Canada approaches 91K coronavirus cases; sharp rise in daily deaths due to glitch
Canada’s new coronavirus cases remained in the triple-digit territory for the sixth day in a row, for a total of nearly 91,000 infections. The vast...
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Significant number of COVID-19 positive cases asymptomatic, raising transmission concerns
There have been many instances of people testing positive severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) who have no symptoms of the infection whatsoever. These...
Follow our guide to keeping your home free from coronavirus as the lockdown starts to ease
As lockdown gradually begins to ease, we are now at increased risk of picking up the virus and bringing it into our homes, so it’s...
Ruxolitinib shows promise in severe COVID-19
An anti-inflammatory drug Ruxolitinib has shown promising results in the treatment of severe coronavirus disease COVID-19. The study titled, “Ruxolitinib in treatment of severe coronavirus...
COVID-19 mortality is significantly higher in hospitalized patients with diabetes
A new meta-analysis published on the preprint server medRxiv* by the researchers from the United States and Greece reveals that the likelihood of death is...
How susceptible are domestic animals to SARS-CoV-2?
A recent paper by Chinese researchers, published in the leading journal Science, shows that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) does not replicate well...
Montrealers protest police brutality, racism after the killing of George Floyd
Thousands of people gathered in front of police headquarters in downtown Montreal on Sunday to protest racial violence and police brutality in light of the...
Troops in long-term care homes raise concerns about management, say many workers doing their best
Canadian soldiers helping fight novel coronavirus outbreaks in several long-term care homes say many front-line workers are doing the best they can. The troops, Global...
SUE REID: A truly terrible toll for those left to suffer in silence at home
Patients with cancer, heart problems and other life-threatening ailments are feared to have died at home as the NHS turned its focus to the pandemic. Alarmingly,...
2.4 million patients are caught in coronavirus cancer backlog
Almost 2.5million patients have missed out on vital cancer tests and treatment because of the pandemic. The NHS faces the shocking backlog of cases as it...