Archive: 06/04/2020

US, UK brace for soaring death tolls as pandemic bears down (Update)

The U.S. and Britain braced for what could be one of their bleakest weeks in memory Monday as the human and financial toll of the coronavirus outbreak mounted. But new deaths and infections appeared to be slowing in Italy, ...

Apr 6, 2020

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Chinchona bark is not a 'cure' for COVID-19 and it could seriously harm those who take it

Posts touting the curative effects of cinchona, or fever tree, bark have recently been circulating on social networks such as Instagram and Facebook. These posts promise a "natural" source of the prescription-only drug chloroquine.

Apr 6, 2020

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Coronavirus misinformation and vaccine research among key priorities for public

Information overload and conflicting guidance are among the biggest concerns for the public during the current coronavirus outbreak, surveys reveal.

Apr 6, 2020

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Experts teaming up to evaluate protocol for reuse of N95 masks

The growing severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and challenges in the supply chain have resulted in severe shortages of N95 masks and reports of frequent mask reuse. This practice poses serious safety risks to healthcare workers. ...

Apr 6, 2020

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Project crowdsources sidelined scientists for COVID-19 research

Daniel Calovi, a postdoc at the Max-Planck-Institute for Animal Behavior at the department Collectve Behavior of Iain Couzin, is a co-founder of the project "crowdfight COVID-19." The website, a service for COVID-19 researchers, ...

Apr 6, 2020

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Using COVID-19 patient data to train machine learning models for healthcare

One short week ago, I called on governments to use existing data and proven machine learning and AI techniques to help healthcare systems combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Apr 6, 2020

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Apple to ship 1 mn face shields a week for medical workers

Apple has said it will soon be producing one million face shields a week for medical workers battling the coronavirus pandemic.

Apr 6, 2020

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Virus scrapped your marathon? In Japan, there's an app for that

When the coronavirus outbreak forced organisers to cancel marathons in the Japanese city of Nagoya, they turned to tech to ease the disappointment, offering runners the chance to race alone.

Apr 6, 2020

Japan PM proposes state of emergency over virus

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday the government plans to declare a state of emergency and proposed a stimulus package worth $1 trillion as new coronavirus infections spike in Tokyo and elsewhere.

Apr 6, 2020

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British PM hospitalised with coronavirus but 'still in charge'

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in hospital on Monday undergoing tests after suffering "persistent" symptoms of coronavirus for 10 days, but colleagues insisted he remains in charge of the government.

Apr 6, 2020

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