Coronavirus

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study period went through the end of April. By the end of June, with the national lockdown easing, Dr. Philip said there had still been very few early preemies born in his hospital. In two decades, he said, he had never seen anything like these numbers.While the Irish team was digging into its data, researchers…

A cholesterol-lowering drug could make coronavirus as treatable as the common cold, scientists have suggested. Researchers at New York’s Mount Sinai Medical Center looked at depriving the virus of nutrients which Covid-19 needs to survive. They found that fat which accumulates inside lung cells is a key component of what the virus needs to reproduce.…

The Houston region set a record Saturday for the number of COVID-19 patients needing intensive care, hospital records show, though the total number of admitted patients declined for the third straight day. In the 25-county region anchored by Harris County, 1,136 COVID patients were in ICU beds, according to the Southeast Texas Regional Advisory Council…

Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize. Positive Covid-19 cases have risen by 13 285 to 350 879, with 4 948 deaths recorded. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize reiterated his call for South Africans to follow measures to prevent the spread of the virus, including hand-washing, mask-wearing and physical distancing."We are extremely concerned that fatigue seems to have set…