Health

Anti-viral drug trio found to shorten COVID-19 illness in mild cases: study

by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France Presse Researchers in Hong Kong have found that patients suffering milder illness caused by the…

Recovery from coronavirus may not confer immunity, warn experts

by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France Presse Even as virologists zero in on the virus that causes COVID-19, a very basic…

Canada says immigrants welcome after pandemic

Eagle News — Canadian Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino, spoke to  a group of immigration lawyers stating that once the pandemic…

Test equipment found to be contaminated; 40 cases yielded false positives

Eagle News — A second test found all 40 of the newly suspected COVID-19 cases in Yala on Sunday turned…

Brazilian Amazon mayor pleads for world help on virus

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — The mayor of Manaus, the biggest city in the Amazon rainforest region, asked world…

COVID-19 lockdown risks 1.4 million extra TB deaths: study

by Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The global lockdown caused by COVID-19 risks a "devastating" surge…

Virus model sees near-doubling of US deaths

WASHINGTON DC, United States (AFP) — A prominent US pandemic model on Monday significantly increased its coronavirus death forecast after…

Virus detectives tracking COVID-19 to its genetic origins

by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS with AFP bureaus Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — China reported its first cases of the new coronavirus in…

LA County faces food insecurity more than any county in the US

Eagle News — Los Angeles has more residents facing food insecurity than any other county in the entire United States.…

Remdesivir: The COVID-19 drug helping patients recover faster

by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse Remdesivir has been shown to speed up recovery times for patients with COVID-19 in…

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