Themesothelioma News: COVID-19 and the cardiovascular system

Saturday, March 14, 2020

China's Long March 5 rocket will carry its Mars probe into space. (AFP/Getty)

How China is staying on track for Mars

China’s first journey to Mars is on track for a July launch, say researchers. But with parts of the country in some form of lockdown because of the coronavirus, the mission teams have had to find creative ways to continue their work. Instead of risking the team members getting infected on a plane or high-speed train, 3 people drove 6 payloads in a car from Beijing to Shanghai — a journey that took more than 12 hours. (Nature | 4 min read)
Although the symptoms of COVID-19 are mostly respiratory, some patients suffer severe cardiovascular damage. Four cardiologists explore the effects and the underlying mechanisms, in hopes of improving treatment for people with underlying cardiovascular diseases. (Nature Reviews Cardiology | 7 min read)
Scientists working on mathematical models for COVID-19 are still in the early stages of characterizing the outbreak, says epidemiologist John Edmunds. Next will come forward-looking ‘scenario planning’ models — but we need better surveillance and testing data to make those calculations more accurate. (The Scientist | 7 min read)