Covid-19

In a test of antiviral effectiveness against the virus that causes COVID-19, an extract from edible seaweeds substantially outperformed remdesivir, the current standard antiviral used to combat the disease. Heparin, a common blood thinner, and a heparin variant stripped of its anticoagulant properties, performed on par with remdesivir in inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 infection in mammalian cells.Published…

Stranded on a tiny Italian island, a cancer researcher grew increasingly alarmed to hear that one, and then three more visitors had fallen ill with Covid-19. Paola Muti braced for a rapid spread of the coronavirus to the 800 closely-knit islanders, many of whom she knows well. Her mother was born on Giglio Island and…

MONTREAL (AFP) - Canadians under the age of 39 make up a clear majority of new cases of Covid-19 in Canada, health authorities said Sunday (July 26), warning young adults they are not "invincible" against the disease. "Recent national surveillance data show that young adults aged 20-39 years of age account for the highest incidence…

Study: 21 existing drugs found to be effective against COVID-19 | World News - YouTube

Asia A health worker sprays disinfectant inside a bus to protect from the recent coronavirus outbreak, at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, Feb 21, 2020. (File photo: REUTERS/Kham) 25 Jul 2020 01:18PM (Updated: 25 Jul 2020 01:29PM) HANOI: Vietnam was back on high alert for the novel coronavirus on Saturday (Jul 25) after medical officials…

The cost of preventing further pandemics over the next decade by protecting wildlife and forests would equate to just 2% of the estimated financial damage caused by Covid-19, according to a new analysis. Two new viruses a year had spilled from their wildlife hosts into humans over the last century, the researchers said, with the…

Researchers have been investigating how long antibodies to the coronavirus last in people who have recovered from infections. Simon Dawson/AP hide caption toggle caption Simon Dawson/AP Researchers have been investigating how long antibodies to the coronavirus last in people who have recovered from infections. Simon Dawson/AP So many people are counting on a vaccine to…

Bay Area Health Expert Makes Grim Prediction About COVID-19 - YouTube

REUTERS: The United States has revisited the grim milestone of recording more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths in a single day, while infections and hospitalisations are rising in many states, forcing President Donald Trump to acknowledge the crisis could get worse.More than 142,000 people in the country have died from the illness caused by the novel…

Largest single day of cases in Australia to dateDeputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Michael Kidd has confirmed that in the past 24 hours, 502 new cases have been confirmed - well ahead of the previous single-day record of 469 back in March."We reported only two cases on June 9th, less than six weeks ago and…