TOKYO (Reuters) – A motorcade carrying Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe entered a Tokyo hospital on Monday again stoking concerns about his ability to continue as leader due to health issues and fatigue from handling the coronavirus crisis. – FILE PHOTO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan June … Read more
LONDON (Reuters) – The chief medical officers of the United Kingdom have said children should return to school after the summer holidays, warning that missing out on their education posed much bigger risks to them than catching COVID-19. – FILE PHOTO: A child gestures in a classroom at Watlington Primary School during the last day … Read more
SHANGHAI, June 30 (Reuters) – A new flu virus found in pigs in China has become more infectious to humans and should be closely watched in case it becomes a potential “pandemic virus,” a study said. Although experts said there is no imminent threat. – FILE PHOTO: Local workers collect a blood sample from a … Read more
CHICAGO, Jun 26 (Reuters) – Scientists are just beginning to understand the serious dimension of the health problems caused by the coronavirus, some of which could have noticeable effects on patients for years, according to doctors and experts at the infectious disease. – FILE PHOTO. A health worker cares for a patient with coronavirus (COVID-19), … Read more
– A medical specialist wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) takes care of a patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the City Clinical Hospital Number 15 named after O. Filatov, which delivers treatment to people infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19 ), in Moscow, Russia May 25, 2020. Picture taken May 25, 2020. REUTERS … Read more
– FILE PHOTO: Avigan Tablets (generic name: Favipiravir), an anti-influenza medicine developed by drug maker Toyama Chemical Co, a subsidiary of Fujifilm Holdings Co. in Tokyo, Japan, on October 22, 2014. REUTERS / Issei Kato — TOKYO, Jun 7 (Reuters) – Fujifilm Holdings Corp’s investigation into Avigan as a potential treatment for COVID-19 may last … Read more
– FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labeled with a “Vaccine COVID-19” sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken taken April 10, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration / File Photo — London / Chicago (Reuters) – The first wave of the coronavirus pandemic appears to be subsiding. What makes everyone easier … Read more
– Several people in a shopping center enjoy the view towards a park and at the same time try to maintain social distance to protect themselves from the coronavirus. South Korea, April 8, 2020. FILE. REUTERS / Heo Ran — SEOUL, Apr 10 (Reuters) – South Korean authorities reported on Friday that 91 patients who … Read more
LONDON / BEIJING, Feb. 19 (Reuters) – HIV patients in China are at risk of running out of vital AIDS drugs because quarantines and isolates, intended to contain the coronavirus outbreak, prevent them from replenishing drug stores vital, the United Nations agency for AIDS said Wednesday. – Health workers prepare traditional Chinese medicine (MTC) in … Read more
Beijing / Frankfurt (Reuters) – The declining numbers of new infections in the coronavirus epidemic in China provide some relief. – FILE PHOTO: Workers operate a vehicle to carry out disinfection in Jianghan district, following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 10, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS — However, … Read more