Experiments conducted by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) show the coronavirus can be 'quickly' destroyed by sunlight.Yahoo News obtained a briefing that suggests the virus cannot survive in high temperatures and humidity on surfaces or in a droplet of saliva – giving the public hope that the end could be just around the…
Hydroxychloroquine, which is usually used to treat malaria, has been championed by President Trump for the treatment of COVID-19. But doctors say it's too early to be sure, and small studies have had mixed results. Dr. Wesley Self at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is leading a clinical trial to see if it really works. "Hydroxychloroquine may…
STIPULATIONS APPLY AS WE PRESS THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC. WE'RE ALSO LEARNING OF COVID-19 CASES INSIDE OUR STATE PRISONS. THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS CONFIRMS THREE HAVE TESTED POSITIVE. TWO IN A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. ONE OF THE INMATES FROM ST. CLAIRE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY MAY HAVE DIED FROM COVID-19 YESTERDAY. OFFICIALS SAY HE HAD BEEN IN Alabama inmate…
Antibody tests might be used to help stem the COVID-19 pandemic — but first must overcome several hurdles.Credit: Greg Baker/AFP/Getty British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called them a ‘game changer’. Antibody tests have captured the world’s attention for their potential to help life return to normal by revealing who has been exposed, and might now…
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