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 in southern Africa in late 2021, it has changed into an assortment of mutated subvariants that now are driving new waves of COVID-19 around the globe. Experts say…

ADF STAFF Yvonne Chengwe developed COVID-19 in June of 2021. But more than a year after her recovery, she still experiences pain, anxiety and other symptoms associated with the condition known as long COVID. The pain in her feet made…

ADF STAFF Kenyan scientists are among those who have rapidly sequenced SARS-CoV-2 variants over the last two years, exemplifying the continent’s scientific capability. Scientists from two laboratories in Kenya — the International…

ADF STAFF Among the waves of misinformation about COVID-19, one staggeringly false claim is that the virus does not harm a person’s immune system. According to Dr. Lara Herrero, a researcher in virology and infectious disease at…

ADF STAFF In the continuing effort to understand the condition known as long COVID, one new study puts some of the blame on the effects of key virus particles that can linger in the body well after the primary infection has passed. The…

ADF STAFF The seven coronaviruses known to infect humans cause illnesses as mild as the common cold and as deadly as COVID-19. One team of South African researchers believes it has found the key to determining “the difference between a…