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Coronavirus pandemic has triggered a mental health emergency, United Nations warns
The report named Covid-19 and The Need for Action on Mental Health highlighted several regions and sections of societies as vulnerable to mental distress - including children and young people isolated from friends and school, healthcare workers who are seeing thousands of patients infected with and dying from the new coronavirus . [Full Article...]
United States firm announces 'positive interim' phase 1 results for virus vaccine
Moderna's announcement, which comes via CNBC , notes that the company is developing an mRNA vaccine. In addition, eight of the subjects were tested for the presence of neutralizing antibodies that prevent the virus from infecting cells in the laboratory. [Full Article...]
United Kingdom brings forward plans for dedicated vaccine manufacturing facility
We ask a virologist how likely this timeline is and what it might mean for the United States if they succeed. Visit BGR's homepage for more stories . "The vaccine candidate is now poised to progress to the next stage which will be Phase 1 human clinical trials pending FDA authorisation", BAT said on its website. [Full Article...]
Indiana Reports First Case of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
The United Kingdom has reported at least one child that has died from the illness. "However, late last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shared a message alerting health providers and public health professionals to this new kind of inflammatory syndrome that seems to be associated with COVID-19". [Full Article...]
Number of new COVID-19 cases continues to decline, along with testing
For the Southwestern Public Health region, which includes Elgin County and St. Thomas, there has been a total 64 cases since the outbreak with the majority being resolved. Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting no new cases of COVID-19. The website says 129 patients are now using ventilators. The Ministry of Long-Term Care has confirmed 189 outbreaks at long-term care homes with 2,526 c... [Full Article...]
No new COVID-19 cases reported in AHS Central zone
A total of 5,317 people have recovered from the virus. There are now 62 people hospitalized, nine of whom have been admitted to intensive care units. These guidelines include making limited stops for gas and food, to protect the health and safety of small communities and practicing physical distancing and proper hand washing. [Full Article...]
India among 58 nations questioning World Health Organization on COVID-19 response
Michael Ryan said yesterday that COVID-19 could be around for a long time. Its officials have now said that the virus may live with mankind and may never go away, which requires collective efforts at defeating it. Globally , the total number of COVID-19 cases topped 4,700,000 as per the latest data from Johns Hopkins University. "When countries began evacuating their citizens from Wuhan, ... [Full Article...]
COVID-19 : Three further deaths in Northern Ireland
Starting from Monday, a phased return of work is also allowed for people who are mainly involved in outdoor work, such as construction workers, gardeners and people working on allotments. The Golfing Union of Ireland (GUI) released its protocol for a return to golf in Northern Ireland as of this Wednesday, with First Minister Arlene Foster urging all golfers to stick to the guidelines put forward. [Full Article...]