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Generic steroid drug Dexamethasone reduces deaths among severely-ill COVID-19 patients, claim UK researchers
Fp Staff • 5 years agoResearchers in the UK have said that a recent clinical trial has shown that a generic steroid drug, dexamethasone, can reduce deaths among COVID-19 patients on ventilator by one-third
Italy becomes frontline in global outbreak of coronavirus with 11 deaths; spread of disease 'inevitable' in US, warn health officials
• 5 years agoA second European hotel was in lockdown on Wednesday as authorities around the world battled to prevent the spread of coronavirus, although a senior US health official said a pandemic was inevitable and urged Americans to prepare.
Coronavirus toll in Iran climbs to six, 28 confirmed cases reported; schools in Tehran, Qoom, Arak ordered shut
• 5 years agoTwo people had died Friday from COVID-19, the illness caused by coronavirus. Authorities reported two deaths previously this week.
Europe reports its first coronavirus death from Italy; health minister defends precautionary measures taken by govt as cases quadruple with 14 new reports
• 5 years agoItaly reported its first death from the new virus from China early Saturday and the number of people infected more than quadrupled due to a cluster of cases that prompted officials to order schools, restaurants and businesses to close.
Coronavirus outbreak: South Korea reports six-fold jump in confirmed infection cases in 4 days; China's daily count drops significantly to 397
• 5 years agoSouth Korea on Saturday reported a six-fold jump in viral infections in four days to 346, most of them linked to a church and a hospital in and around the fourth-largest city,
China reports 118 deaths due to coronavirus taking toll to 2,236; overall confirmed infection cases climb to 75,465
• 5 years agoThe death toll in China's novel coronavirus has gone up to 2,236 with 118 more deaths reported, mostly from the hard-hit Hubei province.
South Korea declares Daegu city a 'special zone' over surge in coronavirus cases that threaten to overwhelm region's health system
• 5 years agoSouth Korea declared the southeast city of Daegu and the surrounding region a 'special management zone' after a surge in virus cases that city officials say threaten to overwhelm the region’s health system.
China reports 114 new deaths due to coronavirus, taking toll to 2,118; confirmed cases of infection stand at 74,576
• 5 years agoThe stringent measures have followed public fury over Hubei authorities' handling of coronavirus outbreak when it began in December. The risk of human-to-human transmission was downplayed, and doctors who tried to warn the public were reprimanded by police.
Coronavirus outbreak: India cancels valid visas for Chinese citizens, foreigners who travelled to China in last two weeks
• 5 years agoThe deadly coronavirus has spread to more than 25 countries, including India, where three cases of the infection have been reported