Health
Public Health England plays crucial role in hunt for COVID-19 vaccine
- March 22, 2020
Under normal circumstances, broader third phase trials are needed before a drag can be clinically approved and distributed to the masses, in crisis situations however, trial vaccines are disturbed beforehand to key frontline workers, such as doctors and nurses. (more...)
- March 22, 2020
Under normal circumstances, broader third phase trials are needed before a drag can be clinically approved and distributed to the masses, in crisis situations however, trial vaccines are disturbed beforehand to key frontline workers, such as doctors and nurses. (more...)
B.C. preparing for a large increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations
- March 22, 2020
Henry said the second curve is the one that health officials often talk about "flattening" through isolation of the close contacts of those who test positive or display symptoms, physical distancing and the other measures that have been implemented. (more...)
- March 22, 2020
Henry said the second curve is the one that health officials often talk about "flattening" through isolation of the close contacts of those who test positive or display symptoms, physical distancing and the other measures that have been implemented. (more...)
Italy COVID-19 deaths surge by 793 in a day
- March 22, 2020
Italy is rapidly notching up one grim record after the next as it becomes the new global epicentre of COVID-19. The total now stands at 4,032. Some 1.5 million people identified by the UK National Health Service (NHS) as being at increased risk of serious illness if they contract coronavirus are urged to stay home to protect themselves. (more...)
- March 22, 2020
Italy is rapidly notching up one grim record after the next as it becomes the new global epicentre of COVID-19. The total now stands at 4,032. Some 1.5 million people identified by the UK National Health Service (NHS) as being at increased risk of serious illness if they contract coronavirus are urged to stay home to protect themselves. (more...)
Coronavirus cases in Tasmania hit 16
- March 22, 2020
New South Wales Health Minister Brad Hazzard urged the passengers and crew aboard the ship to self-isolate and contact health authorities if they feel ill. A first group of 29 returned to Wisconsin late March 15 after a weeks-long ordeal aboard the ship, which had more than 3,500 on board and 21 total cases of COVID-19. (more...)
- March 22, 2020
New South Wales Health Minister Brad Hazzard urged the passengers and crew aboard the ship to self-isolate and contact health authorities if they feel ill. A first group of 29 returned to Wisconsin late March 15 after a weeks-long ordeal aboard the ship, which had more than 3,500 on board and 21 total cases of COVID-19. (more...)
Western University researchers begin work on developing a COVID-19 vaccine
- March 22, 2020
Many of you have likely heard discussion around the terms "curve" and "spike" being used in reference to COVID-19. "AbCellera's platform has delivered, with unprecedented speed, by far the world's largest panel of anti-SAR-CoV-2 antibodies", said AbCellera CEO Carl Hansen. (more...)
- March 22, 2020
Many of you have likely heard discussion around the terms "curve" and "spike" being used in reference to COVID-19. "AbCellera's platform has delivered, with unprecedented speed, by far the world's largest panel of anti-SAR-CoV-2 antibodies", said AbCellera CEO Carl Hansen. (more...)
European Union leaders disapprove of United States travel restrictions over coronavirus
- March 22, 2020
Meanwhile, Ireland, which has 90 confirmed cases, has now closed all schools and colleges. By March 11 there were 17,442 cases of infection and 711 cases of death, and the diseases was exported to 53 states. The virus, now deemed a pandemic by the World Health Organization, continued to spread widely across the United States, prompting event cancellations, bans on large gatherings, and federal warnings urging Americans to reconsider travel overseas. (more...)
- March 22, 2020
Meanwhile, Ireland, which has 90 confirmed cases, has now closed all schools and colleges. By March 11 there were 17,442 cases of infection and 711 cases of death, and the diseases was exported to 53 states. The virus, now deemed a pandemic by the World Health Organization, continued to spread widely across the United States, prompting event cancellations, bans on large gatherings, and federal warnings urging Americans to reconsider travel overseas. (more...)
First confirmed COVID-19 cases in Grande Prairie
- March 22, 2020
That's what we're looking for. One of the cases is in a senior's home, but the senior's home is not being identified. Aggregate data, showing cases by age range and zone as well as by local geographical areas, is available online at alberta.ca/covid19statistics . (more...)
- March 22, 2020
That's what we're looking for. One of the cases is in a senior's home, but the senior's home is not being identified. Aggregate data, showing cases by age range and zone as well as by local geographical areas, is available online at alberta.ca/covid19statistics . (more...)
Ontario Researchers Are Working On A Bank Of ‘Ready-Made’ Coronavirus Vaccines
- March 21, 2020
Kuldeep Dhama wrote in an abstract for medical journal Taylor & Francis Online . Researchers used a nebulizer to simulate the cough or sneeze of a COVID-19 patient, and found the germ can live for up to three days on plastic and steel compared with 24 hours on cardboard, four hours on copper, and as an aerosol for up to three hours. (more...)
- March 21, 2020
Kuldeep Dhama wrote in an abstract for medical journal Taylor & Francis Online . Researchers used a nebulizer to simulate the cough or sneeze of a COVID-19 patient, and found the germ can live for up to three days on plastic and steel compared with 24 hours on cardboard, four hours on copper, and as an aerosol for up to three hours. (more...)
Coronavirus kills 4 in a single family; several remain ill
- March 21, 2020
The deaths follow a family gathering. Last Friday, Vincent's sister, Rita-Fusco Jackson, died in the Garden State and later tested positive for the coronavirus. "It's inconceivable to me". 'They were the core of our family since my dad's been gone, ' she said of her brothers. The 71-year-old Persichilli is a member of the age demographic that is increasingly more susceptible to hospitalization or death after contracting COVID-19. (more...)
- March 21, 2020
The deaths follow a family gathering. Last Friday, Vincent's sister, Rita-Fusco Jackson, died in the Garden State and later tested positive for the coronavirus. "It's inconceivable to me". 'They were the core of our family since my dad's been gone, ' she said of her brothers. The 71-year-old Persichilli is a member of the age demographic that is increasingly more susceptible to hospitalization or death after contracting COVID-19. (more...)
Dog died due to coronavirus in this country
- March 21, 2020
It happened on Thursday after their owner was confirmed as being infected, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said in a statement. "What is meant by "weakly positive" is that the test had detected low quantities of virus from the specimens collected from the dog", he added. "To put it into perspective, a similar result in a human patient would be clearly regarded as diagnostic of Covid-19 infection", he said. (more...)
- March 21, 2020
It happened on Thursday after their owner was confirmed as being infected, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said in a statement. "What is meant by "weakly positive" is that the test had detected low quantities of virus from the specimens collected from the dog", he added. "To put it into perspective, a similar result in a human patient would be clearly regarded as diagnostic of Covid-19 infection", he said. (more...)
World Health Organisation Warns Young People On Virus, ‘You Are Not Invincible’
- March 21, 2020
He included: "I have a message for young people: You are not invincible, this virus could put you in hospital for weeks or even kill you". "Wuhan provides hope for the rest of the world that even the most severe situation can be turned around". (more...)
- March 21, 2020
He included: "I have a message for young people: You are not invincible, this virus could put you in hospital for weeks or even kill you". "Wuhan provides hope for the rest of the world that even the most severe situation can be turned around". (more...)
Two dozen B.C. healthcare workers affected with COVID-19
- March 21, 2020
In most instances, the province and health authority are not identifying where people who have tested positive are from, citing a need for patient privacy. She also ordered restaurants that can't ensure social distancing of one to two metres between customers to switch to takeout and delivery only. Asked whether the messaging around people going outside has been contradictory, with officials both encouraging people to stay home and suggesting that outdoor recreation is still acceptable, ... (more...)
- March 21, 2020
In most instances, the province and health authority are not identifying where people who have tested positive are from, citing a need for patient privacy. She also ordered restaurants that can't ensure social distancing of one to two metres between customers to switch to takeout and delivery only. Asked whether the messaging around people going outside has been contradictory, with officials both encouraging people to stay home and suggesting that outdoor recreation is still acceptable, ... (more...)
U.S. FDA says no scientific evidence that ibuprofen worsens coronavirus
- March 21, 2020
Patients who have confirmed COVID-19, or believe they have COVID-19, should take paracetamol in preference to ibuprofen. "As with all medicines, NSAIDs (like ibuprofen) can cause side effects (also known as adverse events )". However, the FDA reminded the public that all prescription NSAID labels warn that "the pharmacological activity of NSAIDs in reducing inflammation, and possibly fever , may diminish the utility of diagnostic signs in detecting infections". (more...)
- March 21, 2020
Patients who have confirmed COVID-19, or believe they have COVID-19, should take paracetamol in preference to ibuprofen. "As with all medicines, NSAIDs (like ibuprofen) can cause side effects (also known as adverse events )". However, the FDA reminded the public that all prescription NSAID labels warn that "the pharmacological activity of NSAIDs in reducing inflammation, and possibly fever , may diminish the utility of diagnostic signs in detecting infections". (more...)
WhatsApp Informs about Coronavirus Infected Worldwide
- March 21, 2020
While lauding the fact that first clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines have begun mere weeks after the beginning of the outbreak of a completely new disease, the World Health Organization official noted that there were still challenges ahead. (more...)
- March 21, 2020
While lauding the fact that first clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines have begun mere weeks after the beginning of the outbreak of a completely new disease, the World Health Organization official noted that there were still challenges ahead. (more...)
Approval of drug for coronavirus still far off, says United States agency
- March 21, 2020
Pharmaceutical company Bayer has responded to the ongoing outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus - formally known as COVID-19 - by donating millions of tablets of an anti-malarial drug that could be used to combat the disease to the United States government. (more...)
- March 21, 2020
Pharmaceutical company Bayer has responded to the ongoing outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus - formally known as COVID-19 - by donating millions of tablets of an anti-malarial drug that could be used to combat the disease to the United States government. (more...)
Italy Announces Biggest One-Day Increase in CCP Virus Death Toll
- March 21, 2020
In its daily bulletin, the Italian Civil Protection Agency also reports that the total number of contagions is up by nearly 15 per cent to 47,021. More than 4,000 of those cases have successfully recovered. "We have saturated our mattress availability, we're in trouble, we must send away patients to other hospitals, all of the intensive care units at the areas are complete so this is truly a large big issue", he informed Euronews. (more...)
- March 21, 2020
In its daily bulletin, the Italian Civil Protection Agency also reports that the total number of contagions is up by nearly 15 per cent to 47,021. More than 4,000 of those cases have successfully recovered. "We have saturated our mattress availability, we're in trouble, we must send away patients to other hospitals, all of the intensive care units at the areas are complete so this is truly a large big issue", he informed Euronews. (more...)
Premier Ford: schools could stay closed beyond April 6
- March 21, 2020
The work will offer curriculums for Grade K to 12 and offer lessons for basics like reading, writing, math, and science skills. The government said it was also working with school boards to "provide the necessary technology" for students who don't have access to a computer. (more...)
- March 21, 2020
The work will offer curriculums for Grade K to 12 and offer lessons for basics like reading, writing, math, and science skills. The government said it was also working with school boards to "provide the necessary technology" for students who don't have access to a computer. (more...)
COVID-19: The Royal Sask. Museum latest public space to close
- March 21, 2020
Grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations and other retail spaces are exempt from that policy. The museum will close on Tuesday until further notice, the province says. Saqib Shahab, reiterated in the release that residents must take precautions to help avoid the potential spread of the coronavirus. Shahab said Saskatchewan residents need to ensure they are practising social distancing and stay home whenever possible. (more...)
- March 21, 2020
Grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations and other retail spaces are exempt from that policy. The museum will close on Tuesday until further notice, the province says. Saqib Shahab, reiterated in the release that residents must take precautions to help avoid the potential spread of the coronavirus. Shahab said Saskatchewan residents need to ensure they are practising social distancing and stay home whenever possible. (more...)
Cafes, pubs and restaurants across United Kingdom to close tonight
- March 21, 2020
Mr. Johnson acknowledged that closing pubs and other venues was "a huge wrench". Mr Johnson said the measures were meant to be temporary, with the length of the closures set to depend on how well the United Kingdom slowed down the spread of COVID-19. (more...)
- March 21, 2020
Mr. Johnson acknowledged that closing pubs and other venues was "a huge wrench". Mr Johnson said the measures were meant to be temporary, with the length of the closures set to depend on how well the United Kingdom slowed down the spread of COVID-19. (more...)
Measures Taken By Indian Railways To Check Coronavirus Spread
- March 21, 2020
Advisories are being issued to passengers to avoid non-essential train journeys and to ensure that they do not have running fever while they are commencing the journey. "The timetable that will operate from Monday, March 23 represents significant change from the normal daily timetable, with a specific focus to deliver an effective public transport service for key workers". (more...)
- March 21, 2020
Advisories are being issued to passengers to avoid non-essential train journeys and to ensure that they do not have running fever while they are commencing the journey. "The timetable that will operate from Monday, March 23 represents significant change from the normal daily timetable, with a specific focus to deliver an effective public transport service for key workers". (more...)
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