Covid-19

For Immediate Release: March 21, 2020 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the first emergency use authorization for a point-of-care COVID-19 diagnostic for the Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 test. “The test we’re authorizing today will be able to provide Americans with results within hours, rather than days like the existing tests, and the…

Following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), most people retreated into their homes to decrease their chances of infection. Essential health care workers, however, have done the opposite, remaining in the line of fire as they attempt to heal the sick and control the spread of the disease.Hospital networks and physicians in the U.S. are now asking…

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Passengers wear masks at the Chennai International airport in the wake of coronavirus disease. File   | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj Vijayabaskar added that screening was intensified at railway stations, domestic and international airports and inter-State borders. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR DAILY NEWSLETTER Comments will be moderated by The Hindu editorial team. Comments that are…

Google says Coronavirus has become its biggest search topic by a country mile this year, and to continue its efforts to harness that attention in the best possible way, late on Friday the company launched a new information portal dedicated to the pandemic as well as an improved search experience for desktop and mobile. The…

From deserted streets and empty airports to self-isolation and social distancing, take a look at how the pandemic has impacted people's lives and created an eerie new normal for millions of people in Canada and around the world.Scroll down for a look at how the coronavirus pandemic has changed daily life in major cities in Canada…

The longest undefended border between two countries is now closed to non-essential traffic, such as tourists and people looking to do some shopping, in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.  The new normal at Canada-U.S. border crossings went into effect at midnight.CBC News Network showcases the best of CBC journalism, covering breaking stories with speed, and adding…

Requests for Covid-19 testing has left South African pathology labs under extreme pressure to meet the demand due to an inconsistent supply of materials required to do the tests. In a letter by the National Pathology Group dated 20 March, the association noted the predicament of laboratories after the outbreak of the virus."Requests for Covid-19…

12.24am GMT 00:24 In New South Wales shadow health minister Chris Bowen and shadow home affairs minister Kristina Keneally have held a press conference, with Bowen calling for more testing to be carried out across Australia. Countries have been grappling with a worldwide shortage of the swabs. Bowen says: I understand the constraints and limitations…