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Japanese flu drug 'clearly effective' in treating coronavirus, officials say
Doctors are using the same drug in Japan to treat coronavirus patients with mild to moderate symptoms, The Guardian reported . That was compared with a negative test about 11 days later, as a median, for patients not on the drug , according to news reports. [Full Article...]
'Devastating': Six Relatives Of NJ's Second Coronavirus Fatality Hospitalized
Grace Fusco, the family's 73-year-old matriarch, died on Wednesday , unaware that her two eldest children-Carmine Jackson and Rita Fusco-Jackson, both in their 50s -had died before her, the New York Times reports. One of the siblings is a friend of John Brennan, a horse trainer who was the first New Jersey resident to die from COVID-19. Nineteen spouses and children of the hospitalized victim... [Full Article...]
Michigan's First Death Due to COVID-19 Confirmed
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed an executive order that expands capacity for child care services for health care workers, first responders and other people who are essential to responding to the COVID-19 crisis. There are 80 cases in the state now . As of Tuesday, they had about 500 tests. Southfield-based Beaumont Health has started processing a limited number of COVID-19 tests in its own lab... [Full Article...]
Planet Fitness to offer free online classes due to coronavirus
This is a good way to stay active while you're indoors and to show your support for local businesses. No tools is required, and the lessons final 20 minutes or much less. The at-home workouts are called "United We Move" and they're now streaming on the company's Facebook page and available to everyone, no membership required. [Full Article...]
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In severe cases, the researchers said , children with COVID-19 had respiratory symptoms, such as fever and cough, that were frequently accompanied by gastrointestinal issues, such as diarrhea. Another theory is that "most kids have healthier lungs" than adults, Cruz said. Doctors have found that some of the serious damage infected adults have endured has been caused not just by the virus itself, ... [Full Article...]
Professor who met UK PM over Covid-19 response self-isolates
Neil Ferguson , a professor at Imperial School London's MRC Middle for International Infectious Illness Evaluation, made the admission after being within the room with Johnson throughout a press convention Monday contained in the prime minister's residence at 10 Downing Avenue. [Full Article...]
Second COVID-19 Assessment Centre opening in London, Ont.
The centre will screen patients, test them for COVID-19 (if deemed appropriate), and direct patients to proceed as required. The clinic's objective is to assess and, only where appropriate, swab people who may have been exposed to COVID-19 with a goal of minimizing the significant number of patients presenting themselves to the Emergency Department at SAH. [Full Article...]
All non-emergency dental treatment postponed in Alberta
Any dentists who are doing emergency treatments are being told to do a "thorough pre-treatment risk assessment" which includes a look at the risk to the patient, the oral healthcare provider and the greater community. The association said it is making a list of facilities where symptomatic patients could go for treatment, which will be given to dentists. More information is anticipated to be provi... [Full Article...]