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[ad_1] JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Africa’s overburdened public health systems, shortage of testing facilities and overcrowded slums led experts to predict disaster when COVID-19 hit the continent in February. The new coronavirus was already wreaking havoc in wealthy nations in Asia and Europe, and a United Nations agency said in April …

[ad_1] The World Health Organization announced Monday that it and its key partners agreed to roll out 120 million rapid diagnostic tests for coronavirus to help low- and middle-income countries regain ground in a testing gap with richer countries. , even if the plan is not yet fully funded. The …

[ad_1] Cardiovascular disease is the world’s leading cause of death and a factor in COVID-19 death rates. Progress in heart disease is slowing in the United States. We need a systems approach to building healthier communities that are less vulnerable to cardiovascular disease. As nations grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, …

[ad_1] A network of salty ponds may be gurgling below the South Pole of Mars alongside a large underground lake, raising the prospect of small Martian life swimming. Italian scientists reported their findings on Monday, two years after identifying what they believed to be a large buried lake. They expanded …

[ad_1] Activists warn that sharks could end up becoming indirect victims of the coronavirus pandemic, because at least five of the COVID-19 vaccines currently in development contain squalene, a natural component that is currently manufactured commercially from sharks. Assuming one of those vaccines ends up being produced globally and every …

[ad_1] Addis Ababa: One of the biggest revelations of the COVID-19 pandemic has been that people with pre-existing diet-related conditions, such as obesity, heart disease and diabetes, are at increased risk of severe forms of the disease leading to necessity intensive hospitalization. In Kenya, for example, the Ministry of Health …

[ad_1] By: Tech Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 29, 2020 9:52:25 am Microsoft’s core services, including Outlook, Office 365, and Microsoft Teams, experienced an outage Tuesday morning. Microsoft’s core services like Teams and Office 365 are back for the “majority of users” after a worldwide outage. Hundreds of …

[ad_1] Issued on: 09/29/2020 – 06:00Modified: 09/29/2020 – 05:59 Geneva (AFP) Coronavirus tests that give results in 15-30 minutes will be rolled out in the United States and in dozens of poorer countries, as health authorities around the world try to control a disease that has now killed more than …

[ad_1] * Death rates from COVID-19 in Africa lower than in Europe, USA. * Experts cite young population, strict closures * Could the tuberculosis vaccine also offer protection against COVID-19? By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 29 (Reuters) – Africa’s overburdened public health systems, shortage of testing facilities, and overcrowded slums …