Medical Articles & News
Spain is to deploy its armed forces to help transport the bodies of those killed by the coronavirus, the country’s health ministry said on Saturday, as the country recorded its highest single-day death toll. The Spanish military would have to intervene due to an overwhelming number of dead and the lack of available funeral homes, […]
In the seventh straight year of Venezuela’s bitter economic downfall, local doctors warn that this once-wealthy country has few defenses against the global coronavirus pandemic. According to the administration of embattled President Nicolas Maduro, only 107 diagnosed cases of the coronavirus have been officially recognized so far; however the country’s testing capacity is likely low, […]
Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde has granted pardon to more than 4,000 prisoners in efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus in the country. Sahle-Work Zewde announced the order in a tweet on Wednesday and said it would help prevent overcrowding in prisons. The directive only covers those given a maximum sentence of three years for minor crimes […]
Spain is now facing the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world behind Italy, after its reported deaths surpassed China’s on Wednesday. Spain announced 738 new deaths, taking its total to 3,434. That was the biggest overnight jump anywhere in the world and took Spain past the official tally of 3,285 deaths in China, where the […]
Three more people have died after contracting the novel coronavirus in Thailand, bringing the country’s total death toll to four, the Ministry of Public Health’s spokesperson said Tuesday. Thai authorities also reported 106 new confirmed coronavirus cases — bringing the national total to 827. Twenty of the new cases were imported overseas, the spokesperson said.
The global toll: There are 382,108 cases of novel coronavirus and 16,574 deaths globally, according to the Johns Hopkins University, which is tracking figures from the World Health Organization and additional sources. Hubei ending restrictions: The central Chinese province at ground zero for the novel coronavirus pandemic plans to lift nearly all lockdown restrictions on Wednesday. Measures will remain in place in […]
Italy reported more than 600 deaths from coronavirus on Monday, a high figure that is nonetheless lower than the record death toll registered a few days earlier. Another 601 people have died from the COVID-19 virus since Sunday night, Italy’s Civil Protection department announced on Monday evening, down from 651 in the previous 24 hours […]
President Trump played down the dangers of the coronavirus pandemic Monday, emphasizing the need for the country’s economy to get back to normal. “America will again — and soon — be open for business,” Trump said in a news conference. Experts warn that ending social distancing too soon would lead to a spike in cases, […]
Schools across the UK will close “until further notice” from Friday. GCSEs and A-level exams have been scrapped. Boris Johnson said the Government would try to keep the duration of school closures to an “absolute minimum” and intended to “get things going again as fast as we can”. The UK’s death toll hit 104 today […]
Italy on Sunday reported 368 new deaths from the coronavirus outbreak as the country’s death toll hit 1,809 while the number of positive cases rose to 24,747 from 21,157 on Saturday, the country’s civil protection authority said. Governments around the world have stepped up restrictions on the movement of their citizens to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 […]
