Instagram For Web Now Supports Direct Messages

When it comes to Instagram, the best experience is usually on the phone. However, there are times when it might not be so convenient to always check your phone, which is why Instagram also has a web version. Unfortunately, for the most part, Instagram for the web has always felt like a crippled experience.

However, for those who were hoping for a more robust version of Instagram for the web, it looks like the company is headed in that direction. This is because Instagram has started to roll out support for direct messaging via the web interface. This means that users will now be able to send and receive direct messages through Instagram for the web.

Prior to this, Instagram for the web was a barebones experience where you could see your feed and get notifications. This is versus the app version of Instagram that offered up the full experience, including messages. With support for direct messaging, you can now send and share Instagram posts with your friends as well as chat with them.

This feature was actually already in testing back in January, but back then it was only tested with a small group of users, but it looks like it is now available for all. The changes should be live so just fire up Instagram for the web and you should be able to use the new feature.

Instagram For Web Now Supports Direct Messages

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Research Suggests The Coronavirus Could ‘Reactivate’ In Cured Patients

With certain illnesses like the flu, once you recover it does not mean that you cannot catch it again. Unfortunately, this appears to be the same case with the coronavirus in which according to South Korea’s CDC, it seems that patients who caught the virus and recovered have a chance of getting it again.

This is because the CDC has found that there is a possibility that the virus might “reactivate” itself even after the patient is seemingly cured. According to the CDC, this was found to be the case with 51 patients who were initially classified as being cured, but later tested positive for the virus again.

This not only means that the patients could get sick again, but there is a chance that they could then spread it once they get home and go back to work or school. According to Jeong Eun-kyeong, director-general of the Korean CDC, “While we are putting more weight on reactivation as the possible cause, we are conducting a comprehensive study on this. There have been many cases when a patient during treatment will test negative one day and positive another.”

It is unclear why this might be the case, but it has been suggested by some the inconsistent testing could be one of the reasons why patients who test negative might test again as positive later on.

Research Suggests The Coronavirus Could ‘Reactivate’ In Cured Patients

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