Category: Treatment
Chinese study finds most patients still show signs of ‘long Covid’ six months later
The largest study of its kind found that most of those treated in a Wuhan hospital were still showing symptoms six months after being sent home
The most common problems were fatigue and difficulty in sleeping, but lung and kidney problems were also recorded
Another new variant of the novel coronavirus has been found in Japan
The new mutant strain, which is partly similar to different variants reported in the U.K. More...
Emergence of Y453F and Δ69-70HV mutations in a lymphoma patient with long-term COVID-19
“We report a genomic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 from a lymphoma patient with long-term COVID-19. More...
Long Covid Study: 6-month consequences of COVID-19 in patients discharged from hospital
The long-term health consequences of COVID-19 remain largely unclear. More...
Cornwall: near 500% rise in cases of Covid-19 in children aged 0-4yrs over Xmas
A week on week comparison of the rates of infection per hundred thousand reveal that some of the largest increases in percentages in the week from December 24 (Christmas Eve) to December 31 (New Year’s Eve) are in children under four years old (increase of 485.7%), those aged 70 to 74 (367.2%) and 85 to 89 (433.3%). More...
11 PCR tests required in China to confirm some Covid-19 infections
Dalian, Northeast China’s Liaoning Province, announced that it was extending the COVID-19 quarantine period to 21 days from 14 as the new cases in the recent COVID-19 outbreak in the city show a longer incubation period, faster transmission and more complex pattern. More...
UK hospitals told to start vaccinating all frontline staff for Covid-19 immediately
All NHS hospitals across England have been told to start vaccinating frontline health and care workers immediately in the face of growing coronavirus pressures on the health service. More...
Tocilizumab and Sarilumab reduced the relative risk of death from Covid-19 by 24%
NHS patients to receive life-saving COVID-19 treatments that could cut hospital time by 10 days. More...
The Alpha variant may have evolved within a chronically-infected individual
The unusual genetic divergence of lineage B.1.1.7 may have resulted, at least in part, from virus evolution with a chronically-infected individual
“What evolutionary processes or selective pressures might have given rise to lineage B.1.1.7? More...
Study shows anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin kills coronavirus within 48 hours
Ivermectin, an FDA-approved anti-parasitic previously shown to have broad-spectrum anti-viral activity in vitro, is an inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2