BERLIN (Reuters) - When he was diagnosed with COVID-19, Andre Bergmann knew exactly where he wanted to be treated: the Bethanien hospital lung clinic in Moers, near his home in northwestern Germany. FILE PHOTO: Marcelo Larrosa demonstrates the use of a ventilator powered by a motor modeled after a windshield wiper motor, in Montevideo, Uruguay…
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The Project: Kate Langbroek wishes she left Italy to ride out COVID-19
As Australia continues to succeed in flattening the curve, radio star Kate Langbroek has admitted she wishes she left Italy to ride out COVID-19 months ago. The Australian radio star spoke to The Project panel from her home in Bologna, where she has been in quarantine with her husband Pete Lewis and four kids for…
Read More »6 investment trends that could emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic
Rocio Wu is a venture partner at F-Prime Capital who focuses on early-stage investments in software/applied AI, fintech and frontier tech investments. While some U.S. investors might have taken comfort from China’s rebound, we still find ourselves in the early innings of this period of uncertainty. Some epidemiologists have estimated that COVID-19 cases will peak…
Read More »Paramedic and nurse among five new coronavirus cases in NSW
LoadingNSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the low number of confirmed cases was a "very positive result" and "one of the best results we've had"."We know that these restrictions that we've had in place are working," she said.A nurse at Sydney Adventist Hospital has also tested positive and an investigation is under way. Close contacts of…
Read More »HHS ousts vaccine expert who pushed back on COVID-19 treatment
Vaccine research doctor removed from job The former director of the agency involved in developing a vaccine for COVID-19 said he was removed after he pushed to vet and to limit drug treatments often touted by President Trump, the use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine. "Specifically, and contrary to misguided directives, I limited the broad use…
Read More »Doctors start giving second round of shots to volunteers in Seattle COVID-19 vaccine trial
Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY Published 7:34 p.m. ET April 22, 2020 | Updated 8:09 p.m. ET April 22, 2020CLOSE U.S. researchers have given healthy volunteers the first shot of an experimental coronavirus vaccine as anxiously awaited testing opens. The Associated Press observed as the study's first participant received the injection inside an exam room. (March…
Read More »Coronavirus Task Force update on COVID-19 response
Highlights from the briefing:Trump says coronavirus may not come back, Fauci says it will persist in fall.Trump claims he never knew top administration vaccine official who says he was ousted.Trump says he disagrees with Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp's decision to reopen some businesses.Trump announces the establishment of a council to focus on Latino and…
Read More »UK to test prevalence of COVID-19 in general population
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s government plans to test a sample of 20,000 English households for COVID-19 in the coming weeks to try to establish how far the disease has spread across the country. FILE PHOTO: A member of the military is seen testing a person in their car at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing facility…
Read More »Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world Wednesday | CBC News
Canada's chief public health officer says provinces and territories may take different approaches as the COVID-19 epidemic unfolds and governments look toward reopening — but Dr. Theresa Tam said steps taken by Canadians across the country to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus have prevented an explosion of cases. Here's a look at what's…
Read More »UK confident of hitting 100,000 COVID-19 daily tests target, Raab says
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab speaks at the daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) news conference at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain April 16, 2020. Andrew Parsons/10 Downing Street/Handout via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) - British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Wednesday the government was confident it would meet its target of carrying out…
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