Monthly Archives: April, 2020

Patricia Dowd died at home on February 6 in Santa Clara CountyThe first COVID-19 death in America was that of a seemingly healthy 57-year-old woman who died three weeks before the first fatality was officially recorded.  Patricia Dowd died at home on February 6 in Santa Clara County, which takes in San Jose and is just…

coronavirus patients on ventilators ended up dying in New York state.The study, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, evaluated cases of COVID-19 patients admitted to 12 hospitals within the Northwell Health system in New York City, Long Island and Westchester County. Researchers evaluated electronic health records of 5,700 patients with the…

The race to develop an effective vaccine against the novel has coronavirus gathered pace in recent days, as clinical trials on humans were approved in Germany and launched in the UK. Though there are now around 150 development projects worldwide, the German and British plans are among only five clinical trials on humans which have…

‘I think he is going to try to kick back the election somehow’ Democrat also expect Russia and others to interfere Joe Biden is the Democratic party’s presumptive nominee to face Donald Trump in November’s presidential election. Photograph: Scott Eisen/Getty Images Former vice-president Joe Biden said he is concerned Donald Trump will try to delay…

An employee checks the production of chloroquine phosphate, resumed after a 15-year break, in a pharmaceutical company in Nantong city in east China's Jiangsu province Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. Chloroquine phosphate, an old drug for the treatment of malaria, has shown some efficacy and acceptable safety against COVID-19 associated pneumonia in trials, according to Chinese…