[ad_1] Four people, including three from a family, tested positive for COVID-19 in the city, bringing the total number of active positive cases in Coimbatore to nine. According to sources, a pregnant Karumbukkadai woman, 31, tested positive. Coimbatore Corporation health wing officials, with the support of district administration, took her …
Read More »Britain to test new coronavirus tracking system
[ad_1] British Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove gestures while holding the Daily Covid-19 Digital News Conference with NHS Medical Director Professor Stephen Powis (no photo) to update on the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at 10 Downing Street in London, Great Britain, May 3, 2020. Pippa Fowles …
Read More »AI helps detect early signs of glaucoma progression to blindness
[ad_1] Using Artificial Intelligence (AI), researchers have developed a rapid test to identify which people with glaucoma are at risk of rapid progression to blindness. A new test can detect glaucoma progression 18 months earlier than the current gold standard method, said the study published in the Expert Review of …
Read More »coronavirus vaccine: Coronavirus: with mounting pressure, global vaccine race intensifies
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Four months after a mysterious new virus began its deadly march around the world, the search for a vaccine has taken on an intensity never seen before in medical research, with huge implications for public health, the global economy and politics. Seven of the approximately 90 projects carried …
Read More »Does coronavirus affect children differently? – cities
[ad_1] Doctors are investigating the possible link of a life-threatening inflammatory syndrome characterized by high fever and inflamed blood vessels and intestines in young children that appears to be related to coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Until now, Covid-19 was believed to have largely saved young children, and most hospitalizations and deaths …
Read More »Lockdown could be the perfect time to sample zero waste living
[ad_1] The virus has automatically cleaned up the environment, forests are breathing better, skies are bluer and birds chirpier. There is less fuel being burnt, less noise pollution and less food wastage since restaurants aren’t open to throw food away. Yes, most restaurants in Delhi, with a seating capacity of …
Read More »Tripura doctor develops a PPE face shield that costs only Rs 40- The New Indian Express
[ad_1] By PTI AGARTALA: A Tripura doctor has developed a PPE face shield that costs only Rs 40, to protect frontline medical personnel from contracting COVID-19 during patient treatment. A face shield is protective gear with a clear visor attached to a headband. Protects the user from coming into contact …
Read More »Virus efforts jeopardize vaccines for millions of MENA children: UN
[ad_1] Amman: The coronavirus pandemic could jeopardize vaccination campaigns in the Middle East and North Africa, UNICEF warned Sunday, saying that millions of children could miss out on polio and measles vaccines. The UN agency said most countries in the region continued routine campaigns, under strict controls to prevent the …
Read More »What we know and don’t know about immunity to COVID-19
[ad_1] Medical researchers are getting clues about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, but there are big gaps in understanding our immune response: how well and for how long can we protect ourselves from infection in the future. . That understanding is crucial in the effort to loosen lockout restrictions …
Read More »Daughter left the ventilator with coronavirus after moving to help sick parents
[ad_1] The daughter of a woman with coronavirus ended up on a ventilator after knowingly entering her parents’ infected home to provide care. Sisters Annette Gardner and Sue Roberts moved to Wythall, Worcestershire, home to their elderly and sick parents, Vic and Margaret Gardner. Unfortunately, they were unable to help …
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