There were 1,843 fresh cases in hard-hit Hubei province, where the outbreak first emerged in December and spiralled into a nationwide epidemic. China reported 143 virus deaths and a dip in new cases on Saturday even as the government announced new anti-disease measures to aid businesses that reopened following sweeping controls that have idled much of the economy. [Full Article...]
Allen Cheng, an infectious diseases expert at Monash University in Melbourne, said he did not understand why cases diagnosed by different methods at different times had to be added or subtracted to tallies on other days. Then, on February 13, Hubei suddenly began including "clinically diagnosed cases" based on computerized tomography (CT) scans in its infection numbers, making it the only province... [Full Article...]
That day, the number of new infections skyrocketed to 14,840 and deaths rose by 242, of which 135 were derived from the new CT scanning method, reported Fortune . The final passengers are expected to leave the ship in the next couple of days. People were continuing to disembark on Friday. An 87-year-old man and an 84-year-old woman, both Japanese, died after being brought to hospital from the... [Full Article...]
Scientists all over the world are working to find the treatment for Covid-19, or commonly known as corona virus, which originated in Wuhan , China. In addition to the antiretroviral HIV drugs lopinavir and ritonavir, another clinical trial involves remdesivir, which was originally developed to treat Ebola but was found to be less effective against the deadly haemorrhagic fever than other drugs.... [Full Article...]
The 11 deaths were reported during the week of February 9-15, bringing the state total to 90 flu-related deaths since the season began in late September, according to the N.C. The Kern County Department of Public Health suggests that the best defense against the flu still remains the current flu vaccine. Ninety-two children have died. [Full Article...]
She said provincial health officials will be working with Canadian and global health organizations to determine where the woman contracted the virus. The fifth case identified on Friday, Feb. and three in Ontario. "Our continued view is that the risk to B.C.is low, we are acting with vigilance", she said. While she still has symptoms, Henry told media this week she is "doing well" in isolation... [Full Article...]
Sanofi's prior work on SARS, another coronavirus that caused an epidemic in 2002-2003 and shares around 80% of its genes with COVID-19, means it can "fast-track" a vaccine through development, although it could still be a year before it is ready for human testing. [Full Article...]
Conversely, macrolide prescribing later in pregnancy was not associated with an increased risk of any major malformation (aRR: 1.13, 95% CI, 0.94-1.36). And they observed no significant link to any of the four neuro-developmental disorders. With multiple countries advising against the use of some or all macrolide antibiotics in early pregnancy , investigators from the University College of Lond... [Full Article...]