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Spain eases strict lockdown as US approves virus drug
AFP, Published on 02/05/2020
» MADRID - Spaniards took to the streets to jog, cycle and rollerskate for the first time after 48 days of confinement on Saturday as some European nations cautiously eased virus lockdowns and Russia faced a large spike in new infections.
Remdesivir: The COVID-19 drug helping patients recover faster
AFP, Published on 01/05/2020
» WASHINGTON - Remdesivir has been shown to speed up recovery times for patients with COVID-19 in a major US-led trial, becoming the first drug with proven benefit against the disease.
Virus hammers plunging world economy but South Korea turns corner
AFP, Published on 30/04/2020
» BRUSSELS - A day without a new coronavirus case in South Korea and a potential breakthrough in the hunt for a better treatment spurred optimism on Thursday, but catastrophic European figures underlined how much damage the epidemic has already done the global economy.
US says Remdesivir shows 'clear-cut' effect on coronavirus
AFP, Published on 30/04/2020
» WASHINGTON: Remdesivir has a "clear-cut" effect in helping Covid-19 patients recover, a top US scientist who oversaw a large clinical trial into the highly-anticipated antiviral said Wednesday, hailing it as proof that a drug can block the coronavirus.
How to develop a vaccine for all
Oped, Published on 30/04/2020
» In the early weeks of 2020, it started to dawn on people that Covid-19 could be the long-dreaded but expected "Disease X" -- a global pandemic caused by an unknown virus. Three months later, the majority of the world's population is in lockdown, and it is clear that we are only as healthy as our neighbours -- locally, nationally, and internationally.
Life on the Covid-19 frontline
News, Published on 27/04/2020
» As people stay home to do their bit to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, healthcare workers are vigilant on the frontline, providing treatment and preventing the disease from spreading further.
Lockdown peril haunts abusive homes
Oped, Boonwara Sumano, Published on 22/04/2020
» Some of the key policies to curtail the widespread transmission of the coronavirus or Covid-19 are city-lockdowns and self-isolation. The Thai government has been urging people to stay at home and shut down places for mass gatherings, including schools and childcare centres, since March 22.
Humans to blame for spread of coronavirus and other 'zoonoses'
AFP, Published on 21/04/2020
» PARIS: Whether it came from a bat or a pangolin is not certain, but one thing is: the coronavirus outbreak that has killed tens of thousands and turned the world upside down comes from the animal world.
Navy sets an example
News, Postbag, Published on 21/04/2020
» Re: "Virus broadsides sub procurement plan", (BP, April 19).
Avigan: antiviral being tested for coronavirus patients
AFP, Published on 17/04/2020
» TOKYO - It is approved for use in flu outbreaks and has been deployed to treat Ebola, but now Avigan is being trialled as a potential coronavirus treatment.