In the weeks since Panama loosened restrictions in an attempt to gradually reactivate its economy, new coronavirus infections have surged, especially in the densely populated poorer neighborhoods of its capital. Since late March, Panama had managed to maintain its daily new infections below 200 with a strict lockdown. But this month those numbers have nearly […]
Canada ranks worst among 16 OECD countries for its high number of coronavirus-related deaths in elderly care homes, according to a Canadian Institute for Health Information report released Thursday. Eighty-one percent of COVID-19 deaths in Canada were recorded in long-term care homes, according to an analysis by the government agency. This is significantly higher than […]
The teen's high school orchestra department paid tribute to her in a heartfelt Facebook post and included the link to the GoFundMe page. "We are heartbroken for the loss of a young lady who brought so much light into the world," Cypress Lake High School Orchestra said. "Please feel free to share your thoughts and […]
Screening for symptoms of COVID-19 and self-quarantine are good at preventing sick people from spreading the coronavirus. But more and more evidence is suggesting that people without symptoms are spreading the virus too. Monica Gandhi, an infectious diseases physician and researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, explains what is known about asymptomatic spread […]
The deadly COVID-19 is an infectious disease that has been confirmed in more than seven million people around the world. Symptoms found on the skin have been present in many COVID-19 patients. What are the three warning signs found on the skin warning of a possible infection? READ MORE Parkinson’s disease: Food to reduce the […]
A genetic analysis of Covid-19 patients suggests that blood type might influence whether someone develops severe disease. Scientists who compared the genes of thousands of patients in Europe found that those who had Type A blood were more likely to have severe disease while those with Type O were less likely. Wednesday’s report in the […]
Coronavirus is losing its grip on the UK, a retreat that has been accelerated with the arrival of the common steroid drug Dexamethasone. Clinical trials of the drug have delivered world-beating results – the scientists who lead the trials claim one in three deaths could be prevented among patients on ventilators. While the progress is […]
A woman in Dallas is fighting her second battle against the coronavirus. Meredith McKee first tested positive for the potentially deadly virus in February, diagnosed after feeling "clear and obvious" symptoms, she told NBC 5. "I had a dry cough like you would not believe. It would not stop,” McKee recalled, explaining that she managed […]
Credit: CC0 Public Domain India’s official coronavirus death toll leapt by more than 2,000 on Wednesday as the hard-hit country struggles to contain a ballooning health crisis that has overwhelmed hospitals. The news came as Germany urged its nationals in India to consider leaving for their own safety, while France warned its citizens in New […]
New hope has been ignited in the fight against coronavirus today as scientists in the UK reveal they have made a “major breakthrough” with a drugs treatment. The common steroid drug dexamethasone was shown to reduce death rates by a third for patients on ventilators, and by a fifth for patients needing oxygen. The results […]
