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Coronavirus: Six Key Factors Poor Countries Should Focus on
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 21, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: External Source Tags: Africa Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Coronavirus Source Type: news
US orders group to stop selling bleach 'miracle cure' for coronavirus
Court injunction aims to stop Florida group, but others are repackaging bleach and advertising ‘dangerous’ treatments on Facebook and elsewhereCoronavirus – latest US updatesCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe US government is attempting to rein in the activities of pseudoscience groups that have begun to peddle bleach solution as a “miracle cure” for coronavirus.The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken rare action against a leading supplier of the supposed remedy, a group that goes by the name of Genesis II Church and operates out of Florida.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 21, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Ed Pilkington in New York Tags: Coronavirus outbreak US news Social media Florida Science Source Type: news
The Guardian view on tackling the coronavirus: get the basics right | Editorial
Other democracies have kept death tolls low by using a combination of social distancing, tight travel restrictions, mass testing and contact tracing. Why can ’t the UK?Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIn the late 1980s, the biggest medical puzzle of the day was how to design an HIV vaccine. Dozens of well-funded laboratories were on the case and a solution seemed within the grasp of researchers. Thirty years on and there ’s no HIV vaccine. This sobering fact ought to bring us up short. We want to believe that a treatment for Covid-19 is just around the corner. But we must steel ourselves th...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 21, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Editorial Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Boris Johnson Matt Hancock Conservatives Politics Science Infectious diseases Vaccines and immunisation Health Medical research Source Type: news
UK to name scientists on coronavirus advisory group Sage
Makeup of group to be made public after political advisers revealed to be in attendanceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe names of scientists advising ministers on the coronavirus epidemic are to be made public this week in an effort to boost transparency around the government ’s decision-making process.The UK government ’s chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, who chairs the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), made the announcement on Monday, shortly before Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, said there had been a “deficiency” in the system providing...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 27, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample, Severin Carrell and David Pegg Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Conservatives Dominic Cummings Patrick Vallance Nicola Sturgeon Scottish politics Scotland Science UK news Source Type: news
UK minister admits main coronavirus focus was NHS rather than care homes
George Eustice denies care homes were overlooked but says there was ‘a real focus’ on NHSLatest UK coronavirus newsSee all our coronavirus coverageA cabinet minister has acknowledged the government focused more on the NHS than care homes in the early stages of the outbreak, as the UK prepares to publishdaily death figures for the communityas well as hospitals.As the outbreak continues to worsen in care homes, George Eustice, the environment secretary, defended the government ’s handling of the crisis for older people, while acknowledging its approach had not been “perfect”.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 29, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Rowena Mason Deputy political editor Tags: Coronavirus outbreak George Eustice Social care Older people NHS Hospitals Health Science Source Type: news
The UK was a global leader in preparing for pandemics. What went wrong with coronavirus? | Clare Wenham
The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the effects of government neglect on Britain ’s once-trailblazing public health strategiesIt ’s difficult to imagine that Britain was, until very recently, regarded as a leader in preparing for pandemics. Countries such as Singapore once looked to the UK for lessons in how to prepare for and respond to outbreaks. Now, it’s the other way around. With its number of coronavirus casesexceeding 170,000, and deaths set to climb above 40,000, the UK appears to be playing catch-up with the rest of the world.Britain ’s failure to shatter the coronavirus curve couldn’t be further out of step...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 1, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Clare Wenham Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases Medical research Science UK news Politics Source Type: news
Coronavirus live news: European leaders join forces to find vaccine as France proposes 14-day quarantine on entry
YouTube deletes Covid-19 conspiracy theorist ’s account; Warren Buffett optimistic; Rohingya refugees detained in Malaysia. Follow the latest updatesEurope ’s tourism industry faces ruinWhere did Covid-19 come from?Coronavirus latest: at a glanceSee all our coronavirus coverage6.49amBSTElsewhere, the pandemics danger remained evident. Pakistan followed Russia in reporting its biggest one-day spike in new infections.Pakistan announced nearly 1,300 new cases Saturday, raising the total in the country of 220 million people to about 18,000. The government has said it might ease controls, but doctors have pleaded for strict...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 3, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Helen Sullivan Tags: Coronavirus outbreak World news Australia news UK news US news Asia Pacific China Middle East and North Africa Europe Science Infectious diseases Microbiology Medical research Source Type: news
Coronavirus UK: health passports 'possible in months'
Tech firm Onfido in talks with government about system to help Britons return to workCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTech firms are in talks with ministers about creating health passports to help Britons return safely to work using coronavirus testing and facial recognition.Facial biometrics could be used to help provide a digital certificate – sometimes known as an immunity passport – proving which workers have had Covid-19, as a possible way of easing the impact on the economy and businesses from ongoing physical distancing even after current lockdown measures are eased.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 4, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Kate Proctor and Hannah Devlin Tags: Health policy Coronavirus outbreak UK news Public services policy Politics Technology Science Infectious diseases NHS Medical research Microbiology Society Source Type: news
Coronavirus live news: cases in India pass 50,000 as UN warns pandemic could cause multiple famines
New Zealand could allow gatherings of up to 100 people; White House says US-China relationship one of ‘disappointment’; eurozone’s future threatenedQatar migrant workers beg for food as Covid-19 infections riseGlobal report: Trump says deaths are price of reopeningScientists: our treatment of nature will lead to more pandemicsCoronavirus latest: at a glanceSee all our coronavirus coverage10.58amBSTThe coronavirus lockdown in Lebanon has sent an economy already in deep trouble into financial freefall, with many people struggling to survive.In a new video, our multimedia team follow Gino Raidy – an activist who was p...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 7, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Amy Walker (now) and Helen Sullivan (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus outbreak World news Science Infectious diseases UK news Australia news US news Microbiology Medical research Africa Middle East and North Africa Americas Asia Pacific China Source Type: news
Outsourcing the coronavirus crisis to business has failed – and NHS staff know it | Cat Hobbs
Handing out contracts out to firms like Serco and G4S is now second nature to those in power. We need to rebuild state capacityCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe coronavirus pandemic has revealed a lot about British society – the fragility of the economy, the insecure situation so many workers find themselves in – but it has also shone a light on the state itself. Many comparisons have been made between the current mobilisation of state resources and the second world war. But while that crisis involved a ramping up of public sector capacity, this one is being managed by a state that belie...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 7, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Cat Hobbs Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Serco Matt Hancock NHS Health Science Politics Society UK news Source Type: news
Top experts not asked to approve 'stay alert' coronavirus message
Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance had no role in signing off advice, Guardian has learnedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe two experts who have guided the government ’s response to coronavirus were not asked to approve the controversial new “stay alert” message, the Guardian has learned.Neither Prof Chris Whitty, the government ’s chief medical officer, nor Sir Patrick Vallance, its chief scientific adviser, were asked to sign off on dropping the “stay at home” advice before Boris Johnsonunveiled the new strategy last night.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 11, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Denis Campbell and Matthew Weaver Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Chris Whitty Patrick Vallance Boris Johnson Politics Health policy Science UK news Source Type: news
New coronavirus outbreaks 'inevitable without robust UK strategy'
Scientists warn of rolling lockdowns if government fails to reconsider its approachCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFurther outbreaks of coronavirus and rolling lockdowns are inevitable under government plans to ease restrictions and send people back to work in England without a robust strategy to suppress Covid-19, an independent group of scientists has warned.The expertsconvened by Sir David King, a former chief scientific adviser, urged ministers to reconsider the “dangerous” strategy of managing the spread of Covid-19 and adopt widespread decentralised testing, tracing and isolation to ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 12, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Health Medical research David King UK news Science Infectious diseases Source Type: news
UK minister hails 'game-changing' coronavirus immunity test
Edward Argar says antibody test has been approved but none have been purchased yetCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA health minister has hailed the UK ’s approval of an immunity test for coronavirus as a game changer that could allow more people to go to work with confidence, although the government has not yet managed to buy any of the tests.Edward Argar said the test developed by Roche “appears to be extremely reliable and it’s got the green light from Public Health England testers”.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 14, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Rowena Mason and Sarah Boseley Tags: Medical research Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases Microbiology Science World news UK news Health Politics Society Pharmaceuticals industry Business Source Type: news
As an epidemiologist, I know how well contact tracing could work for coronavirus | Keith Neal
If used with adequate testing, isolation and social distancing, tracing could be key to reducing the spread of Covid-19Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs quarantine measures are slowly lifted in the UK, the virus will continue to spread unless the government puts in place a strategy to curb the rate of infection.Contact tracing, a practice long used in public health to control infectious diseases, will be crucial to driving down the rate of infection, or R, and minimising further cases of coronavirus.Epidemiologists have been using traditional contact tracing for years to control sexually tran...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 15, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Keith Neal Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases Science Epidemics UK news Source Type: news
UK researchers hope dogs can be trained to detect coronavirus
£500,000 government funding for project that ‘could revolutionise’ screeningCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDogs are to be trained to try to sniff out the coronavirus before symptoms appear in humans, under trials launched with £500,000 of government funding.Dogs have already beensuccessfully trained to detect the odour of certain cancers, malaria and Parkinson ’s disease, and a new study will look at whether labradors and cocker spaniels can be trained to detect Covid-19 in people.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 15, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Frances Perraudin Tags: Medical research Coronavirus outbreak UK news Infectious diseases Microbiology Science London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Durham University Higher education Academic experts Dogs Animals Source Type: news
