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By Adam Vaughan Madagascar’s president, Andry Rajoelina, launched the Covid-Organics drinkRIJASOLO/AFP via Getty Images The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that a herbal drink promoted by the president of Madagascar as a cure for covid-19 should be tested to see if it is effective. The WHO has no evidence the drink works, according to…

Share on PinterestNew research reviews the current evidence of a link between obesity and COVID-19 severity.Early data seems to suggest that people with obesity are more likely to become severely ill due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.An increasing number of reports have linked obesity to coronavirus mortality, and the Centers for…

Health | Analysis 29 April 2020 By Clare Wilson Children may have low transmission rates of coronavirus, but there are still risks to reopening schoolsCultura Creative/Alamy As coronavirus spread around the globe earlier this year, many countries closed their schools and nurseries to most children. Lockdown has rewritten almost every aspect of our lives, but…

The World Health Organisation has cast doubt on the use of coronavirus tests to show whether people are immune or protected from infection. Expert epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove told a briefing on Friday that the presence of antibodies in the blood did not mean that person was no longer at risk from the disease. “We have…