Chloroquine/Hydroxychloroquine: These two antimalarial drugs have been getting a lot of attention, though their efficacy as a treatment for COVID-19 is still unknown. At least one clinical trial of chloroquine was stopped after it seemed to increase patients’ risk of heart failure, and the WHO temporarily halted its trial due to safety concerns. Malaria is caused by a parasite, while COVID-19 is caused by a virus. Malaria is caused by a parasite, while COVID-19 is caused by a virus. The reason some researchers are looking at these drugs as potential coronavirus treatments is that chloroquine and other drugs were able to block coronaviruses from infecting cells in laboratory testing. These drugs were researched as possible treatments for MERS during the 2012 outbreak. The mechanism by which these malarial drugs would work against COVID-19 is uncertain, but one hypothesis is they change cells’ surface acidity, so the virus can’t infect them. Or chloroquines might … [Read more...] about All the COVID-19 treatments currently in clinical trials
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Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia on April 22
Held by the Indonesian Committee for Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation, the teleconference featured the participation of Chairman of Indonesia's House of Representatives’ Commission for Foreign Affairs Fadli Zon, Deputy Speaker of Malaysia’s House of Representatives Dato Mohamad Rashid Hasnon, head of the Republic of Korea’s National Assembly’s ad-hoc committee for responding to the coronavirus outbreak Kim Jin-pyo, the World Health Organisation (WHO) representative in Indonesia Navaratnasamy Paranietharan, and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific Armida Alisjahbana. … [Read more...] about Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia on April 22
Europeans pack onto beaches and throng to bars and cafes as life begins to return to normal – but WHO warns they should be preparing for a SECOND deadly wave of coronavirus, not celebrating
The annual sales campaign is always a massive part of the Spanish economy and becomes even more so since businesses have been unable to open since the State of Emergency was declared on March 14th. However, there has been criticism of 'unclear advice' from the government with the Ministry of Commerce saying the sales could go-ahead on May 18th as part of the de-escalation plan, but the health department saying they couldn't because of the health risk. … [Read more...] about Europeans pack onto beaches and throng to bars and cafes as life begins to return to normal – but WHO warns they should be preparing for a SECOND deadly wave of coronavirus, not celebrating
Coronavirus infections hit ONE MILLION worldwide after cases double in a week as pandemic explodes in the US and death tolls continue to rise in UK, Italy and Spain – with over 50,000 now dead
It is believed to travel in the saliva and even through water in the eyes, therefore close contact, kissing, and sharing cutlery or utensils are all risky. It can also live on surfaces, such as plastic and steel, for up to 72 hours, meaning people can catch it by touching contaminated surfaces. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus infections hit ONE MILLION worldwide after cases double in a week as pandemic explodes in the US and death tolls continue to rise in UK, Italy and Spain – with over 50,000 now dead
