[ad_1] A FRENCHMAN is now known to have had coronavirus in December after samples taken late last year were retested and a positive case found. Amirouche Hammar, 43, whose symptoms left doctors baffled at the time, came forward after a hospital near Paris said it had found a case of …
Read More »Explained: What is silent hypoxia and why has it puzzled doctors?
[ad_1] By: Desktop explained | New Delhi | Posted: May 5, 2020 2:48:50 pm A doctor looks at images of the lungs of an 81-year-old man suspected of having Covid-19, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, April 29, 2020. (Reuters file photo: Santiago Arcos) As doctors around the world are busy treating people …
Read More »Coronavirus Vaccine Update: Chances are COVID-19 Vaccine May Never Be Available | World News
[ad_1] LONDON: While more than 100 vaccines are currently in preclinical trials and a couple of them have entered the human testing stage, leading health experts have raised alarming questions about what would happen if the world never sees a Covid-19 vaccine , as in the case of HIV and …
Read More »Council and healthcare workers first to try NHS app that tracks coronavirus, World News
[ad_1] Council and healthcare workers will be the first to try an NHS app that tracks the coronavirus outbreak. They will use the contact-tracing app on Tuesday. If the trial is successful, the app will be rolled out across the whole of the UK by the middle of May, Health …
Read More »Coronavirus: First Workers to Test NHS Tracking Application
[ad_1] Screenshot The social distancing rules will remain in effect during the trial, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said. An NHS application aimed at tracking the spread of the coronavirus will be launched today for the first time, as part of a trial on the Isle of Wight. The council and …
Read More »Coronavirus: Dutch scientists discover ‘groundbreaking’ antibody that blocks COVID-19 infection
[ad_1] “This discovery provides a strong foundation for additional research to characterize this antibody and begin development as a potential COVID-19 treatment.” In lab tests, 47D11 was also found to be effective at blocking infection from SARS-CoV, the virus that causes SARS – a sign it could be used to …
Read More »Monday Update on Coronavirus, May 4
[ad_1] Enlarge / / Travelers wearing protective face masks stand around the social distance floor markers at the “Gare du Nord” train station as the blockade continues due to the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) on May 04, 2020 in Paris, France. During the pandemic, Ars has done everything possible to …
Read More »We may not know if the coronavirus can be trapped twice for ‘a couple of years’
[ad_1] We may not know if the coronavirus can be trapped twice for “a couple of years,” a chief medical officer warned. And Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he wouldn’t feel comfortable going to a crowded room, despite having Covid-19. Deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam said it remains unclear …
Read More »‘The biggest shock was fresh air’: Italy begins cautious exit from virus lockdown | World news
[ad_1] There were feelings of relief and trepidation as people in Italy returned to the streets after almost two months indoors under a strict lockdown. Valentina Santanicchio, whose restaurant in Orvieto, Capitano del Popolo, has been providing home deliveries. Photograph: Angela Giuffrida / The Guardian “I literally haven’t been out …
Read More »NHS Nightingale Hospital in London is on hold | World News
[ad_1] The Nightingale Hospital London masterpiece will close next week after treating a small number of patients, but will remain “in hibernation” in the event of a second wave of Covid-19 infections. No more patients will be admitted to the center, which was created amidst many cheers in just 10 …
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