As more children become infected with Covid-19, doctors are paying closer attention to potential long-term effects. In adults, one of the most troublesome effects of Covid has been so-called long-distance cases, in which people whose disease initially seems moderate, have symptoms for months, sometimes diminishing over time. Now that doctors …
Read More »China’s economy is bouncing back – and gaining ground in the US
BEIJING – While the rest of the world is struggling to contain the coronavirus, China’s recovery is gaining momentum, and it is positioning itself to close its gap with the US economy further. Throughout China, restaurants and gyms are busy again. Metro cars and lounges for departure from airports are …
Read More »New Covid-19 cases in the US fall to lowest level in more than two months
The number of new coronavirus infections in the US dropped from a day earlier, reached its lowest level in more than two months and recorded a ninth straight day with less than 50,000 new cases. The nation reported 34,567 new cases on Sunday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins …
Read More »A common medication for older adults improves COVID-19 survival rates, say researchers
Medications for high blood pressure could improve survival rates for people suffering from COVID-19 and reduce the severity of infection, according to new research from a team of scientists at the University of East Anglia in the UK and published Monday in the Journal Current Atherosclerosis Reports, a bilingual peer-reviewed …
Read More »COVID-19 and 1918 ‘Spanish flu’ have one depressing thing in common
The coronavirus of 2020 and the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 have many differences and share many similarities, but they also combine at one point: their impact on the economy and employment, and in particular, how richer people had better opportunities to survive their respective pandemics. Both pandemics involve new, …
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