Italy avoids Europe's dramatic virus uptick, but for how long? The first Western country to be struck by the devastating coronavirus pandemic, Italy is today an outlier in Europe with limited new cases compared with neighbours. Sep 26, 2020 0 6
At UN, India vows to help produce virus vaccine for world Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged to help the world produce and deliver potential coronavirus vaccines while making no mention Saturday of the heavy toll the pandemic has taken on his own country, where the enormous ... Sep 26, 2020 0 2
Yangon under strain as Myanmar coronavirus cases surge Myanmar's biggest city Yangon has rapidly built new quarantine centres as it scrambles to contain the commercial hub's first significant coronavirus outbreak, with overworked medical staff fearing thousands more cases to ... Sep 26, 2020 0 1
Tiny airborne particles may pose a big coronavirus problem At a University of Maryland lab, people infected with the new coronavirus take turns sitting in a chair and putting their faces into the big end of a large cone. They recite the alphabet and sing or just sit quietly for a ... Sep 26, 2020 0 467
WHO warns 2 million virus deaths possible, Australia urges vaccine-sharing Coronavirus deaths could more than double to two million without collective action against the pandemic, the World Health Organization has warned, as Australia's prime minister urged any nation that develops a vaccine to ... Sep 26, 2020 0 25
Florida drops Covid restrictions with 14,000 dead Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Friday scrapped COVID-19 restrictions on bars and restaurants the same day the US state saw 122 deaths topping 14,000 dead. Sep 26, 2020 2 92
California virus hospitalizations could surge in next month California has begun to see concerning upticks in coronavirus data after a sustained period of decline, the state's top health official said Friday, urging people to renew efforts to prevent spread. Sep 26, 2020 0 2
160 genes linked to brain shrinkage in study of 45,000 adults A new study implicates 160 genes in brain shrinkage seen on MRIs of 45,000 healthy adults. The shrinkage is in the cortex, the dimply outer layer of the brain that gives rise to thinking, awareness and action, and largely ... Sep 26, 2020 1 119
Faced with shortages, researchers combine heat and humidity to disinfect N95 masks As the COVID-19 pandemic swept around the world early this year, shortages of protective equipment such as N95 masks left healthcare workers little choice but to reuse the masks they had—increasing the risk of infection ... Sep 26, 2020 0 83
Dealing with the global tsunami of mental health problems during and post COVID-19 In a special session addressing global mental health before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic held at the ESCMID Conference on Coronavirus Disease (ECCVID) Professor Vikram Patel (Harvard Medical School, U.S.) will ... Sep 26, 2020 0 3