Jeffrey Henderson, associate professor of medicine and molecular microbiology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, told NBC News. "Although promising, convalescent plasma has not been shown to be effective in every disease studied", the FDA announcement said. The state Health Department is working with health care agencies to set up the trials. [Full Article...]
Professor Sharon Peacock, director of the National Infection Service at Public Health England (PHE), told MPs that 3.5 million finger prick blood tests had been bought and would be available in the "near future". Right now, somewhere between 5,000 to 6,000 people are being tested on a daily basis, but the United Kingdom government plans to increase this to 25,000 tests a day within four weeks - on... [Full Article...]
The nation is looking for up to 250,000 volunteers to help up to 1.5 million people who have been asked to shield themselves from coronavirus because of underlying health conditions. "But many of those shielding will need our support to do that, and by signing up to be an NHS Volunteer Responder , people who are well can do their bit too". [Full Article...]
Noticing this, Levitt said, "This suggests that the rate of increase in number of the deaths will slow down even more over the next week". And soon, he predicted, the number of deaths would be decreasing every day. This means that the outbreak might be winding down. Other countries are bound to face the same problem. "The goal is not to reach the situation the cruise ship experienced". [Full Article...]
Senate Democrats had previously blocked the Republican bill, claiming they wanted to add more protections for workers. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said staffers and representatives are reviewing the stimulus deal reached in the Senate overnight Tuesday while declining to commit to a vote in the House on Wednesday. [Full Article...]
In America several suspected infected patients have reported similar symptoms , but they have not been tested and/or are still awaiting their test results; their similar reports describe losing their sense of smell and taste even though their noses were clear and they were not congested. [Full Article...]
Chloe's aunt wrote: "My handsome, kind hearted 21 year old niece Chloe has passed away from Covid-19". On Tuesday, Emily Mistry, who identified herself as Chloe Middleton's aunt, wrote on Facebook: My attractive, kind hearted 21 year old niece (Chloe) has passed away from COVID19. [Full Article...]
The New Jersey Bureau of Securities has issued an emergency order Tuesday allowing New Jersey residents registered as financial professionals in other states - such as NY - but not in New Jersey "to temporarily conduct activities with, or on behalf of, existing customers or clients from their homes or temporary offices in New Jersey", according to a press release jointly issued by the bureau with ... [Full Article...]