Covid-19: World’s first human challenge trials to start in UK
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Healthy, young volunteers will be deliberately infected with a low dose of coronavirus. BBC News – Health
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Dying COVID-19 patient begs to see wife
A dying COVID-19 patient desperately begged to see his wife again, just hours before losing his battle against the disease. Tony Brown, 73, died in Barnet Hospital, London, after spending weeks in hospital hooked up to a ventilator. On Thursday the bread delivery man told Sky News he had not seen his wife Linda in… Read More »
COVID-19: Use rapid tests to identify important biomarkers and predict the course of the disease
Whether it’s a lung embolism or a heart attack – an infection with coronavirus can have life-threatening consequences. But how badly will different patients be affected by COVID-19? This can be determined by certain biomarkers. nal von minden GmbH’s biomarker rapid tests from Germany deliver reliable results in just 15 minutes. An infection with coronavirus… Read More »
US plunges deep into COVID-19 crisis
The United States began dispensing its first COVID-19 vaccines today as the death toll from the pandemic passed 300,000. Health workers were first in line to receive the Pfizer vaccine, which Donald Trump hailed last week as a “medical miracle” after most experts had expressed scepticism at the President’s prediction that the shot, produced under… Read More »
Oregon and New Mexico impose shutdowns in response to rising COVID-19 cases
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued new stay-at-home orders for their states on Friday to curb rising coronavirus cases. Brown called a two-week freeze to start Wednesday, forcing gyms, museums, and outdoor recreational facilities to close and restaurants to stop offering in-person dining. Social gatherings will also be limited… Read More »