The Netherlands Joins COVID-19 IP Pool Initiative; Kentucky Governor Requests 3M Release N95 Patent 08/04/2020 Editorial team Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Hugo de Jonge on Wednesday offered to support the World Health Organization to develop a pool of intellectual property rights for COVID-19 technologies, just days after WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced WHO’s public support for the initiative. “In principle, I am sympathetic to this initiative,” Minister de Jonge wrote […] Continue reading -> BCG Vaccine & Ivermectin – Can Old Solutions Be Repurposed For COVID-19? 08/04/2020 Grace Ren & Svĕt Lustig Vijay While much of the public fanfare around new COVID-19 drugs has centered around the lupus drug, hydroxychloroquine, and a failed Ebola remedy, remedisvir, other researchers are keen to explore the potential of other time-worn remedies – although here, too, experts are urging extreme caution. Ivermectin, the antiparasitic drug that turned the tide in the […] Continue reading -> Six Million More Nurses Needed Ensure Health for All by 2030, Says New WHO Report 07/04/2020 Grace Ren The world needs 6 million more nurses in the next 15 years in order to reach the Sustainable Development Goals, according to the first-ever State of the World’s Nursing report released by the World Health Organization, Nursing Now, and the International Council of Nurses. The report, released Tuesday on World Health Day, explores challenges and […] Continue reading -> Significantly More COVID-19 Deaths Are Occuring In US Communities With Higher Air Pollution Levels 07/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren People with COVID-19 are dying at significantly higher rates in communities in the United States with higher air pollution levels, according to a new Harvard University study – the first such study to systematically examine links between air pollution and higher COVID-19 mortality. For every 1 microgram/ cubic meter (µg/m3) increase in average annual levels […] Continue reading -> WHO Refrains From Public Mask Recommendation – Health Workers Need Them First; Intensity of Virus Exposure May Drive More Serious COVID-19 Disease 06/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO deferred any broad recommendation to the public on the use of face masks, even as more countries were recommending some kind of a face cover or protective mask to reduce COVID-19 transmission. World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stressed that health workers need to remain the key priority for the use […] Continue reading -> EMA Releases Guidelines For Compassionate Use of Remdesivir for COVID-19 03/04/2020 Grace Ren The European Medicines Agency on Friday issued new guidance supporting the use of Gilead Sciences’ antiviral remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment under compassionate use programmes. The new EMA guidelines on remdesivir recommend its compassionate use in adult COVID-19 patients experiencing severe disease requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. Such compassionate use programmes are set up by individual […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Infections Hit One Million Mark; Countries Must Protect Health & Livelihoods During COVID-19 Pandemic Say WHO and IMF 02/04/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As the global count of COVID-19 cases hit the sobering 1 million mark Thursday midnight, countries should not have to face the choice of protecting lives or protecting livelihoods, World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said at a Friday press briefing. More than half of […] Continue reading -> UN Climate Conference Postponed Until 2021 Due To COVID-19; Experts Debate Pandemic’s Impact On Climate Action 02/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay The critical UN Climate Conference of Parties (COP26) that was scheduled to take place in Glasgow, in November, has been postponed until 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 emergency. “The COP26 UN climate change conference set to take place in Glasgow in November has been postponed due to COVID-19,” stated an official message by […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Is World’s Biggest Challenge Since World War II, Says UN Secretary General 01/04/2020 Gauri Saxena & Grace Ren and Elaine Ruth Fletcher The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest challenge the world has faced since the Second World War, said United Nations’ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. He spoke during the launch of a report on the potential socioeconomic impact of the outbreak, Shared Responsibility, Global Solidarity. Speaking from the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Guterres said that […] Continue reading -> Strong Age-Linked COVID-19 Death Risk Confirmed By Largest-Ever Study Of Chinese Population Infected 31/03/2020 Grace Ren, Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A new study examining data from nearly 90% of mainland China’s confirmed COVID-19 cases found that the death rate among people older than 80 was 13.4%, as compared to only .32% for people under the age of 60. Almost one in five patients over the age of 80 were likely to require hospitalisation, as compared […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
BCG Vaccine & Ivermectin – Can Old Solutions Be Repurposed For COVID-19? 08/04/2020 Grace Ren & Svĕt Lustig Vijay While much of the public fanfare around new COVID-19 drugs has centered around the lupus drug, hydroxychloroquine, and a failed Ebola remedy, remedisvir, other researchers are keen to explore the potential of other time-worn remedies – although here, too, experts are urging extreme caution. Ivermectin, the antiparasitic drug that turned the tide in the […] Continue reading -> Six Million More Nurses Needed Ensure Health for All by 2030, Says New WHO Report 07/04/2020 Grace Ren The world needs 6 million more nurses in the next 15 years in order to reach the Sustainable Development Goals, according to the first-ever State of the World’s Nursing report released by the World Health Organization, Nursing Now, and the International Council of Nurses. The report, released Tuesday on World Health Day, explores challenges and […] Continue reading -> Significantly More COVID-19 Deaths Are Occuring In US Communities With Higher Air Pollution Levels 07/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren People with COVID-19 are dying at significantly higher rates in communities in the United States with higher air pollution levels, according to a new Harvard University study – the first such study to systematically examine links between air pollution and higher COVID-19 mortality. For every 1 microgram/ cubic meter (µg/m3) increase in average annual levels […] Continue reading -> WHO Refrains From Public Mask Recommendation – Health Workers Need Them First; Intensity of Virus Exposure May Drive More Serious COVID-19 Disease 06/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO deferred any broad recommendation to the public on the use of face masks, even as more countries were recommending some kind of a face cover or protective mask to reduce COVID-19 transmission. World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stressed that health workers need to remain the key priority for the use […] Continue reading -> EMA Releases Guidelines For Compassionate Use of Remdesivir for COVID-19 03/04/2020 Grace Ren The European Medicines Agency on Friday issued new guidance supporting the use of Gilead Sciences’ antiviral remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment under compassionate use programmes. The new EMA guidelines on remdesivir recommend its compassionate use in adult COVID-19 patients experiencing severe disease requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. Such compassionate use programmes are set up by individual […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Infections Hit One Million Mark; Countries Must Protect Health & Livelihoods During COVID-19 Pandemic Say WHO and IMF 02/04/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As the global count of COVID-19 cases hit the sobering 1 million mark Thursday midnight, countries should not have to face the choice of protecting lives or protecting livelihoods, World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said at a Friday press briefing. More than half of […] Continue reading -> UN Climate Conference Postponed Until 2021 Due To COVID-19; Experts Debate Pandemic’s Impact On Climate Action 02/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay The critical UN Climate Conference of Parties (COP26) that was scheduled to take place in Glasgow, in November, has been postponed until 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 emergency. “The COP26 UN climate change conference set to take place in Glasgow in November has been postponed due to COVID-19,” stated an official message by […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Is World’s Biggest Challenge Since World War II, Says UN Secretary General 01/04/2020 Gauri Saxena & Grace Ren and Elaine Ruth Fletcher The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest challenge the world has faced since the Second World War, said United Nations’ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. He spoke during the launch of a report on the potential socioeconomic impact of the outbreak, Shared Responsibility, Global Solidarity. Speaking from the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Guterres said that […] Continue reading -> Strong Age-Linked COVID-19 Death Risk Confirmed By Largest-Ever Study Of Chinese Population Infected 31/03/2020 Grace Ren, Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A new study examining data from nearly 90% of mainland China’s confirmed COVID-19 cases found that the death rate among people older than 80 was 13.4%, as compared to only .32% for people under the age of 60. Almost one in five patients over the age of 80 were likely to require hospitalisation, as compared […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Six Million More Nurses Needed Ensure Health for All by 2030, Says New WHO Report 07/04/2020 Grace Ren The world needs 6 million more nurses in the next 15 years in order to reach the Sustainable Development Goals, according to the first-ever State of the World’s Nursing report released by the World Health Organization, Nursing Now, and the International Council of Nurses. The report, released Tuesday on World Health Day, explores challenges and […] Continue reading -> Significantly More COVID-19 Deaths Are Occuring In US Communities With Higher Air Pollution Levels 07/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren People with COVID-19 are dying at significantly higher rates in communities in the United States with higher air pollution levels, according to a new Harvard University study – the first such study to systematically examine links between air pollution and higher COVID-19 mortality. For every 1 microgram/ cubic meter (µg/m3) increase in average annual levels […] Continue reading -> WHO Refrains From Public Mask Recommendation – Health Workers Need Them First; Intensity of Virus Exposure May Drive More Serious COVID-19 Disease 06/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO deferred any broad recommendation to the public on the use of face masks, even as more countries were recommending some kind of a face cover or protective mask to reduce COVID-19 transmission. World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stressed that health workers need to remain the key priority for the use […] Continue reading -> EMA Releases Guidelines For Compassionate Use of Remdesivir for COVID-19 03/04/2020 Grace Ren The European Medicines Agency on Friday issued new guidance supporting the use of Gilead Sciences’ antiviral remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment under compassionate use programmes. The new EMA guidelines on remdesivir recommend its compassionate use in adult COVID-19 patients experiencing severe disease requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. Such compassionate use programmes are set up by individual […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Infections Hit One Million Mark; Countries Must Protect Health & Livelihoods During COVID-19 Pandemic Say WHO and IMF 02/04/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As the global count of COVID-19 cases hit the sobering 1 million mark Thursday midnight, countries should not have to face the choice of protecting lives or protecting livelihoods, World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said at a Friday press briefing. More than half of […] Continue reading -> UN Climate Conference Postponed Until 2021 Due To COVID-19; Experts Debate Pandemic’s Impact On Climate Action 02/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay The critical UN Climate Conference of Parties (COP26) that was scheduled to take place in Glasgow, in November, has been postponed until 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 emergency. “The COP26 UN climate change conference set to take place in Glasgow in November has been postponed due to COVID-19,” stated an official message by […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Is World’s Biggest Challenge Since World War II, Says UN Secretary General 01/04/2020 Gauri Saxena & Grace Ren and Elaine Ruth Fletcher The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest challenge the world has faced since the Second World War, said United Nations’ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. He spoke during the launch of a report on the potential socioeconomic impact of the outbreak, Shared Responsibility, Global Solidarity. Speaking from the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Guterres said that […] Continue reading -> Strong Age-Linked COVID-19 Death Risk Confirmed By Largest-Ever Study Of Chinese Population Infected 31/03/2020 Grace Ren, Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A new study examining data from nearly 90% of mainland China’s confirmed COVID-19 cases found that the death rate among people older than 80 was 13.4%, as compared to only .32% for people under the age of 60. Almost one in five patients over the age of 80 were likely to require hospitalisation, as compared […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Significantly More COVID-19 Deaths Are Occuring In US Communities With Higher Air Pollution Levels 07/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Grace Ren People with COVID-19 are dying at significantly higher rates in communities in the United States with higher air pollution levels, according to a new Harvard University study – the first such study to systematically examine links between air pollution and higher COVID-19 mortality. For every 1 microgram/ cubic meter (µg/m3) increase in average annual levels […] Continue reading -> WHO Refrains From Public Mask Recommendation – Health Workers Need Them First; Intensity of Virus Exposure May Drive More Serious COVID-19 Disease 06/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO deferred any broad recommendation to the public on the use of face masks, even as more countries were recommending some kind of a face cover or protective mask to reduce COVID-19 transmission. World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stressed that health workers need to remain the key priority for the use […] Continue reading -> EMA Releases Guidelines For Compassionate Use of Remdesivir for COVID-19 03/04/2020 Grace Ren The European Medicines Agency on Friday issued new guidance supporting the use of Gilead Sciences’ antiviral remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment under compassionate use programmes. The new EMA guidelines on remdesivir recommend its compassionate use in adult COVID-19 patients experiencing severe disease requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. Such compassionate use programmes are set up by individual […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Infections Hit One Million Mark; Countries Must Protect Health & Livelihoods During COVID-19 Pandemic Say WHO and IMF 02/04/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As the global count of COVID-19 cases hit the sobering 1 million mark Thursday midnight, countries should not have to face the choice of protecting lives or protecting livelihoods, World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said at a Friday press briefing. More than half of […] Continue reading -> UN Climate Conference Postponed Until 2021 Due To COVID-19; Experts Debate Pandemic’s Impact On Climate Action 02/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay The critical UN Climate Conference of Parties (COP26) that was scheduled to take place in Glasgow, in November, has been postponed until 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 emergency. “The COP26 UN climate change conference set to take place in Glasgow in November has been postponed due to COVID-19,” stated an official message by […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Is World’s Biggest Challenge Since World War II, Says UN Secretary General 01/04/2020 Gauri Saxena & Grace Ren and Elaine Ruth Fletcher The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest challenge the world has faced since the Second World War, said United Nations’ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. He spoke during the launch of a report on the potential socioeconomic impact of the outbreak, Shared Responsibility, Global Solidarity. Speaking from the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Guterres said that […] Continue reading -> Strong Age-Linked COVID-19 Death Risk Confirmed By Largest-Ever Study Of Chinese Population Infected 31/03/2020 Grace Ren, Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A new study examining data from nearly 90% of mainland China’s confirmed COVID-19 cases found that the death rate among people older than 80 was 13.4%, as compared to only .32% for people under the age of 60. Almost one in five patients over the age of 80 were likely to require hospitalisation, as compared […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
WHO Refrains From Public Mask Recommendation – Health Workers Need Them First; Intensity of Virus Exposure May Drive More Serious COVID-19 Disease 06/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO deferred any broad recommendation to the public on the use of face masks, even as more countries were recommending some kind of a face cover or protective mask to reduce COVID-19 transmission. World Health Organization Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stressed that health workers need to remain the key priority for the use […] Continue reading -> EMA Releases Guidelines For Compassionate Use of Remdesivir for COVID-19 03/04/2020 Grace Ren The European Medicines Agency on Friday issued new guidance supporting the use of Gilead Sciences’ antiviral remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment under compassionate use programmes. The new EMA guidelines on remdesivir recommend its compassionate use in adult COVID-19 patients experiencing severe disease requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. Such compassionate use programmes are set up by individual […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Infections Hit One Million Mark; Countries Must Protect Health & Livelihoods During COVID-19 Pandemic Say WHO and IMF 02/04/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As the global count of COVID-19 cases hit the sobering 1 million mark Thursday midnight, countries should not have to face the choice of protecting lives or protecting livelihoods, World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said at a Friday press briefing. More than half of […] Continue reading -> UN Climate Conference Postponed Until 2021 Due To COVID-19; Experts Debate Pandemic’s Impact On Climate Action 02/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay The critical UN Climate Conference of Parties (COP26) that was scheduled to take place in Glasgow, in November, has been postponed until 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 emergency. “The COP26 UN climate change conference set to take place in Glasgow in November has been postponed due to COVID-19,” stated an official message by […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Is World’s Biggest Challenge Since World War II, Says UN Secretary General 01/04/2020 Gauri Saxena & Grace Ren and Elaine Ruth Fletcher The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest challenge the world has faced since the Second World War, said United Nations’ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. He spoke during the launch of a report on the potential socioeconomic impact of the outbreak, Shared Responsibility, Global Solidarity. Speaking from the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Guterres said that […] Continue reading -> Strong Age-Linked COVID-19 Death Risk Confirmed By Largest-Ever Study Of Chinese Population Infected 31/03/2020 Grace Ren, Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A new study examining data from nearly 90% of mainland China’s confirmed COVID-19 cases found that the death rate among people older than 80 was 13.4%, as compared to only .32% for people under the age of 60. Almost one in five patients over the age of 80 were likely to require hospitalisation, as compared […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
EMA Releases Guidelines For Compassionate Use of Remdesivir for COVID-19 03/04/2020 Grace Ren The European Medicines Agency on Friday issued new guidance supporting the use of Gilead Sciences’ antiviral remdesivir as a COVID-19 treatment under compassionate use programmes. The new EMA guidelines on remdesivir recommend its compassionate use in adult COVID-19 patients experiencing severe disease requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. Such compassionate use programmes are set up by individual […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Infections Hit One Million Mark; Countries Must Protect Health & Livelihoods During COVID-19 Pandemic Say WHO and IMF 02/04/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As the global count of COVID-19 cases hit the sobering 1 million mark Thursday midnight, countries should not have to face the choice of protecting lives or protecting livelihoods, World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said at a Friday press briefing. More than half of […] Continue reading -> UN Climate Conference Postponed Until 2021 Due To COVID-19; Experts Debate Pandemic’s Impact On Climate Action 02/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay The critical UN Climate Conference of Parties (COP26) that was scheduled to take place in Glasgow, in November, has been postponed until 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 emergency. “The COP26 UN climate change conference set to take place in Glasgow in November has been postponed due to COVID-19,” stated an official message by […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Is World’s Biggest Challenge Since World War II, Says UN Secretary General 01/04/2020 Gauri Saxena & Grace Ren and Elaine Ruth Fletcher The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest challenge the world has faced since the Second World War, said United Nations’ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. He spoke during the launch of a report on the potential socioeconomic impact of the outbreak, Shared Responsibility, Global Solidarity. Speaking from the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Guterres said that […] Continue reading -> Strong Age-Linked COVID-19 Death Risk Confirmed By Largest-Ever Study Of Chinese Population Infected 31/03/2020 Grace Ren, Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A new study examining data from nearly 90% of mainland China’s confirmed COVID-19 cases found that the death rate among people older than 80 was 13.4%, as compared to only .32% for people under the age of 60. Almost one in five patients over the age of 80 were likely to require hospitalisation, as compared […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
COVID-19 Infections Hit One Million Mark; Countries Must Protect Health & Livelihoods During COVID-19 Pandemic Say WHO and IMF 02/04/2020 Svĕt Lustig Vijay As the global count of COVID-19 cases hit the sobering 1 million mark Thursday midnight, countries should not have to face the choice of protecting lives or protecting livelihoods, World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said at a Friday press briefing. More than half of […] Continue reading -> UN Climate Conference Postponed Until 2021 Due To COVID-19; Experts Debate Pandemic’s Impact On Climate Action 02/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay The critical UN Climate Conference of Parties (COP26) that was scheduled to take place in Glasgow, in November, has been postponed until 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 emergency. “The COP26 UN climate change conference set to take place in Glasgow in November has been postponed due to COVID-19,” stated an official message by […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Is World’s Biggest Challenge Since World War II, Says UN Secretary General 01/04/2020 Gauri Saxena & Grace Ren and Elaine Ruth Fletcher The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest challenge the world has faced since the Second World War, said United Nations’ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. He spoke during the launch of a report on the potential socioeconomic impact of the outbreak, Shared Responsibility, Global Solidarity. Speaking from the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Guterres said that […] Continue reading -> Strong Age-Linked COVID-19 Death Risk Confirmed By Largest-Ever Study Of Chinese Population Infected 31/03/2020 Grace Ren, Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A new study examining data from nearly 90% of mainland China’s confirmed COVID-19 cases found that the death rate among people older than 80 was 13.4%, as compared to only .32% for people under the age of 60. Almost one in five patients over the age of 80 were likely to require hospitalisation, as compared […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
UN Climate Conference Postponed Until 2021 Due To COVID-19; Experts Debate Pandemic’s Impact On Climate Action 02/04/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay The critical UN Climate Conference of Parties (COP26) that was scheduled to take place in Glasgow, in November, has been postponed until 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 emergency. “The COP26 UN climate change conference set to take place in Glasgow in November has been postponed due to COVID-19,” stated an official message by […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Is World’s Biggest Challenge Since World War II, Says UN Secretary General 01/04/2020 Gauri Saxena & Grace Ren and Elaine Ruth Fletcher The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest challenge the world has faced since the Second World War, said United Nations’ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. He spoke during the launch of a report on the potential socioeconomic impact of the outbreak, Shared Responsibility, Global Solidarity. Speaking from the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Guterres said that […] Continue reading -> Strong Age-Linked COVID-19 Death Risk Confirmed By Largest-Ever Study Of Chinese Population Infected 31/03/2020 Grace Ren, Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A new study examining data from nearly 90% of mainland China’s confirmed COVID-19 cases found that the death rate among people older than 80 was 13.4%, as compared to only .32% for people under the age of 60. Almost one in five patients over the age of 80 were likely to require hospitalisation, as compared […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
COVID-19 Is World’s Biggest Challenge Since World War II, Says UN Secretary General 01/04/2020 Gauri Saxena & Grace Ren and Elaine Ruth Fletcher The COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest challenge the world has faced since the Second World War, said United Nations’ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. He spoke during the launch of a report on the potential socioeconomic impact of the outbreak, Shared Responsibility, Global Solidarity. Speaking from the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, Guterres said that […] Continue reading -> Strong Age-Linked COVID-19 Death Risk Confirmed By Largest-Ever Study Of Chinese Population Infected 31/03/2020 Grace Ren, Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A new study examining data from nearly 90% of mainland China’s confirmed COVID-19 cases found that the death rate among people older than 80 was 13.4%, as compared to only .32% for people under the age of 60. Almost one in five patients over the age of 80 were likely to require hospitalisation, as compared […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts
Strong Age-Linked COVID-19 Death Risk Confirmed By Largest-Ever Study Of Chinese Population Infected 31/03/2020 Grace Ren, Svĕt Lustig Vijay & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A new study examining data from nearly 90% of mainland China’s confirmed COVID-19 cases found that the death rate among people older than 80 was 13.4%, as compared to only .32% for people under the age of 60. Almost one in five patients over the age of 80 were likely to require hospitalisation, as compared […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts