HOW IT WORKSVentilators take over the body’s breathing function by pushing air into the lungs, allowing a patient to fight the infection. But Oxford University scientists havenow developed “rapid testing technology” which gives results in half an hour and which can be done at home. Testing equipment doesn’t face as many hurdles as vaccines and anti-viral treatments, so these could start being rolledout in a matter of weeks. TREATMENTSA massive research and development effort is under way to find a treatment to bring patients back from the brink. VACCINEThe world anxiously awaits the arrival of an effective coronavirus vaccine, and research to find one is happening at breakneck speed.

Source: Daily Mirror March 30, 2020 21:21 UTC