The World Health Organisation on Thursday reiterated its warning that children can also be affected by the new coronavirus, which has claimed the lives of several young people. “The very notion that ‘COVID-19 only affects older people’ is factually wrong,”…
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North Korea insists it is free of coronavirus
North Korea remains totally free of the coronavirus, a senior health official in Pyongyang has insisted, despite mounting scepticism overseas as confirmed global infections near one million. The already isolated, nuclear-armed North quickly shut down its borders after the virus…
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Healthy-looking people spread coronavirus, more studies say
More evidence is emerging that coronavirus infections are being spread by people who have no clear symptoms, complicating efforts to gain control of the pandemic. A study conducted by researchers in Singapore and published by the U.S. Centers for Disease…
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Why the US might ask people to wear face masks to fight coronavirus
After months of telling the public not to use face masks, the United States is looking into revising its recommendations, following the example set by some Asian countries that have been more successful in fighting the coronavirus. The reason? Many…
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Coronavirus crisis could trigger relapse among those fighting addiction
The social distancing and isolation of the coronavirus pandemic may put people struggling with addiction at risk for relapse, an expert says. Feeling stressed, isolated and scared may drive them back to substance abuse, said Dr. Lawrence Brown Jr., CEO…
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Researchers developing antibodies ‘neutralize’ novel coronavirus before it invades cells
University of Toronto researcher Sachdev Sidhu and his collaborators are engineering antibody molecules that can neutralize the novel coronavirus in the body before it invades cells. The investigator at the Donnelly Centre for Molecular and Biomolecular Research is part of…
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Japan’s Fujifilm starts Avigan trial to treat coronavirus
Japan’s Fujifilm has begun clinical trials to test the effectiveness of its anti-flu drug Avigan in treating patients with the new coronavirus, after reports of promising results in China. Trials in China have suggested Avigan could play a role in…
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The calm before the Corona storm: Why are so many hospitals still empty – Naturopathy naturopathy specialist portal
Empty hospitals, in spite of a pandemic – how do they fit together? Currently be shown in the social media, often Videos in which people in hospitals around and wonder why so little operating there, even though we are in…
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Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., Will Fine Violators of Stay-At-Home Orders
As the coronavirus continues to spread globally, many areas in the United States are seeing a significant increase in confirmed cases, including Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. In an attempt to stop the spread of the virus, Maryland, Virginia, and…
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Depression and anxiety spiked after coronavirus lockdown announcement, study shows
There was a spike in the number of people reporting significant levels of depression and anxiety immediately following the Prime Minister’s announcement of a lockdown on 23 March, a study has found. On Tuesday 24 March, 38 percent of study…
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