The letter expresses outrage at the canceling of a major grant to an international collaboration that studied coronaviruses in bats to determine how they may evolve to transmit in the human population
May 12
The study examined 9 drugs that were developed to treat other conditions
The reduction began the week after the national emergency declaration in the US
May 11
A drug that treats Covid-19 early could help people get back to work sooner, reduce complications and protect people at high risk, an expert explains
A French study had hypothesized that smoking might make people less susceptible to Covid-19, but WHO says that smoking impairs lung function making it harder for the body to fight off coronaviruses and other diseases
Conversely, public health interventions are strongly associated with reduced epidemic growth, shows analysis
The device could help identify people who have been infected but show delayed symptoms
May 10
In 2005, researchers from Yale University isolated a novel coronavirus (New Haven coronavirus or HCoV-NH) from eight out of 11 children with Kawasaki disease
We must never lower our guard regarding epidemic prevention, we are in a prolonged war, says South Korean President
China will improve its public health response system, disease prevention and control system, said Li Bin, vice-minister of the China National Health Commission
New York is helping CDC develop a national criteria for identifying and responding to a strange condition impacting kids, potentially related to Covid-19
May 9
A report states safeguards designed to keep diseased animals from being imported into the US have sizable holes. Its regulations may allow animals presenting other zoonotic disease risks to enter the US
It can help pick the best of a few different vaccine or treatment candidates for further testing or set up manufacturing early, says an expert
Traditional food markets should be better regulated, better managed, and better resourced, said Peter Ben Embarek, food safety and animal diseases expert at WHO
Dr Rebecca Powell's request comes after a small but promising experiment in which she analyzed breast milk from 15 new mothers who survived the infection
May 8
Doctors say these patients experience other symptoms such as fever, cough, upset stomach, and fatigue. Shortness of breath, another common sign, takes off much later.
The pandemic has forced clinics to shut down and virtual counseling services are of little help; also, these patients have higher chances of dying from Covid-19
'Shield immunity' strategy may help reduce deaths from 71,000 to 58,000 while an enhanced plan can cuts deaths to 20,000, say experts
May 7
These temporary facilities could still help in case of a second wave of infections
Scientists anticipate a rebound in Covid-19 cases approximately two to four weeks after US states begin to reopen
The Chinese research found that different parts of the virus are vulnerable to an anti-body attack - an information that will be useful in coming up with a vaccine
CDC also recommends converting closed businesses, including movie theaters, as alternative cooling sites
In today's world, there is nothing more valuable or worth stealing than any kind of biomedical research that is going to help with a coronavirus vaccine, says an expert
May 6
Dr Rick Bright claims that his early warnings about Covid-19 were ignored and that his caution at a treatment favored by President Trump led to his removal
Though the virus does not appear to have become more contagious or dangerous, researchers think such strains might emerge in the future
Rashes are currently not included in the list of symptoms for Covid-19
May 5
Higher levels of the protein could indicate breathing difficulties or respiratory failure
Estimates suggest that 50% to 70% of Americans need to develop immunity to Covid-19 — either naturally or via a vaccine — in order to beat the virus
Researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) will spend the next few months studying 6,000 participants from 2,000 US families across 11 cities
The research builds on the work scientists have done in the past on antibodies targeting the SARS-CoV that emerged in 2002-2003
May 4
Intelligence from the US and the Five Eyes network --a collaboration between the UK, US, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada -- also found no proof supporting the rising chorus against the Wuhan lab
Scientists from Harvard Medical School say the 'most exciting and potentially impactful technologies' to treat COVID-19 are those that activate the body’s defenses against aging
There’s too much money to be made from these products, and there are too many people involved for this to have a significant long term impact, says an expert
Analysis suggests that identification of another pathogen may not rule out the presence of the novel coronavirus
HIV, for instance, is one of the many viruses that we still do not have vaccines against, Dr David Nabarro said
May 3
Estimating the burden of US workers exposed to infection or disease is a key factor in containing the risk of COVID-19 infection, say experts
Analysis shows that in over 4,000 facilities, 50,775 cases have been reported, accounting for 11% of coronavirus cases in 29 states in the US
About 20,000-30,000 new cases and thousand or more deaths a day might become the new normal in the country, added Scott Gottlieb
What is worse, people are forced to fetch clean water from the public taps, heightening their risk of infection
The program rolled out by an at-home healthcare provider will also help increase the testing capacity in select US cities
Doctors from the Massachusetts General Hospital are now testing if the gas called nitric oxide (NO) can help patients with mild to moderate COVID-19
May 2
After Donald Trump claimed he has seen proof that the COVID-19 virus originated in a Wuhan lab, the WHO has reiterated that the new coronavirus is of natural origin
When researchers tested infected cells with this compound called dextromethorphan, the virus was able to replicate more easily
Scientists say that the blood-based test could help carrier be isolated before they spread the disease. Doing so could dramatically help curb the spread of coronavirus
May 1
In 1999, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved oseltamivir and the drug was stockpiled in after pandemic scares in 2005 and 2009. But soon, things went wrong
On average, men are losing 13 years and women 11 years, even when their other health problems are taken into account. The years of life lost based on age alone is 14 and 11.8 for men and women
The number of COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 persons is nearly two times greater in the Bronx than in Manhattan, shows analysis
New York City, for example, has seen a jump in deaths of 219% compared to the same period in 2017-2019
The team will now study if the antibody can protect hamsters or nonhuman primates from contracting the virus before testing it on humans
Experts think that children could be playing a hidden part in the spread, as they usually tend to develop mild or no symptoms at all
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