For my husband’s 50th birthday I booked an apartment via Booking.com for a holiday at Liverpool’s docks. He wanted to see all The Beatles memorabilia and we had tickets to see the tribute band. Now coronavirus means we have been told not to travel unless it is essential. I asked the apartment’s owner if I … Read more
Virgin Orbit said it will start making breathing devices to help treat people afflicted with novel coronavirus Virgin Orbit will begin making breathing devices to treat coronavirus The devices will automate ambulatory bags to deliver oxygen to patients They could be an alternative to ventilators and free them up for the critically ill Virgin Orbit … Read more
Public health bosses will advise hospitals on how to cope with a deadly fungus that has become resistant to most drugs. Candida auris was first identified in 2009 and has since struck hundreds in Britain and the US, among other countries. Hospitals are now struggling to deal with the little-known fungus, prompting health officials in … Read more
US regulators have approved two malaria drugs for hospitalised coronavirus patients – but the UK has blocked their use until clinical trials finish. Doctors across America can now prescribe hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine as a last resort for critically ill COVID-19 sufferers. Trials are currently underway to test their effectiveness on coronavirus patients, after the drugs showed promise … Read more
The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first treatment in the US for the coronavirus that has infected more than 50,000 Americans: blood plasma from people who have cleared the infection. Blood plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients is rich in antibodies their immune system has developed to fight the infection. China began … Read more
A flu drug is ‘clearly effective’ in treating coronavirus, medical experts in China have claimed. Favipiravir, the active ingredient in a Japanese anti-flu medicine called Avigan, was trialled on 340 patients with the killer disease in China. Patients who took Favipiravir recovered quicker and showed greater lung improvement compared with patients not given the drug. … Read more
Instagram cracks down on coronavirus-related AR effects that purport to predict and treat the disease Instagram is removing popular coronavirus filters from its platform The filters purported to predict or made light of the virus It will still allow filters made in partnership with legitimate health organizations Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you … Read more