The World Health Organization (WHO) reported more than 210,000 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus worldwide on Saturday, marking a new peak in infections over a 24-hour period. The agency’s data showed that 211,411 cases of the virus were confirmed worldwide, representing a 20 percent increase from the previous day. …
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FILE PHOTO: A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication in conjunction with Trinity College in Dublin shows a structurally representative model of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus linked to the outbreak of Wuhan, shared with Reuters on February …
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The World Health Organization is minimizing the chance that Covid-19 will spread through airborne transmission by staying airborne, a group of scientists said. In an open letter to be published this week, 239 scientists from 32 countries call for greater recognition of the role of the Covid-19 airborne spread and …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – Nearly 30% of genome sequencing data from samples of the COVID-19 virus collected by the World Health Organization (WHO) have shown signs of mutation, but there is no evidence that this has led to a more serious illness. The WHO official said Friday. “I think it is …
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GENEVA, July 4 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday it would suspend its trials of the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine and the combined HIV drug lopinavir / ritonavir in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 after that failed to reduce mortality. “These interim trial results show that hydroxychloroquine and …
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