HONG KONG: A Hong Kong man who recovered from COVID-19 was infected again four-and-a-half months later in the first documented instance of human re-infection as quoted recently by the researchers at the University of Hong Kong. “The findings indicate the disease, which has killed more than 800,000 people worldwide, may continue to spread amongst the…
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Russia claims developing first coronavirus vaccine amid skepticism
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin recently declared Russia the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine, but scientists and the World Health Organisation said it still needed a rigorous safety review. Putin said the vaccine was safe and that one of his own daughters had been inoculated, though clinical trials were not yet complete and final…
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Bill Gates appreciates Pakistan’s flattened COVID-19 curve
ISLAMABAD: The Microsoft founder-turned-philanthropist Bill Gates has acknowledged Pakistan’s flattened COVID-19 curve. In an interview with CNN, Bill Gates said the situation of coronavirus in Karachi, Pakistan, but like Europe, they worked hard to bring cases down. Coronavirus cases have witnessed massive decline in Pakistan in recent days after which the Pakistan government has decided…
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‘Remdesivir can reduce risk of death in severe COVID-19 cases’
Columbia: A new analysis by Gilead Sciences has shown its antiviral remdesivir to have helped reduce the risk of death in severely ill coronavirus patients, the company recently announced. Remdesivir has been at the forefront of the global battle against COVID-19 after the intravenously administered medicine helped shorten hospital recovery times, according to data in…
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COVID-19: Dexamethasone becomes the first life-saving drug
Thanks to latest development, a cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus. The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say. The drug is part of the world’s biggest trial testing existing treatments to see if they also…
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Coronavirus cure: When will we have a remedy?
More than 150,000 people have died with Covid-19, but there are still no drugs proven to help doctors treat the disease. So how far are we from these life-saving medicines? What work is being done to find treatments? More than 150 different drugs are being researched around the world. Most are existing drugs that are…
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COVID-19: Who are at the most risk?
Underlying health conditions, such as heart or lung disease, can increase your risk of developing dangerous symptoms if you become infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms can vary widely. Some people have no symptoms at all, while others become so sick that they eventually need mechanical assistance to breathe. The…
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Coronavirus: When will the outbreak end?
The world is shutting down. Places that were once teeming with the hustle and bustle of daily life have become ghost-towns with massive restrictions put on our lives – from lockdowns and school closures to travel restrictions and bans on mass gatherings. It is an unparalleled global response to a disease. But when will it…
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Avoid Taking Ibuprofen For COVID-19 Symptoms: WHO
France: The World Health Organization recently recommended that people suffering COVID-19 symptoms should avoid taking ibuprofen. The recommendation came after French officials warned that anti-inflammatory drugs could worsen effects of the virus. The warning by French Health Minister Veran followed a recent study in The Lancet medical journal that hypothesised that an enzyme boosted by…
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New firing patterns of individual neurons discovered!
Durham: In a study of epilepsy patients, researchers at the National Institutes of Health monitored the electrical activity of thousands of individual brain cells, called neurons, as patients took memory tests. They found that the firing patterns of the cells that occurred when patients learned a word pair were replayed fractions of a second before…
