Archive: 26/03/2020

Print sprint: Bosnians 3D print face-shields to combat coroanvirus

In small university labs and private homes across Bosnia, 3D printers are buzzing around the clock to produce face shields for doctors treating coronavirus patients in one of Europe's poorest countries.

Mar 26, 2020

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Germany says widespread testing keeping virus deaths low

Germany is testing up to 500,000 people a week for the new coronavirus, a virologist said Thursday, adding that early detection has been key in keeping the country's death rate relatively low.

Mar 26, 2020

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Coronavirus forcing parents to skip kids' vaccinations: UNICEF

The novel coronavirus pandemic that has forced billions of people across the globe to stay home is making parents skip routine immunisations for their kids, the United Nations children's agency UNICEF warned Thursday.

Mar 26, 2020

Nearly half-million infected worldwide, economic toll rises

The number of coronavirus infections closed in on a half-million worldwide Thursday, with both Italy and the U.S. on track to surpass China, and a record-shattering 3.3 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits ...

Mar 26, 2020

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Spain virus toll passes 4,000 but death rate slows

Spain's coronavirus toll surged above 4,000 Thursday but the increase in both fatalities and infections slowed, raising hopes that a drastic lockdown was starting to curb the epidemic's spread.

Mar 26, 2020

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'Coronavirus Funding Monitor' portal now available to research community

Frontiers is dedicating part of its open science platform infrastructure to collect and disseminate information relevant to the research communities battling the COVID-19 pandemic using its Coronavirus Knowledge Hub.

Mar 26, 2020

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U.S. hospital beds were already maxed out before coronavirus pandemic

(HealthDay)—Many hospitals across the United States regularly operate with most of their beds taken by patients, limiting their ability to handle a sudden influx of folks sick with COVID-19, a new study reports.

Mar 26, 2020

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People with a disability are more likely to die from coronavirus—but we can reduce this risk

The COVID-19 pandemic is terrifying for many of us, but people with a disability have more reason to worry than most.

Mar 26, 2020

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New 'more effective' stem cell transplant method could aid blood cancer patients

Researchers at UCL have developed a new way to make blood stem cells present in the umbilical cord 'more transplantable', a finding in mice which could improve the treatment of a wide range of blood diseases in children and ...

Mar 26, 2020

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Did you know loss of smell is one of the first symptoms of COVID-19? More answers from experts

As part of a weekly, hourlong webinar focused on COVID-19, the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University hosted Dr. Robert Murphy, executive director of the university's Institute for Global Health and ...

Mar 26, 2020

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