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[ad_1] The first trial would be with 50 critically ill Covid-19 patients to verify whether the intravenous drug Sepsivac, used against sepsis or blood poisoning, can reduce mortality. Track live updates on coronaviruses here The second trial would be with around 500 asymptomatic individuals, who may be close contacts of …

[ad_1] Issued on: 04/23/2020 – 19:38Modified: 04/23/2020 – 19:38 Nicotine may protect people from contracting the coronavirus, according to new research in France, where more trials are planned to assess whether the substance could be used to prevent or treat the deadly disease. The findings come after researchers at a …

[ad_1] Hyderabad A German research institute and medical regulatory body, the Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI), has approved clinical testing of a possible coronavirus vaccine, according to international media reports. Permission to conduct human trials was given to a Mainz-based company BioNTech for its active substance, PEI announced. According to BioNTech, …

[ad_1] With the world locked up in their homes for over a month, there is pressure to stagger the rules of social estrangement and eventually issue ‘immunity passports.’ Concepts like herd immunity and antibody test kits are going around as adaptability seems to be the obvious way, until a possible …

[ad_1] Image source: STADLERFORM / INSTAGRAM Does coughing or sneezing mean COVID-19? Government helpline numbers for the coronavirus are regularly bombarded with queries related to common sneezes and coughs. It was never coughing or sneezing so worrying before the COVID-19 crisis took over the world. Since the pandemic, people have …

[ad_1] -> Sinovac Biotech has created a new COVID-19 vaccine by developing the new coronavirus in the VERO monkey cell line and inactivating it with chemicals. Xinhua / Alamy Stock Photo By Jon CohenApril 23, 2020, 1:05 p.m. Science’s COVID-19 reports are supported by the Pulitzer Center. For the first …

[ad_1] one THE UK coronavirus death toll has risen to 18,738 after 638 more deaths were recorded today. It means the death rate has dropped by 14%, with 439 fewer deaths recorded between Monday and Thursday this week – compared with the same days last week. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus …

[ad_1] In light of the coronavirus pandemic, the Karnataka government has now ordered medical stores and pharmacies to keep a record of the contact details of customers who buy certain drugs over the counter. Most of these medications include paracematols or those generally purchased for a cold, cough, and fever. …

[ad_1] Overall, approximately 20% of Covid-19 patients treated at Northwell Health died, and 88% of those who received ventilators died, according to the study. A ventilator is a device that forces air into the lungs of patients who cannot breathe on their own due to severe pneumonia or acute respiratory …

[ad_1] LONDON: Human trials of a highly anticipated vaccine, developed by the prestigious Oxford University against the new coronavirus began in the UK on Thursday, and scientists gave it an 80 percent chance of success. The UK government has pledged £ 20 million to support the coronavirus vaccine test program …