Urging researchers, scientists and the media to be “cautious about amplifying unproven claims that tobacco or nicotine could reduce the risk of COVID-19”, the World Health Organisation on May 11 issued a statement saying there is “insufficient evidence to confirm any link between tobacco or nicotine for prevention or treatment of COVID-19”.WHO’s position“A review of…
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The National Public Health Emergency Team will meet today to discuss the possible easing of some Covid-19 restrictions. The first of five phases of the easing of disease control measures is due to take place on Monday 18 May. The response to the virus has seen restrictions imposed on every aspect of Irish life, including the education system, the economy and the social…
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Those lucky enough to have avoided a major income hit from coronavirus, also known as Covid-19, may find themselves better placed than many to buy a home this year. Stock levels, house prices, the number of buyers and mortgage lending are variables all being shaped by the virus. The result may prove opportune for some.…
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The Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) is concerned the same problems persist year after year in the national and provincial departments of health which are on the frontline in South Africa's response to the Covid-19 pandemic.The AGSA's deputy business executive manager, Eugene de Haan, was delivering a presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Health on…
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A third resident at Cape Town's Nazareth House for the aged has died of Covid-19, the facility said on Wednesday.CEO Wayne Devy said this was in spite of the extreme measures that Nazareth House had introduced to protect its residents and staff from the coronavirus even before the lockdown began.News24 reported on Tuesday that, by…
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CBSN New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that 14 other states are now investigating cases of a mysterious illness appearing in children that is potentially related to the coronavirus. The governor urged parents to "be aware" of the inflammatory syndrome believed to be connected to COVID-19. "If your child has been exposed to someone…
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Government interventions, including the travel ban and lockdown, have potentially averted at least 20 000 deaths, says a top scientist.Professor Tulio de Oliviera, a bioinformatician and director of the KwaZulu-Natal Research and Innovation Sequencing Platform (Krisp) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, said the basic reproductive number of the infection had also slowed from three to…
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VanMoof, the Dutch e-bike startup which launched in 2009, is now officially a “scale-up” after attracting a €12.5M / $13.5M investment from London VC Balderton Capital and SINBON Electronics, the Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer which is its bike assembly partner. The funds will be used for international expansion, following the launch of the new electric VanMoof…
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Health Canada says it has authorized the first COVID-19 serological test for use in the country to detect antibodies specific to the virus.Provincial health workers perform COVID-19 tests on residents of the remote First Nations community of Gull Bay, Ont. Health Canada has approved a serological test to detect antibodies specific to the virus. (David…
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