Archive: 17/04/2020

Spain coronavirus death toll nears 19,500

Spain's death toll spiralled towards 19,500 on Friday as the government revised its data collection methodology despite controversy over a system that counts only deaths among those who tested positive.

Apr 17, 2020

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'Tip of the iceberg:' Virus death toll seriously incomplete

China acknowledged Friday that the coronavirus death toll for epicenter of Wuhan was 50% higher than previously reported —a major revision that highlights just how seriously current numbers on infections and deaths around ...

Apr 17, 2020

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Sweden to ramp up coronavirus testing

The government said Friday that testing for COVID-19 would be dramatically increased as Sweden maintains its softer stance on curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Apr 17, 2020

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Caring for cancer patients in the COVID-19 era

In Nature Medicine, the seven comprehensive cancer centers of Cancer Core Europe (CCE), including the Netherlands Cancer Institute and Cancer Research UK Cambridge center, have shared how they rapidly reorganised their oncological ...

Apr 17, 2020

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30-year study of Crigler-Najjar syndrome underscores the need for new therapies

A new study summarizes more than 30 years of clinical experience and describes the clinical course of 28 individuals homozygous for damaging mutations in the UGT1A1 gene who were born between 1984 and 2015 with Crigler-Najjar ...

Apr 17, 2020

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Increased rate of infections may indicate a future cancer diagnosis

Patients experienced a greater occurrence of infections in the years preceding a cancer diagnosis, according to results from a study published in Cancer Immunology Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer ...

Apr 17, 2020

Russia to treat virus cases with anti-malaria drug

The Russian government has authorised the use of an anti-malarial drug to treat coronavirus patients despite international concerns over its safety and effectiveness.

Apr 17, 2020

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Germany charts lockdown exit with virus 'under control'

Germany said on Friday a month-long lockdown had brought the coronavirus pandemic under control, announcing plans to manufacture 50 million masks a week ahead of the first steps to loosen restrictions.

Apr 17, 2020

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Expert says UK likely has Europe's highest virus death rate

A leading public health expert said Friday that Britain likely has the highest coronavirus death rate in Europe due to what he described as "system errors," while the government defended its record in responding to the pandemic.

Apr 17, 2020

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Denmark further eases coronavirus restrictions

Denmark will begin to open up more businesses next week as it further eases virus restrictions, officials announced on Friday.

Apr 17, 2020

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