Covid variant first detected in UK now dominant strain in Spain
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The new, more contagious strain of the coronavirus that was first detected in the United Kingdom now accounts for half of all new…
Study confirms redmesivir shortens Covid recovery by 2 days
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The antiviral remdesivier cuts recovery time by about two days, but does not reduce the risk of dying from of the infection,…
Amid looming threat of fourth wave in Spain, only half of 80-and-over age group is vaccinated
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Reading Time: < 1 minute As the threat of a fourth wave of the coronavirus looms over Spain, many of the people most vulnerable to Covid-19 continue to…
Lockdown powers extended: Emergency Covid laws to remain in place for another six months
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Reading Time: < 1 minute MPs have backed the extension of Covid rules for further six months. Read More
Around 6,100 deaths prevented so far thanks to Covid-19 vaccination programme
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Around 6,100 deaths among those aged 70 and over have been averted due to the Covid-19 vaccination programme so far, a new…
Some hand sanitizers have high levels of carcinogen benzene
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Some hand sanitizers that popped up during the coronavirus pandemic to help meet the demand, contain high levels of a cancer-causing chemical,…
Israel gives two vaccine doses to more than half its population
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Reading Time: < 1 minute More than half of Israel’s population has been fully vaccinated with two doses of protection against Covid-19, Read More
NHS doctors to give Covid patients statins and blood pressure drugs
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Hospitalised Covid patients are to receive statins and blood pressure drugs after they are discharged in a new trial. Read More
Hypertension Increases Risk Of Dying From COVID-19 By Two Folds In Lagos —Study
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Reading Time: < 1 minute EXPERTS’ review of outcomes of COVID-19 patients admitted in care in Lagos State suggests that patients with hypertension and HIV coexisting in…
‘Nigeria has highest burden of tuberculosis, HIV in Africa’
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Nigeria has been described as a country with the highest burden for tuberculosis (TB), Human Immuno Defiency Virus (HIV) in Africa and third among the high…