Chile nearly doubled its coronavirus death toll Saturday to more than 7,000 under a new tallying method that includes probable fatalities from COVID-19. The toll thus increased by 3,069, Rafael Araos of the heath ministry said as he revealed officially…
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Women more likely than men to die waiting for a liver transplant, study finds
A large cohort study has revealed that women are 8.6 percent more likely than men to die while waiting for a liver transplant and 14.4 percent less likely than men to receive a deceased donor liver transplant. It is a…
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Drosten concerned: Swedish study revealed explosive in school openings
In his Podcast “Coronavirus-Update” says virologist Christian Drosten about how a second wave of Infection in Germany is with the Virus prevent. Two aspects in particular, he stresses. In Germany, the grass, the fear of a second wave of Infection,…
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Sinovac vaccine worked in more than 90% of patients in early tests
New hope for a coronavirus vaccine as Chinese company Sinovac’s shot triggered an antibody response in more than 90% of patients, early data suggests Sinovac Biotech Ltd, based in Beijing, China, has developed a vaccine called CoronaVac that uses a…
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Emergency COVID-19 measures prevented more than 500 million infections, study finds
Emergency health measures implemented in six major countries have “significantly and substantially slowed” the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to research from a UC Berkeley team published today in the journal Nature. The findings come as leaders worldwide struggle…
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As coronavirus forces us to keep our distance, city density matters less than internal density
The coronavirus pandemic has left many people questioning the relationship between urban density and healthy cities. After all, physical distancing has been the most common measure to contain the spread of the virus. But this doesn’t mean higher-density cities are…
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More than 300 million cases of hip and knee osteoarthritis worldwide in 2017
There were more than 300 million cases of hip and knee osteoarthritis worldwide in 2017—predominantly in high income countries—with the figures set to rise further, reveals an analysis of international modelling data, published online in the journal Annals of the…
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Spain reports more than 20,000 coronavirus deaths
The death toll from the coronavirus in Spain, the country hit hardest by the pandemic after the United States and Italy, moved past 20,000 on Saturday, the health ministry said. A total of 20,043 people have now succumbed to the…
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World-wide safety ranking: a country manages Corona-crisis better than Germany
Only a single country manages the Corona-crisis better than Germany. This is the result of data analysts of the London-based think tank with Deep Knowledge Group. In the of the specialists created a security ranking of Germany lands on place…
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More than 900 virus deaths in Spain for second day
More than 900 people died in Spain over the past 24 hours for the second day running, government figures showed on Friday, although the rate of new infections and deaths continued to slow. Spain has the world’s second-highest death toll…
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