The oldest known nearly complete gene sequence from the HIV strain that spread across the world has been found in a tissue sample from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a new study finds. The tissue sample was taken…
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Saudi Arabia to end virus curfew from June 21
Saudi Arabia will end its nationwide coronavirus curfew from June 21, except in the holy city of Mecca, the interior ministry said Tuesday, after more than two months of stringent curbs. Prayers will also be allowed to resume in all…
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Monkeys protected from COVID-19 after being given prototype vaccines
Monkeys given six prototype coronavirus vaccines were protected from infection in Harvard study that offers hope a jab to protect humans could be on the horizon In one study, nine monkeys that were infected with coronavirus did not contract the…
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Type 2 diabetics 'are TWICE as likely to die from Covid-19'
Type 2 diabetics are TWICE as likely to die from Covid-19… and obesity increases the risk even further, new research shows Sufferers from Type 1 diabetes are also three and a half times more likely to die Findings provide further…
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Primary care key to protecting Australians from COVID-19
Australia’s GP clinics, pharmacies and other primary care services are key to protecting our most vulnerable people against COVID-19, according to new research led by experts at the Australian National University (ANU). Professor Michael Kidd AM, who is Professor of…
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Britain’s death toll from the coronavirus rivals Italy’s
Britain on Tuesday became the first country in Europe to confirm more than 30,000 coronavirus deaths, and infections rose sharply again in Russia, even as other nations made great strides in containing the scourge. China marked its third week with…
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Personalized device could support multiple COVID-19 patients from a single ventilator
As the pandemic swept across the nation in March, so did urgent questions about the virus’ potential strain on the healthcare system. Among top concerns: whether the nation’s hospitals had enough ventilators to provide breathing support to critically ill patients…
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Coronavirus lingered in a woman’s eyes long after it cleared from her nose
Italy’s first confirmed COVID-19 patient had detectable levels of infectious viral particles in her eyes, long after the infection had cleared from her nose, according to a report of the case. On Jan. 23, a 65-year-old woman flew from Wuhan,…
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Smokers, vapers in special danger from coronavirus
(HealthDay)—Smokers and vapers who get COVID-19 are more likely to have complications, so this might be a good time to quit, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons says. An early study from China looked at 78 hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Researchers found…
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Germany to make tens of millions of masks a week from August: minister
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