Recovered COVID-19 patients’ plasma: what is this experimental therapy?
On Saturday, the Houston Methodist Hospital took blood from a patient who had recovered from COVID-19 two weeks ago, and infused it into another critically ill patient. It was a first for the US; the hospital’s blood bank now plans to collect blood from at least 250 recovered COVID-19 patients. With no specific treatment available for novel coronavirus disease […]
Coronavirus toll in New York state passes 1,000: Live updates
US President Donald Trump has extended federal guidelines on social distancing until April 30 after a top health official warned more than 100,000 people could die from the coronavirus in the United States. The announcement on Sunday evening came as the death toll in hard-hit New York state passed 1,000. “The modeling estimates that the […]
Why Modi, Trump & others are angry at WHO’s handling of Covid-19 crisis
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO), the agency that handles health within the United Nations, is facing a lot of global criticism, and even in India, over how it has handled this Covid-19 crisis. It does seem that it took too long in reacting to the pandemic and gave China a long pass. It was […]
As Iran coronavirus deaths rise, Rouhani hits back at criticism
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has hit back at criticism over the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying he had to weigh protecting the country’s sanctions-hit economy while tackling the worst outbreak in the region. Iran, one of the world’s hardest-hit countries from the virus, reported 123 more deaths on Sunday in the past 24 hours, pushing its […]
Doctor’s Note: Why are older people more vulnerable to COVID-19?
In almost every country battling with the COVID-19 outbreak, people over the age of 65 are being told to self-quarantine and shut themselves off from other people who might risk infecting them. Sadly, this means grandparents will not be seeing their children and grandchildren for potentially several months and risk being left emotionally as well […]
Things will get worse before they get better, says Boris Johnson to Britons
London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has posted letters to 30 million households across the UK, cautioning people: “We know things will get worse before they get better”, as he continued to isolate himself in Downing Street after testing positive for coronavirus. Alongside the letter, residents will receive a leaflet outlining official advice, with clear explanations […]
German minister commits suicide after ‘coronavirus crisis worries’
Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany’s Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming “deeply worried” over how to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus, state premier Volker Bouffier said Sunday. Schaefer, 54, was found dead near a railway track on Saturday. The Wiesbaden prosecution’s office said they believe he died by […]
Coronavirus: Indonesia prepares to lock down 30 million people to curb COVID-19
Indonesia may soon quarantine almost 30 million people in its capital and surrounding areas to curb the spread of the coronavirus that’s killed more than 100 people in the world’s fourth-most populous nation. Police and transport officials conducted drills on limiting the movement of people from the Greater Jakarta area at the weekend, the Jakarta […]
Deadliest day for Spain as coronavirus cases surge: Live updates
Elsewhere, US President Donald Trump backed away from imposing a quarantine in the New York area, instead directing that a “strong travel advisory” be issued for the region to limit the spread of the new coronavirus. The US now accounts for the highest number of coronavirus infections of any nation, recording more than 122,000 confirmed cases on […]
Princess Maria Teresa of Spain becomes first Royal to die from coronavirus
Spain’s princess Maria Teresa has been the first royal casualty of the deadly coronavirus as the overall death toll in the COVID-19 hit country rises to 5,690. In a Facebook post, her brother Prince Sixto Enrique de Borbon, the Duke of Aranjuez, informed that his 86-year-old sister died on this Thursday and that the funeral was held on Friday. […]
