New York City, with a population of about 8.4 million, has had over 28,000 coronavirus deaths as of May 18. Meanwhile, Hong Kong has officially recorded only four Covid-19 deaths, despite having 7.5 million residents. One reason that could help explain the stark disparity: In Hong Kong, nearly everyone wears a face mask …
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India struggle to keep up with Covid deaths as India records nearly 10,000 new cases in 24 hours Traditional funeral pyres are set up in New Delhi after furnaces struggle to keep up with Covid deaths as India records nearly 10,000 new cases in 24 hours The rising number of …
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SECOND WAVE OF CORONAVIRUS COMING:WORLD SCIENTIST WARN Scientists at war with ministers over Covid: Experts line up to call for public inquiry into government’s ‘failures’ and warn ‘many more will die’ because second wave now ‘seems probable’ this winter In a scathing letter, nearly 30 leading scientists and medical experts …
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Covid 19 coronavirus: Virus began as an ‘accident’ in Chinese lab, ex MI6 boss says A former head of MI6 believes the coronavirus pandemic “started as an accident” when the virus escaped from a laboratory in China. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph UK, Sir Richard Dearlove said he …
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Equatorial Guinea sacks WHO rep for “falsifying” the country’s figures of Coronavirus cases Equatorial Guinea have reportedly sacked a representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) for “falsifying” the country’s figures of Coronavirus cases. AFP confirmed the news, citing a document from the foreign ministry and a source at the …
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Fauci Says ‘Many’ Coronavirus Vaccines Being Tested, But Won’t Be Available By Fall For School Two Chinese firms working directly under state supervision say they will be ready to mass produce a coronavirus vaccine by as early as December 2020, pushing the pace of the more than 100 labs working …
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O Air Conditioning Appears to Spread Coronavirus—But Opening Windows Could Stop It, Studies suggest. pening windows in buildings, including our homes, may prevent the spread of the coronavirus, scientists believe Experts in health, the built environment and microbiology at the University of Oregon and the University of California, Davis, made …
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Madagascar’s Presidency has denied claims that President Andry Rajoelina accused the World Health Organization (WHO) of offering a $20 million bribe to poison its herbal remedy for Covid-19. A couple of news outlets in Tanzania this month published the said allegation, claiming the comments were made during an interview with …
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Novavax’s efforts to fight coronavirus are supported by $388 million from CEPI Maryland-based Novavax said dosing for the Phase 1 clinical trial of its coronavirus vaccine candidate would begin Monday. “Administering our vaccine in the first participants of this clinical trial is a significant achievement, bringing us one step closer toward addressing …
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Doctor Dies After Delaying His Retirement To Help Fight Coronavirus Source: Vladimir Gerdo / Getty A beloved doctor in New York City, who delayed his retirement to help the battle the coronavirus, ended up dying after contracting COVID-19. According to reports from The New York Times, Dr. James Mahoney worked …
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Image copyright Reuters A 20-minute coronavirus test is being tested, said Health Secretary Matt Hancock. The new swab test – which would show if someone currently has the virus – does not need to be sent to a laboratory. Hancock also said more than 10 million antibody tests – which …
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Inflamed and damaged cells in the lining of blood vessels found in the covid-19 patients View of the Intensive Care Unit treating COVID-19 coronavirus patients in the Gilberto Novaes Hospital in Manaus, Brazil, on May 20, 2020. Brazil has seen a record number of coronavirus deaths as the pandemic that …
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