A team of scientists from France has recently demonstrated photosensitive antiviral activity of the natural compound pheophorbide a (Pba) against a broad range of enveloped viruses, including coronaviruses. The compound has been found to inhibit the entry and reduced the replication of highly pathogenic coronaviruses, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Middle […]
Several new contributions in the health sector have been made possible by 3D printing technology in the fight against COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019). 3D printing or additive manufacturing (AM) has enabled rapid prototyping and scalability. This technology is notable for its flexibility in structural design, waste minimization, mass customization, and complex architectural manufacturing. COVID-19 has […]
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is the virus responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has infected more than 186 million people worldwide and caused the deaths of almost 4 million. COVID-19 has therefore emerged as a focal point in an enormous amount of research endeavors around the world looking to […]
FILE PHOTO: People receive a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a vaccination centre in Gostiny Dvor in Moscow, Russia July 6, 2021. REUTERS/Tatyana MakeyevaMOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia reported 25,766 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, including 6,643 in Moscow, taking the official national tally since the pandemic began to 5,733,218. The government coronavirus task […]
FILE PHOTO: People line up to buy as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in Mexico City, Mexico July 2, 2021. REUTERS/Edgard GarridoMEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico reported 9,452 new confirmed COVID-19 infections on Thursday, according to data from the health ministry, as case numbers continued to rise this week amid signs of a resurgence […]
(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson said late Thursday that its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine showed promise against the highly contagious Delta variant in a laboratory study. An analysis of blood from eight patients in the company’s phase 3 trial showed that neutralizing antibody activity elicited by the vaccine against the Delta variant, first identified in India, […]
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s government on Monday agreed to boost its coronavirus healthcare budget and introduce telemedicine services to non-critical patients, in an effort to reduce pressure on a health system choked by days of record COVID-19 cases.Slideshow ( 3 images )Indonesia is battling one of Asia’s worst coronavirus epidemics, fueled by the rapid spread […]
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia reported 555 new coronavirus deaths on Sunday, its biggest daily rise since the pandemic began, taking the death toll to 60,582. The southeast Asian nation also reported 27,233 new cases for its second highest daily increase, taking the tally of infections to 2,284,084. Source: Read Full Article
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. After a steady period of decline, the daily average of new COVID-19 cases has started ticking upward, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, said Thursday at a White House news briefing. She said the CDC reported 14,875 new COVID cases on Wednesday […]
An international team of authors has published a special report in The New England Journal of Medicine titled 'SARS-CoV-2 Variants and Vaccines’, which presents global strategies for the possible escape from vaccine-elicited immunity. NEJM Special Report: SARS-CoV-2 Variants and Vaccines. Image Credit: NIAID There is a possibility that dangerous viral variants could appear with resistance […]
