By Michael Doyle
New medical article outlines 10 streams of evidence that supports airborne transmission
A new article from The Lancet medical journal outlines 10 streams of evidence that support the hypothesis that COVID-19 is transmitted primarily though the airborne route.
Some of those reasons include:
that COVID has been found to spread between people who have been in adjacent hotel rooms, such as hotel quarantine;
that between a third and possibly as high as 59% of coronavirus is transmitted by asymptomatic people
that the transmission of the virus is much higher indoors than outdoors.
The Lancet article also states that COVID has been found in air filters and building ducts in hospitals with COVID-19 patients.
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Western Australia coronovirus update as at 17 April 2021
The Department of Health has reported one new case of COVID-19 overnight – a female in her 40s – who is in hotel quarantine after returning from overseas travel.
The State’s total number now stands at 967.
WA Health is monitoring 17 active cases of COVID-19 and 941 people have recovered from the virus in WA.
To date, the WA Department of Health has administered 75,837 COVID-19 vaccinations. Yesterday, 1792 people were vaccinated.
Yesterday, 393 people were assessed for testing at WA Health COVID clinics, with 393 swabbed.
There have been 982,480 COVID-19 tests performed in WA. Of those, 136,381 were from regional WA.
Second Aquagenie crew member returns positive rapid test for COVID-19
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A second crewman on board an iron ore carrier anchored off the Pilbara coast since late March could be evacuated to Karratha Health Campus after a rapid test showed a positive result for COVID-19.
WA Health Minister Roger Cook confirmed the Aquagenie seafarer had returned a positive result on board the vessel but was yet to undergo PCR testing to rule out a false positive.
Health Minister Roger Cook said the matter was in the hands of AMSA.
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A woman in her 40s believed to have the second case of blood clots linked to AstraZeneca in Australia developed the symptoms about two weeks after receiving her vaccination, according to the WA Health Minister.
Key points:
She was flown to a Darwin hospital after falling ill
The case is similar to others in Europe who developed a rare clotting disorder
The woman received her vaccination in mid-March as part of the 1A/1B cohort and reported to the emergency department of a WA regional hospital about a fortnight later, Roger Cook said.
She was then flown to Royal Darwin Hospital.
A Western Australian woman who suffered a rare blood clot after receiving the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine remains in a stable condition following a short stint in intensive care.
The woman in her 40s presented at the emergency department of a regional hospital about a fortnight after receiving the jab in mid-March.
She was flown to Royal Darwin Hospital where she was admitted to intensive care.
She is now in a stable condition. Her family has authorised us to say that her progress has been very positive and that she is recovering well, WA health minister Roger Cook told reporters on Tuesday.