Medical
Clark County rises to 647 COVID-19 cases
These totals do not account for tests that are not reported through the state's electronic lab reporting system. The number had stood at 42 nearly two weeks earlier - meaning hospitalized patients have increased more than 70 percent since then. [Full Article...]
Coronavirus breakthrough: Trials for new coronavirus vaccine set for this week
In animal tests, the vaccine was shown to be safe and showed "encouraging signs of an effective immune response", Shattock's team said in a statement. "We want to see if the vaccine will prevent people from getting COVID-19 or if it will prevent people from experiencing severe illness if they do get the disease", said Dr. [Full Article...]
CDC posts long-awaited tips for minimizing everyday risk
The CDC calls out "large in-person gatherings where it is hard for individuals to remain spaced at least 6 feet apart and attendees travel from outside the local area". "People should not attend events if they are sick or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19". "We're not out of the woods yet". The CDC said that nationwide curve is "flattened" but said there are increases in some areas,... [Full Article...]
World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding, says no live coronavirus found in mothers' milk
Well, I would hate to think that the person who is the "MERS-CoV Technical Lead in WHO's Health Emergencies programme" would actually speak for the WHO on a MERS-CoV issue in the middle of a health emergency. "We don't actually have that answer yet", Van Kerkhove said. Jay Wolfson, public health professor at the University of South Florida explained the WHO presented mostly anecdotal information... [Full Article...]
Newbury school pupils in self isolation over coronavirus fears
Around 60 pupils and seven members of staff from Litcham School have recently returned from Sestriere, which is not an area now in lockdown but in a region affected by the outbreak. The post states: "This evening the PHA advice is to continue as normal unless staff or children present with a cough, a fever or have breathing difficulties". [Full Article...]
FDA Pulls Authorization for Ineffective Trump-Touted Virus Drug
The agency went on to say both hydroxychloroquine a related antimalarial drug, chloroquine (CQ), are "unlikely to be effective at treating COVID-19" for uses described in the EUA. This may be the end for the controversial drug as COVID-19 therapy; study after study found no benefit in the drug among hospitalized patients or as post-exposure prophylaxis . [Full Article...]
Thailand to lift curfew, most curbs on businesses
Among the places being considered are New Zealand, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, South Korea, Vietnam and some countries in the Middle East, according to the report. Instead, he said talks over coming days between health and tourism officials will outline the next steps. Tourism arrivals in Thailand dropped to 14 million from 40 million previous year. [Full Article...]
Wearing Masks May Have Prevented Thousands Of Covid-19 Cases
They found that infection rates in Italy and NYC began to slow only after facial masks were made mandatory, not after the block was placed in Italy or after the home order was entered in NY. The study famous that in contrast with China, putting on of encounter masks was unpopular in most of the Western environment all through the early outbreak of the pandemic. [Full Article...]