The international consensus is growing: one of the keys to containing the COVID-19 pandemic and reviving a comatose world economy is a novel type of technology. Daniel Leung says his mostly Canadian company, LivNao, has a ready-to-use version of the concept: a smartphone app designed to automatically identify those who have been in contact with… Read More »
An average of 200,000 of these people will require hospitalization what cause influenza virus up to 50,000 will die. But just what causes all the havoc? The initial immune response involves cells of the body’s innate immune system, such as macrophages and neutrophils. It could also result in long-term disability and lead to the need… Read More »
Countries that have locked down their populations to prevent the spread of coronavirus need to put a premium on finding new cases and doing everything they can “to suppress and control” the virus, the World Health Organisation says. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, said US President Donald Trump had displayed “political commitment” and “leadership” to… Read More »
Italy has announced its largest day-to-day increase in infections with 53,000, while there are fears UK cases are “accelerating”and Spain has been forced to set up a temporary hospital inside a convention centre. MORE: Follow the latest on coronavirus here Australia has recorded at least 1354 cases and seven deaths during the pandemic and dramatic… Read More »
SEOUL, South Korea — The number of new virus infections in South Korea jumped again Wednesday and the U.S. military reported its first case among its soldiers based in the Asian country, with his case and many others connected to a southeastern city with an illness cluster. South Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention… Read More »