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[ad_1] Airlines might be looking to reassure passengers that flying during the coronavirus pandemic will be safe, but there are no guarantees right now. We know that a SARS patient infected 22 people on a plane during a three-hour flight from Hong Kong to Beijing during the 2003 pandemic. Research …

[ad_1] Life-saving ventilators brought to the West Midlands from China were found to be unsafe and not for use on patients. Government-coordinated emergency delivery could not be used in patients, confirmed Toby Lewis, executive director of Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust. Both their trust and the University of …

[ad_1] • Vaccine development plays other roles than curing the disease at hand. • The sector also helps with general disease surveillance, helping catch pandemics early. • The history of Ebola shows the link between vaccine development and epidemic management. With more than 100 vaccines for COVID-19 now in development, …

[ad_1] Schools could remain closed until we know how much children contribute to the spread of the coronavirus, explained the medical director of England. Professor Chris Whitty said understanding transmission between children is a “very important” factor in deciding whether school closure is a “critical part of our long-term response.” …

[ad_1] (CNN) – The new coronavirus is likely to continue to spread for at least another 18 months to two years, until 60% to 70% of the US population. USA It has been infected, a team of long-standing pandemic experts predicted in a report released Thursday. They recommended that the …

[ad_1] A second wave of coronavirus could be “more severe” than the first and may spread more quickly if it arrives in winter, the England medical director warned. All countries seeking to ease the blockade measures must now negotiate an “extremely difficult balancing act” to keep the pandemic under control, …

[ad_1] The dire consequences of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) put unprecedented pressure on health services worldwide. one The untold cost: the effects of the pandemic in patients without Covid-19. The Netherlands, a country with 17.4 million inhabitants that provides its citizens with universal access to essential health care services, with …

[ad_1] Five skin conditions associated with coronavirus have been identified by dermatologists, according to a new study. The research, carried out on 375 patients in Spain, aimed to build a picture of how the disease might manifest in skin symptoms. Through the Spanish Academy of Dermatology, all Spanish dermatologists were …

[ad_1] Pinoy Nurse Amongst Drug Recipients Test COVID-19 Ghio Ong (The Philippine Star) – May 1, 2020 – 12:00 a.m. MANILA, Philippines – A California-based Philippine nurse who once tested positive for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) was among patients worldwide who received medications that are currently being tested for efficacy. …

[ad_1] Nigerian filmmaker Niyi Akinmolayan has created a 90-second animation to help children understand why they should stay indoors to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. First done in English and three Nigerian languages, it has been shared for free online and has been dubbed into the languages ​​spoken …