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[ad_1] Public Health England approved an antibody test, conducted by the pharmaceutical company Roche, which can now be used to determine how much of the population has been infected with Covid-19. Antibody tests could be very useful as the country emerges from the blockade, since the presence of antibodies against …

[ad_1] Doctors in Italy reported the first clear evidence of a link between Covid-19 and a rare but serious inflammatory disorder that has required some children to undergo life-saving treatment in intensive care units. The mysterious condition emerged last month when NHS chiefs issued an alert to doctors after hospitals …

[ad_1] Utah launched “Healthy Together” in April, a contact tracking application intended to limit the spread of the coronavirus by informing people if they have come into contact with someone who was later diagnosed with the virus. Utah’s Healthy Together app does not use the Apple and Google Exposure Reporting …

[ad_1] The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned Wednesday that about 6,000 young children could die every day from preventable causes during the next six months of the coronavirus pandemic. The deaths would largely occur in low- and middle-income countries with health systems that are already weak and may be …

[ad_1] Image copyright Reuters Screenshot There are currently more than 100 potential vaccines under development. The coronavirus “may never go away,” warned the World Health Organization (WHO). Speaking at a briefing on Wednesday, WHO Director of Emergencies Dr. Mike Ryan warned against trying to predict when the virus would disappear. …

[ad_1] Image copyright PA Average Up to 100 children in the UK have been affected by a rare inflammatory disease related to the coronavirus, doctors say. Some needed intensive care while others recovered quickly, but cases are extremely rare. In April, NHS doctors were told to watch for a rare …

[ad_1] Up to 100 children in the UK have been affected by a rare inflammatory disease related to the coronavirus, doctors say. Some needed intensive care while others recovered quickly, but cases are extremely rare. In April, NHS doctors were told to watch for a rare but dangerous reaction in …

[ad_1] Police have recovered CCTV footage of a suspect who spat at a railway ticket office worker who died later of coronavirus, amid fears that spitting is being used as a weapon against frontline workers. Belly Mujinga, 47, was allegedly spat at and coughed at on the concourse of London’s …

[ad_1] By staff reporter May 13, 2020 (Ezega.com) – Seven opposition political parties, including the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) have proposed that the current Ethiopian government continue in power for next year and the next general elections will be held in May 2021. …

[ad_1] A senior official at the International Monetary Fund says the global economic outlook may be even worse than the bleak forecast announced by the organization last month. “Our scenario is likely to fall a little short,” Alejandro Werner, IMF director for the Western Hemisphere, said in an interview with …