According to an international study in which UPV and UV researchers have taken part, “communicative European policy during the dramatic first 40 days of the pandemic required clear, compelling and coordinated discourse by political actors. But this did not take place.” Read More
Researchers from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), in collaboration with specialists from the University of Valencia (UV), have come up with a new system based on a high-sensitivity mass biosensor that continuously monitors signals for the direct detection of SARS-CoV-2 in environmental aerosols. The device, in prototype phase, makes it possible to assess the quality of the air and allows an early detection of the virus in inside spaces such as homes, classrooms, restaurants, cinemas or means of transportation. Read More
The University of Alicante Public Health Research Group has just published the results of a study on the challenges of COVID-19 in Alicante; its effects on health and citizen resistance during confinement. The study was carried out during the 40-day period of home lockdown in the province of Alicante (from 15 March to 21 June). There, health conditions, compliance with lockdown rules, and health care and public health measures for the population of the province of Alicante were assessed. Read More
Researchers have made it available to the scientific community and companies that produce masks in mass. Read More
The technology has been designed by researchers at the UA Institute of Chemical Process Engineering and consists of an air circulation circuit that individual masks can be connected to. Read More
“The figures revealed by the mathematical model we developed are very concerning, with an incidence that could multiply the peaks from the first wave by seven”, say the study authors. Read More
Lecturers from the University of Valencia, Jose M. Pavía and Ernesto Veres-Ferrer, have developed a method that makes it possible to identify, in real time, when an epidemic issue such as Covid-19 is in remission. The method, explained in a research paper, has been published in the journal Statistics in Medicine. Read More
Three researchers from the University of Valencia led by the professor of Journalism Carolina Moreno have published a study in which they analyse the hoaxes disseminated through WhatsApp in Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the aim of identifying what type of substances were promoted to be consumed. One in five text, video or audio threads was about the prevention or cure of the coronavirus, argued on the principle of medical authority and basically promoting the use and consumption of substances of natural origin. Read More
For the first time, researchers have assessed variables such as the level of physical activity, eating habits and quality of life before and during the first two months of confinement, for pregnant Spanish women. Read More
As many as 200 units of these new ventilation systems could be manufactured every week if they are needed. Read More