COVID-19 recovered blood is being collected in the UK to help other patients: it is believed that the plasma of a sick and recovered person can help treat those who are still sick and have a hard time tolerating the infection. According to Reuters, NHS Blood and Transplant will be involved in blood collection. The…
A 107-year-old woman from Sommelsdijk, Holland has officially recovered from COVID-19, NL Times reported. According to the publication, Cornelia Ras, the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee’s oldest resident, tested positive for coronavirus in mid-March. Cornelia’s niece said that on March 17, a day after her 107th birthday, the woman did not feel very well. The woman had…
World Health Organization has warned nations against easing coronavirus restrictions too early, CNBC reported. “While Covid-19 accelerates very fast, it decelerates much more slowly. In other words, the way down is much slower than the way up, ”WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference at the organization’s Geneva headquarters on Monday. “That…
A batch of the Russian drug Triazavirin, which is being tested in China for the COVID-19 treatment, was delivered to Turkmenistan. And talks are also ongoing on the supply of this drug to Armenia, said the drug’s manufacturer Medsintez board chairman. According to TASS, earlier this drug was sent to China as humanitarian aid. Manufacturers…
Although many scientists today are studying coronavirus, many questions remain unanswered. Here are just a few of them: How many people are infected with COVID-19? The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in the world has long exceeded one million. However, there are many people whose disease is asymptomatic and who do not even…
The new coronavirus is actually a result of natural evolution, said scientists from Scripps Research Institute. According to a medical press release published on MEDICALxpress, the scientists analyzed the genome of the virus to reveal its true nature. They paid attention to the genes encoding proteins that form adhesions – protrusions that allow the virus…
Retired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, who spent 665 days on the International Space Station, shared her tips how to spend time in isolation. She said NASA astronauts are trained to have the skills needed to interact with the same people 24/7, CBS News reported. “We call them expeditionary crew skills, but they include things like teamwork…
Shai Winn from the UK can not brush her teeth, and she has to be fed through a tube due to a rare disease – a laryngeal cleft, Daily Star reported. Shai was born weighing only 3lb, and she spent the first weeks of her life in a neonatal unit. And when she came home,…
Tired of washing your hands for 20 seconds each time? Fingers starting to prune or feel like sandpaper? Please don’t stop. The world is counting on you to help stop the spread of Covid-19, the deadly new disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, or severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Take heart that while you’re scrubbing, you’re…
The first human trial to evaluate a candidate vaccine against the new coronavirus has begun in Seattle, US health officials said Monday, raising hopes in the global fight against the disease. But it may be another year to 18 months before it becomes available, once it has passed more trial phases to prove it works…
