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[ad_1] Japan has approved the antiviral drug remdesivir for coronavirus treatment in a fast-track review just four days after a United States company submitted an application. Italy became the third country in the world to record 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus, reporting 243 new fatalities compared with a daily tally …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Quezon City local government proposes to implement a “transition period” to a less stringent general community quarantine (GCQ) after May 15, saying the coronavirus disease pandemic had negatively affected the economy from the city. “While the health of our residents remains our top priority, we must …

[ad_1] A 5-year-old boy in New York City has become the second person in the state to die from a mysterious illness believed to be related to coronavirusNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Friday. Cuomo said 73 children in New York have been seriously ill and urged vigilance. “Although rare, …

[ad_1] Kollamal with her husband in happy times Image credit: supplied Dubai: A young woman accompanying her husband’s body, a visitor in a hazardous materials suit and several workers who lost their jobs are among those who arrived on the two flights to Chennai on Friday, day two of the …

[ad_1] Donald Trump participates in a return to work coronavirus illness in the United States, held at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on May 3. Photograph: Joshua Roberts / Reuters To say nothing of Donald trump or his administration, Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo A few moments ago he …

[ad_1] KILLER DISEASE. The World Health Organization recorded some 1.6 million death due to tuberculosis in 2017. Of these were some 25,000 Filipinos. PARIS, France – The global lockdown caused by COVID-19 risks a “devastating” surge in tuberculosis cases, with nearly 1.4 million additional deaths from the world’s biggest infectious …

[ad_1] The coronavirus was circulating in France as early as December, new evidence suggests. Doctors in France discovered that a patient who went to the hospital in late December with respiratory symptoms was positive for COVID-19, according to The Guardian. The man contracted the virus nearly a month before France …

[ad_1] A bat virus specialist known as China’s “bat woman” and her laboratory in Wuhan have become the center of a furious blame game between the United States and China for the source of the coronavirus outbreak. United States President Donald Trump insists that he has seen evidence that the …

[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 …

[ad_1] Through bluetooth technology, the application will alert users if they have been near someone who reports that they have symptoms of the virus or a positive test. The application, developed by the National Health Service (NHS) digital technology unit, will also upload information to a central database to help …