Doyin Odubanjo
Public Health, World
Simply conducting more tests will not help the situation.
You can’t fight a virus if you don’t know where it is.
These were the words of Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros...
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Coronavirus is turning out to be one of the deadliest viruses that mankind has ever seen. About 90% of the world’s population is in the state of lockdown because of the life-threatening disease. Besides being a matter of study, the virus is also...
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These days it’s becoming more common to see people walking about with face masks on. This is done to prevent the breathing in of the COVID-19 virus. However, the problem with face masks is that due to the fact that many of us are not used to...
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Fair or not, airplanes have a reputation for germs. However, there are ways to minimize the risks.
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How much spring and summer affect the COVID-19 pandemic may depend not only on the effectiveness of social distancing measures, but also on the environment inside our buildings, according to a new review on how respiratory viruses are transmitted.
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An artificial intelligence tool accurately predicted which patients newly infected with the COVID-19 virus would go on to develop severe respiratory disease, a new study found.
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(John Hinderaker) The Wuhan epidemic is bringing to light many regulations and processes that have needlessly impeded efforts to fight the virus by private industry, as well as by government. Quite a few such regulations are now being suspended,...
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Twitter was reportedly very eager to take down any tweets about hydroxychloroquine and coronavirus. But now that the FDA has approved the drug for the treatment of coronavirus, will Twitter restore some of the tweets it censored? A tweet from...
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Samples of the suspected SARS virus and influenza were found in Chinese scientists’ luggage arriving in the U.S., according to an unclassified FBI tactical intelligence report obtained by Yahoo News.
In November 2018, U.S. Customs and Border...
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A sweet golden retriever named Sunny who lives in Manitou Springs, Colorado became an essential employee to his neighbor Renee Hellman. Hellman is immunocompromised and must stay home in order to avoid virus infection. Sunny’s human Karen...
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More than 100 residents and staff in a Tennessee nursing home have tested positive for the coronavirus.At least 74 residents of Gallatin Center for Rehabilitation and Healing and 33 staff have tested positive for the virus, according to an...
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A federal food safety inspector in New York City, who oversaw meat processing plants, died from the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. A poultry worker in Mississippi, employed by America’s third largest chicken company, tested positive for...
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Minseon Ku
Health,
Can other nations use Seoul's strategy to fight the virus and help other nations?
South Korea has been experiencing lately a positive shift in its global image and reputation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Seoul has been...
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Charles, the Prince of Wales, tested positive for COVID-19 on 25 March and was self-isolated at home in Scotland with his spouse, who does not have the virus.
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Italy has become the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak in Europe with people forced to self-isolate in order to contain the spread of the virus.
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(Scott Johnson) Last week authorities in the great state of Michigan promulgated a “reminder” threatening doctors and pharmacists with consequences for prescribing or filling orders for chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine to treat the...
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Hello, darkness, it's our old friend Tom Cotton, for whom there is no conspiracy theory dumb enough or no science solid enough for him to deny over and over and over again.
Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Cotton referred to the Chinese as the "Chinese...
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As more data comes in we are able to see more clearly the extent of the coronavirus pandemic in the US and around the world.
The number of individuals hospitalized from the virus is one relevant measurement.
To date in the US we have had around...
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London (AFP) – Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford is working to get food to children who rely on free school meals after the coronavirus shutdown.
The 22-year-old England international has teamed up with charity FareShare to help...
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday that he would remain in self-imposed isolation even though his wife, who had contracted the coronavirus, has recovered. Although Sophie Gregoire Trudeau received the all-clear from her physicians on...
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