A new analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO) has found that inexpensive, widely available steroid drugs help reduce mortality in critically ill coronavirus patients, shedding more light on the way to treat the virus. The analysis, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, looked at seven …
Read More »WHO says there is no “zero risk” to ease travel restrictions
(Reuters) – There is no “zero risk” strategy for countries that ease international travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, and essential emergency travel must remain the priority, the World Health Organization said ( WHO). FILE PHOTO: A traveler walks at Tegel airport, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, …
Read More »UK scientists to immunize hundreds with coronavirus vaccine
Scientists at Imperial College London say they are immunizing hundreds of people with an experimental coronavirus vaccine in an early trial after not seeing worrying safety concerns in a small number vaccinated so far. Read also: COVID-19: the United Kingdom signs an agreement for 60 million doses of vaccines Dr. …
Read More »World Health Organization: the coronavirus pandemic is ‘a big wave’
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that the coronavirus pandemic has taken the form of “a big wave” instead of the more common seasonal ebbs experienced by most viruses. “People are still thinking about the seasons. What we all need to understand is that this is a new virus and …
Read More »WHO says COVID-19 pandemic is ‘a big wave’, not seasonal
FILE PHOTO: A logo is displayed at the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. REUTERS / Denis Balibouse GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday against complacency about new coronavirus transmission in the northern hemisphere summer, saying that this virus …
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