BREAKING NEWS: Remdesivir has ‘little effect’ on COVID-19 death risks, WHO study study finds The antiviral remdesivir is one of just two COVID-19 treatments that has emergency FDA approval in the US A WHO trial of 11,266 hospitalized COVID-19 patients tested remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir and interferon treatments The SOLIDARITY trial found that none of the four … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Remdesivir has ‘little effect’ on COVID-19 death risks, WHO study study finds The antiviral remdesivir is one of just two COVID-19 treatments that has emergency FDA approval in the US A WHO trial of 11,266 hospitalized COVID-19 patients tested remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir and interferon treatments The SOLIDARITY trial found that none of the four … Read more
The World Health Organization has urged leaders to stop using lockdowns as a ‘primary control method’ amid the coronavirus pandemic, prompting President Trump to tell a Florida rally that he was right all along. Trump stepped out Monday for his first campaign event since he came down with coronavirus and defended his stance on keeping … Read more
The World Health Organization has urged leaders to stop using lockdowns as a ‘primary control method’ amid the coronavirus pandemic, prompting President Trump to tell a Florida rally that he was right all along. Trump stepped out Monday for his first campaign event since he came down with coronavirus and defended his stance on keeping … Read more
Face masks should be made mandatory outdoors as well as indoors and in workplaces where social distancing cannot be practiced, top doctors have warned. The British Medical Association suggests that those older than 60, or who are obese or have other health conditions making them vulnerable to coronavirus should be supplied with ‘medical grade’ masks, … Read more
China has joined an international COVID-19 vaccine scheme led by the World Health Organization (WHO) and shunned by US President Donald Trump. The alliance, called COVAX, aims to ensure the fair distribution of future coronavirus inoculations, especially to emerging countries. More than 170 global economies – including Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand and 27 EU … Read more
The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the UN World Food Programme for ‘its efforts to combat global hunger’ The UN’s World Food Programme has won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Judges said the prize was to recognise its efforts in tackling global hunger Award is a snub to WHO, also a UN body, amid … Read more
Holland becomes one of the world’s covid hot-spots after refusing to bring in face mask rules and its testing system dismally failed to meet demands Per capita infection rate in Holland is among the top ten countries in the world Spike in cases has caught the country’s testing system on its heels Today parliament debated … Read more
Face masks don’t work in the rain, experts warn as they call on ministers to tell the public that coverings need to be changed regularly Rain restricts air flow and cuts filtering capacity on face masks, say scientists They have urged the Government to launch a campaign to make people aware Warning comes as UK … Read more
One in 10 people around the world has been infected with coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Dr Michael Ryan, head of emergencies at the international body, said the WHO’s ‘best estimates’ was that 10 per cent of the global population has caught Covid-19. He said the figures vary wildly from country to … Read more