How Much Do You Really Know About Coronavirus?
Should you wear a face mask? How far apart should you keep from others? Put your Covid-19 knowledge to the test.
The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has sickened millions of people worldwide, causing the most destructive pandemic in more than a century. It’s overwhelmed health systems, caused mayhem on financial markets and led to a global economic malaise and a surfeit of misinformation.
Take this updated quiz (find the old one here) and see if you’re up to date with the prevailing wisdom on Covid-19, its impact on markets and how to stop the disease’s spread.
Droplets, or spatters of virus-laden liquid of varying sizes, expelled from an infected person are thought to be the main way the coronavirus is transmitted to other people. How far can a sneeze potentially project virus particles?
Hand hygiene is important for reducing the risk of infection. How long should hands be scrubbed with soap and water?
The World Health Organization updated its guidance in June to encourage the public to wear masks in specific situations to suppress SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Which scenarios could warrant mask-wearing?
Covid-19 causes a myriad of signs, symptoms, diseases and complications. Which of these conditions is NOT commonly seen in Covid-19 patients?
How far apart does the U.S. CDC recommend individuals stay from people they don’t live with as part of physical or social distancing measures?
The probable transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from which animals to humans expedited the demise of an industry in the Netherlands?
The experimental Covid-19 vaccine of which university entered late-stage clinical studies in Brazil in June?
By how much did the International Monetary Fund predict in June the global economy would contract in 2020?
What was the total value of the fiscal stimulus governments around the world rolled out by midyear?
How much money did the International Air Transport Association estimate in June the global airline industry would lose in 2020?
In the second quarter, the benchmark S&P 500 Index in the U.S.:
Which medical condition isn’t known to increase a person’s susceptibility to severe illness from Covid-19?
R0 is a term used in epidemiology. What does it measure?
Stroke was a symptom for which some Covid-19 patients sought medical treatment in New York in March and April. How old were these patients?
The shares of Mercator Medical rose more than 1,000% from the start of the year to early July. What in-demand products does it manufacture?
Which medications, previously touted as potential treatments for Covid-19, were found in clinical trials to be of little benefit for hospitalized patients?
Preliminary analysis from a clinical trial showed that hospitalized patients with advanced Covid-19 who received remdesivir recovered faster than similar patients who received a placebo. What is the name of the pharmaceutical company that developed the treatment, also known as Veklury?
With assistance from Lorcan Roche Kelly and Angus Whitley