Coronavirus treatment remdesivir could reach hospitalized patients this week, developer says There is some optimism on a potential treatment for COVID-19: The drug remdesivir could be available in hospitals as early as this week, according to the CEO of developer Gilead. On Friday, the FDA allowed emergency use of the antiviral drug to treat COVID-19 patients.
Meanwhile, researchers at the U.S.'s most advanced military agency have designed a coronavirus test that can identify people before they become infectious, according to a new report. Described as a potential "game-changer," the test came from a project at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and was initially designed for diagnosing those who have become poisoned by germ or chemical warfare.
America's slow road to reopening continued Monday as more than a dozen states eased strict lockdown measures on businesses and social activities put in place to curb the spread of the virulent coronavirus. Several states believe they have “flattened the curve” of infections enough to phase their economies open after more than a month of shuttered stores, restaurants, and citizens hunkered down at home.
On Sunday, President Trump told a Fox News virtual town hall that he believes a vaccine for coronavirus will be developed by year’s end, but a global health expert had a more sobering outlook. Dr. David Nabarro, a special envoy to the World Health Organization on the coronavirus, said in an interview Sunday that the global economy may have to assume that there will not be a vaccine and consider ways to approach the virus as a “constant threat.”
Europe’s top coronavirus hot spots are preparing to lift lockdown measures after seeing the biggest dip in new confirmed cases and deaths in weeks. Italy, Spain and France have all recorded their lowest daily spike in fatalities to date.
Costco is following Kroger’s lead and announced over the weekend that it is temporarily limiting the amount of meat its members can buy in one trip.
The U.S. Senate returned in earnest Monday for the first time since March 25, with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell calling lawmakers back to Washington amid enhanced precautions due to the coronavirus.
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And there were several other developments: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said on Monday that more than 400,000 people worldwide could ultimately die due to the “Chinese dictatorship" mishandling the coronavirus outbreak. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in coronavirus survivors and doctors is becoming a new focus for hospitals across the U.S. President Trump’s reelection campaign is up with their first major TV ad blitz of the 2020 general election, with a spot titled "American Comeback" that touts the job the president’s doing combating the coronavirus pandemic. Nearly two months after dogs started being trained to sniff out COVID-19 in the U.K., a similar program is coming to the U.S. Hotels across America are doubling down amid the coronavirus pandemic with proactive policies promoting hygiene and sanitization across their facilities to protect guests and employees. |
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