The researchers found that the estimated number of hydroxychloroquine prescriptions increased 86.2% from February to March, from 367,346 to 683,999, and chloroquine prescriptions increased 158.6%, from 2,346 to 6,066 prescriptions. The combination of hydroxychloroquine and the antibiotic azithromycin was also promoted as a possible treatment for coronavirus infection. The analysis …
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LONDON (AP) – More than 200 scientists have asked the World Health Organization and others to recognize that the coronavirus can spread in the air, a change that could alter some of the current measures being taken to stop the pandemic. In a letter published this week in the journal …
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NEW DELHI / MUMBAI (Reuters) – India overtook Russia on Monday to register the world’s third-highest number of coronavirus infections at nearly 700,000, even as its worst-hit state said it will allow hotels to reopen this week. A healthcare worker wearing protective equipment transfers a resident’s blood sample to a …
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FILE PHOTO: A police officer reviews the documents of people traveling in vehicles at the entrance to Lleida after the government of Catalonia imposed new restrictions to control a new outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lleida , Spain, July 4, 2020. REUTERS / Nacho Doce / File Photo …
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Former FDA chief Scott Gottlieb, left, and former Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt, center, are advising Royal Caribbean and Norwegian on security protocols for navigating the pandemic era. Royal Caribbean CEO Richard Fain says the findings will be made public. Getty Images (1); Bloomberg (2) Text size …
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