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People with blood group A most vulnerable to coronavirus!

While 31.16 percent of Wuhan residents had type A blood, 37.75 percent of surveyed coronavirus patients at the local Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital were of the same b...

Favipiravir shows good clinical efficacy in treating COVID-19

Japanese flu medication "Avigan" may be effective in combating Covid-19 (coronavirus). Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical signed a patent-licensing agreement for f...

Coronavirus can stay in air for hours, new study shows

Avoid close contact with people who are sick . The scientists then investigated how long the virus remained infectious on these surfaces. The answer: They w...

Advice on NSAIDs and COVID-19

According to France's health minister, the anti-inflammatory - a popular medication available over-the-counter in the United Kingdom - could aggravate the sym...

Air pollution makes Covid-19 more lethal, warn health experts

The World Health Organization has estimated that around 7 million people die every year from exposure to fine particles in polluted air. In particular, they sai...

Trump officially cinches Republican Party nomination

Trump - who had only token opposition - now has more than the 1,276 delegates, the necessary threshold for the nomination, according to an Associated Press cou...

Coronavirus live updates:USA suggests live streaming of funerals

The CDC said that this is not due to the risk of being contracted from the person whose cause of death was Covid-19. Many funeral homes are embracing live str...

United Kingdom govt says ‘reasonable’ estimate 55,000 could have COVID-19

While individuals who developed a continuous cough or high temperature had previously been told to self-isolate for seven days, the new plan is for a fortnight'...

Wales confirms first death from coronavirus

Public Health Wales (PHW) added condolences to the family affected by this loss. Earlier in the day, the Department of Health announced that as of 9am on Mond...

Brazos County Health District confirms first positive COVID-19 case

In a press release, the health department said "department staff are working to identify those who many have come in contact with this individual prior to testi...

Coronavirus | Undetected cases drive spread in community, say researchers

The undetected cases were the source of infection for 79% of documented cases. The researchers used a computer model that draws on observations of reported in...

United Kingdom coronavirus death toll hits 71 in the UK

Sir Patrick Vallance made the comment as he answered questions from a government health committee on Tuesday, and predicted that effects of recent measures impo...

All non-emergency dental treatment postponed in Alberta

Gehani said in a statement to announce the recommendation. "I think we all have this corresponding responsibility to flatten that curve", Cinqueonce said. "Wh...

New York Virus to Peak in 45 Days, Taxing Hospitals, Cuomo Says

Officials also looked at what happened in other countries. "Right now, the curve and the apex is at a point that is unsustainable for our health care system",...

House sends amended coronavirus relief bill to Senate

Republican Senator Tom Cotton, in a syndicated radio interview, said lawmakers could pass the House measure as-is and then take on another bill to include more ...

7 more presumptive cases of COVID-19, 2 in Southern Health Region

The Manitoba government reported no new COVID-19 cases during their daily update on March 17. Dr. Brent Roussin, Manitoba's chief public health officer, is st...

UK expects 20,000 deaths from coronavirus: Government chief scientist

Britain had been criticised for its light touch approach to containing the outbreak, although on Monday it laid out tougher new recommendations to halt the spre...

COVID-19 Can Spread Before Symptoms Develop

That number includes four additional cases confirmed yesterday, with two each reported in Wellington and Dunedin. "We have to assume that the virus will continu...

Butler And South Butler School Districts Providing Free Meals For Students

Students must be present to pick up their meal at any location, but may only choose one location per day. Each grab-and-go bag will contain nutrition for breakf...

Gov. Northam updates Virginia on coronavirus pandemic after second local death

He is encouraging anyone who needs to visit the DMV to use the online features, and is granting a 60 day extension to anyone whose license is expiring between n...

Coronavirus | Just one fresh case in Wuhan, says China

Nine of the 20 new imported cases were reported in Beijing , while three were detected in Shanghai , raising the total number of confirmed infections from ove...

State's 8th case of COVID-19 reported

They said anyone they believe to have close contact with the person has been quarantined. The latest case, the eighth, was in a person from Franklin County. T...

Melbourne researchers make major COVID-19 coronavirus breakthrough

Visit the BGR home page for more stories . Australia has confirmed almost 400 cases of coronavirus so far, with five fatalities. Doctors need time to deal with ...

World Health Organization warns: Don’t take ibuprofen if you have coronavirus

Public Health England reportedly said there was now insufficient information on the use of ibuprofen . "That's important", he said. As per the global media r...

NHS to roll out preventative HIV drug across UK

PrEP - or pre-exposure prophylaxis - will be made routinely available to patients deemed to be at greater risk of catching HIV from April. Health Minister Jo...

Biden says he would mobilize the military to address coronavirus

DeWine's appeared to be a lone official voice calling for delay, and he failed to win support from Trump , who said it was "up to the states" to make the call....

Katrina's at-home workout tips amid lockdown

Both actresses have shared their movies on social media. In the videos that follow, Katrina Kaif can be seen doing squats, reverse lunges, sit-ups, and push-u...

Coronavirus testing is a top priority

Test every suspected case". Governments across Europe have imposed a cascade of tough restrictions. He said the continent had now "more reported cases a...

India reports third death from Maharashtra as cases rise to 125

Delhi has so far reported seven positive cases and Uttar Pradesh 12. The number of cases includes two persons who died in Delhi and Karnataka. "All are reporte...

Powys confirmed coronavirus cases corrected

First Minister Mark Drakeford said: "I am deeply saddened that a person in Wales who had coronavirus has died". Earlier, the total number of confirmed cases ...