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Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 13, 2020
South Korea reports more recovered COVID-19 patients testing positive again
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SEOUL: South Korea reported on Monday (Apr 13) that at least 116 people initially cleared of the new coronavirus had tested positive again, although officials suggested they would soon look at easing strict recommendations aimed at preventing new outbreaks. South Korea reported only 25 new cases overall on Monday, but the rise in “reactivated” patients has
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
South Korea reports recovered COVID-19 patients testing positive again
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SEOUL: South Korean officials on Friday (Apr 10) reported 91 patients thought cleared of COVID-19 had tested positive again. Jeong Eun-kyeong, director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), told a briefing that the virus may have been “reactivated” rather than the patients being re-infected. Advertisement Advertisement South Korean health officials said it
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 10, 2020
China’s Wuhan to keep testing residents as coronavirus lockdown eases
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WUHAN: China’s Wuhan city, where the global COVID-19 pandemic began, is still testing residents regularly despite relaxing its tough two-month lockdown, with the country wary of a rebound in cases even as it sets its sights on normalising the economy. Concerns remain over an influx of infected patients from overseas as well as China’s ability
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 8, 2020
Russia ready to start testing coronavirus vaccines on humans in June
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MOSCOW: The head of a top Russian research centre told President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday that his lab was ready to start human trials of experimental coronavirus vaccines in June. Rinat Maksyutov, head of the Vektor State Virology and Biotechnology Centre, said his facility proposed first-phase clinical trials of three vaccines from Jun 29, on 180
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 8, 2020
North Korea testing, quarantining for COVID-19: WHO
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GENEVA: North Korea, one of only a handful of countries not to have reported confirmed cases of COVID-19, has said that it continues testing and has more than 500 people in quarantine, the World Health Organization (WHO) told Reuters on Tuesday (Apr 7). The WHO, which said it had been receiving “weekly updates” from the
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Testing times: Pregnancy in the time of COVID-19 pandemic
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MADRID: Pregnant with twins, Ainhoa Martinez knows she probably should be home being careful rather than putting herself at risk by serving the public every day at her boutique teashop near Madrid. With all but food shops shuttered for the past three weeks as Spain seeks to curb the spread of the virus that has
Written by Gabriel HerveyApril 7, 2020
Italian regions testing for signs of coronavirus immunity
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PADUA, Italy: Authorities in northern Italy have begun testing health workers for antibodies that may help identify individuals with immunity to the coronavirus as they look for ways to ease the lockdown imposed a month ago to contain the epidemic. On Monday (Apr 6), the northeastern region of Veneto, which saw one of Italy’s earliest
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 25, 2020
Singapore scientists plan to start testing COVID-19 vaccine this year: Gan Kim Yong
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SINGAPORE: Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School are working with international partners to develop a clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine, with plans for tests to start this year. Health Minister Gan Kim Yong told Parliament on Wednesday (Mar 25) that the Duke-NUS Medical School has teamed up with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and other
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 22, 2020
Spain to boost coronavirus testing as deaths surpass 1,300
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MADRID: Spanish authorities said on Saturday (Mar 21) that they would boost coronavirus testing, potentially with the help of robots, as the toll in the country kept climbing, surpassing 1,300 deaths and reaching close to 25,000 cases. Europe’s second-worst outbreak showed no sign of improvement as the single-day death toll jumped over 300 people from
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 19, 2020
Indonesian president wants COVID-19 testing to be ramped up
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JAKARTA: Indonesia needs to immediately widen its testing for COVID-19 to ensure detection of more infections, President Joko Widodo said on Thursday (Mar 19). “I ask that the number of testing kits and the number of test centres are increased and we get more hospitals involved,” he said. Advertisement Advertisement On Wednesday, the Southeast Asian nation
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 18, 2020
Commentary: North Korea’s nuclear testing during COVID-19 outbreak multiplies South Korea’s headaches
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BOSTON: South Korea has become one of the worst-hit countries outside of China by the coronavirus, with more than 8,000 cases and 70 deaths. South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in has faced severe criticism in recent weeks for his handling of the virus – an online petition on the Presidential Blue House website calling for his
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 17, 2020
South Korea dials up COVID-19 testing with hospital ‘phone booths’
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SEOUL: A South Korean hospital has introduced phone booth-style coronavirus testing facilities that allow medical staff to examine patients from behind the safety of a plastic panel, the latest innovation in the country’s drive to track down infections. The row of four booths – which use negative air pressure to prevent harmful particles from escaping
Written by Gabriel HerveyMarch 17, 2020
Commentary: How inadequate testing capabilities has hampered the US in its COVID-19 fight
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SAN DIEGO: “That escalated quickly!” is a common trope used in popular culture to describe when a situation gets out of hand before you’ve even had a chance to think about it. We don’t often use this trope in medicine, but I can think of nothing better to describe what has been going on in
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Commentary: Japan really needs to get cracking on coronavirus testing
OSAKA: World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference on Monday (Mar 16): “We have a simple message to all countries: Test, test, test.” Although his words were not directed at any particular country, it seemed a message well-tailored to Japan. Advertisement Advertisement Just two days ago, after coming under tremendous pressure