‘Challenge’ studies would deliberately give coronavirus to healthy volunteers Controversial trials in which volunteers are intentionally infected with Covid-19 could accelerate vaccine development, according to the World Health Organization, which has released new guidance on how the approach could be ethically justified despite the potential dangers for participants. So-called challenge ... Read More »
The Covid-19 pandemic could “smoulder” in Africa for several years after killing as many as 190,000 people in the coming 12 months, the World Health Organization has said. The WHO warned last month that there could be 10m infections on the continent within six months, though experts said the pandemic’s ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health issued on Friday its daily report, saying that 12 new Coronavirus cases were registered in Lebanon. The ministry added that out of the 12 new cases, 7 were recorded among the residents and 6 among the returnees. The report also noted that one death was registered ... Read More »
Minister of Information, Manal Abdel Samad, said Friday that the government’s freshly-approved economic plan was neither sacred nor conclusive, adding that it can be adjusted if need be. “We can make changes when necessary, as per certain procedures,” Abdel Samad told Télé Liban channel. As to the state-run television’s appointments, ... Read More »
In its daily report on the latest developments of the novel Coronavirus, the Rafic Hariri University Hospital announced on Thursday that four new infected cases were reported out of 344 laboratory tests conducted today, while the remaining came out negative. It added that the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases infected ... Read More »
We can expect psychological difficulties to follow as we come out of lockdown. But we have an opportunity to remake our relationship with our bodies, and the social body we belong to When lockdown started, I was confused by bodies on television. Why weren’t they socially distancing? Didn’t they know ... Read More »
Another record rise in coronavirus infections has propelled Russia past Germany and France to the fifth highest tally in the world, as the Frenchgovernment confirmed the country would start gradually lifting its strict eight-week lockdown from Monday. With much of Europe now easing itself out of confinement, Russia has become ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Thursday that 34 Coronavirus cases were registered in Lebanon. The ministry said in its daily report that only one case was registered among the Lebanese residents and 33 cases were recorded among the Lebanese returnees on board of the flights coming from Nigeria, Qatar, ... Read More »
The World Health Organization warned world leaders Wednesday that there can be “no going back to business as usual” following the coronavirus pandemic, which has upended economies and wreaked havoc on nearly every country across the globe. “This virus likes to find opportunities to spread and if these lockdown measures are ... Read More »
Scientists and health experts believe that the government should examine a range of new antiviral technologies while planning their lockdown exit strategy. They say that there are at least half a dozen such technologies and strategies that could be combined to help make any exit strategy more effective – and ... Read More »
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