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[ad_1] Rome, May 3 (IANS): As the national shutdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic is drawing to a close, Italy saw a decline in new infections on Saturday, according to the latest numbers released by the Department of Civil Protection. The number of new infections was 1,900 in the past …

[ad_1] The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine to prevent tuberculosis should be administered to healthcare workers and the elderly as prophylaxis (preventive action) for coronavirus disease (Covid-19), according to an article published in the Indian Journal of Orthopedics. “The BCG vaccine is known to confer broad-spectrum immunity not only against tuberculosis …

[ad_1] In a race to find medicines that can tame the coronavirus and treat patients with COVID-19, researchers are scouring the formulary of available drugs and chemical compounds in hopes of finding something they could put to work immediately. As a result, dozens of existing medicines have been waved through …

[ad_1] One son has successfully cured his coronavirus-affected father to regain health at home despite the 81-year-old patient being discharged from the hospital to die. Raj Nathwani used a Google spreadsheet to monitor Suri’s vital signs, kept his house clean, and isolated him from the rest of the family in …

[ad_1] Credit: Jason McLellan / University of Texas at Austin (Peak); H. Tabermann / HZB (protease); Science (polymerase) Structural biologists worldwide have quickly resolved the structures of the SARS-CoV-2 peak protein (left), the major protease (center), and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (right). When the Wuhan, China government confirmed on December 31, …

[ad_1] After conducting research on melanoma, a group of scientists has more than doubled the known number of regions that influence the risk of developing melanoma. The research, co-chaired by QIMR Berghofer, the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, and the National Cancer Institute in the United States, was …

[ad_1] The death was not a result that Raj, 55, was willing to accept, but he knew that his father’s chances of surviving the coronavirus were not in his favor. “I’m not a gambler, but if I was … [I would] I definitely put my money on not making it, …

[ad_1] It had been more than a month since Mirabai Nicholson-McKellar was infected with the coronavirus, and the 35-year-old filmmaker thought she was on the road to recovery. Then shortness of breath returned, followed by pain in the chest. A visit to the emergency room and a second test for …

[ad_1] Representative image | Bloomberg Text size: A- A + London: Creating a vaccine to stop Covid-19 in a matter of months is not the only colossal challenge. The next big test: taking billions of doses to every corner of the world at a time when countries increasingly prioritize their …

[ad_1] Coronavirus | Pic: AFP The coronavirus pandemic could continue until 2022 and will not be under control until the majority of the world’s population becomes immune, according to a report published by experts. “The duration of the pandemic will likely be 18 to 24 months, as collective immunity gradually …