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Autopsies of patients who have died from COVID-19 have shown a “dramatic” increase in the number of blood clots affecting major and minor blood vessels as well as “almost every organ” in the human body, according to a top New York pathologist. Amy Rapkiewicz, the chairman of pathology at NYU Langone Medical Center, told CNN on Thursday that…

A health worker screens a resident at Diepsloot for Covid-19. Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images via Getty Images Nearly 50% of Gauteng's Covid-19 cases are in the City of Johannesburg.Of the total 38 045 cases in the City, 8 327 are in Doornkop, Soweto, Dobsonville and Protea Glen.A further 7 717 cases are in the sub-district which…

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), allowing doctors to use HCQ and chloroquine (CQ) products in situations where clinical trials were not an option.Last month, the FDA withdrew the EUA. The agency explains that it “has determined that CQ and HCQ are unlikely to be effective in treating COVID-19 for the…

Share on PinterestWe review the promising results of new SARS-CoV-2 vaccine testing and consider the possible benefits of repurposing existing vaccines.Medical News Today previously reported on the research that Sarah Gilbert, a professor of vaccinology at Oxford University’s Jenner Institute in the United Kingdom, led on a potential vaccine. The recombinant vaccine that the team…

North West Health MEC Madoda Sambatha The North West Health MEC is in isolation, but he has no symptoms of Covid-19.He was in contact with Cogta MEC Gordon Kegakilwe who died after a short Covid-19 battle.Premier Job Mokgoro and MEC Saliva Molapisi have also tested positive.North West Health MEC Madoda Sambatha is in isolation after…