Chaib added that they are still unsure of how the virus managed to spread from animals to humans but that there was "certainly" an animal host. In an interview with state media published on Saturday, director of the laboratory Yuan Zhiming said "there is no way this virus came from us". [Full Article...]
Pakistan was among the small minority of nations that did not sponsor the resolution . This is to ensure fair, transparent, equitable, efficient and timely access to medicines, vaccines and medical equipment "with a view to making them available to all those in need, in particular in developing countries". [Full Article...]
Bloomfield said new guidance around people being allowed to visit family members in hospital will be made available soon. On Tuesday, Bloomfield said at his daily press conference none of the patients in hospital were critical; yesterday he said they were stable. [Full Article...]
On Monday, Ontario health officials said it appears cases within the community have peaked, while cases in long-term care and other congregate settings have been growing. There have been 125 outbreaks reported in long-term care homes - an increase of four from the previous report. The Ontario government is making progress on the implementation of the COVID-19 Action Plan for Protecting Long-Term... [Full Article...]
The new estimate would mean the United Kingdom had already more than doubled that outcome with hundreds of additional deaths still being reported every day. The real death toll in the Uk is much higher than the official records, shows the analysis from the finansmedie. Care providers have always had to notify the CQC when a resident dies. [Full Article...]
Researchers analyzed strains from 11 randomly chosen coronavirus patients from Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province. Out of the 11 patients tested, the same virus strain was found as the strain which has been traced in patients across Europe. [Full Article...]
The user can mail the sample overnight and get results from LabCorp soon after, Hahn said. The FDA announced its approval on Tuesday of a home collection option for LabCorp's COVID-19 RT-PCR Test, which allows the company to test samples patients have collected by utilizing the approved kit that contains nasal swabs and saline. [Full Article...]
Speaking at the daily Covid-19 press briefing in Downing Street, the Foreign Secretary insisted that the United Kingdom is "making progress through the peak of the virus". "If you release more on one area you have to keep on board more of another area so there's a proper trade-off and this is what ministers are having to consider". [Full Article...]