April 24, 2020

UN Pushes For Virus Vaccine As Trump Disinfectant Theory

UN Pushes For Virus Vaccine As Trump Disinfectant Theory

April 24, 2020 6:22 pm

The United Nations on Friday launched a global push to speed up production of a vaccine for the new coronavirus as US President Donald Trump came under fire for suggesting injecting patients with disinfectant.

The pandemic has upended life around the planet as nations try to stop the spread of the disease that has so far claimed more than 190,000 lives, infected nearly three million people and hammered the global economy.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said defeating the pandemic will require the biggest health effort ever seen as the United Nations joined forces with world leaders and the private …

China Signals World Cup Ambitions With New Stadiums

China Signals World Cup Ambitions With New Stadiums

April 24, 2020 6:20 pm

China is in the throes of a multibillion-dollar splurge on new football stadiums, ramping up ambitions to be a superpower in the sport and host a World Cup as early as 2030.

The building spree is taking place despite the coronavirus pandemic which has brought much of the world to a standstill, ravaging economies and putting live sport on hold.

But with the outbreak receding in China, where it emerged in December, Chinese Super League (CSL) champions Guangzhou Evergrande last week began construction on their 12 billion yuan ($1.7 billion) new home.

With a capacity of 100,000, the lotus …

Biden Predicts Trump Will Try To Postpone US Election

Biden Predicts Trump Will Try To Postpone US Election

April 24, 2020 6:19 pm

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has predicted that US President Donald Trump will try to postpone the country’s November election in an attempt to win.

“Mark my words, I think he is gonna try to kick back the election somehow, come up with some rationale why it can’t be held,” Biden said during an online fundraiser Thursday.

The 77-year-old former vice president said it is “the only way he thinks he can possibly win.”

Six months before US voters head to the polls, Trump’s mind is already in election mode.

But with a pandemic raging and job losses climbing …

Lysol Maker - Please Don't Drink Our Cleaning Products

Lysol Maker: Please Don’t Drink Our Cleaning Products

April 24, 2020 6:18 pm

The company that makes Lysol and Dettol is urging customers not to consume its cleaning products after President Donald Trump suggested the possibility of injecting disinfectants to protect people from coronavirus.

Reckitt Benckiser (RBGLY), a British company, warned Friday that human consumption of disinfectant products is dangerous. It issued the statement following “recent speculation and social media activity.”
“As a global leader in health and hygiene products, we must be clear that under no circumstance should our disinfectant products be administered into the human body (through injection, ingestion or any other route),” the company said in a statement.
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Tom Hanks Writes To Bullied Boy Called Corona

Tom Hanks Writes To Bullied Boy Called Corona

April 24, 2020 2:21 pm

US actor Tom Hanks has written a letter and sent a Corona-brand typewriter gift to an Australian boy who said he was bullied because of his name – Corona.

Corona De Vries, 8, first wrote to the Toy Story actor and his wife Rita Wilson after they fell sick with the virus in Queensland.

“I heard on the news you and your wife had caught the coronavirus,” the boy wrote. “Are you OK?”

He added that he loved his name but was being called “coronavirus” at school.

“I get very sad and angry when people call me this,” he wrote.…

Spain - Was Coronavirus Already Spreading Before Lockdown

Spain: Was Coronavirus Already Spreading Before Lockdown?

April 24, 2020 2:16 pm
Granada, Spain – Recent scientific research suggests that Spain, the country that currently has the most coronavirus cases in Europe, was hit by COVID-19 much earlier than previously thought.

The study by researchers from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III in Madrid indicates that one clade – a virus “family” derived from a single ancestor – of coronavirus was present in mainland Spain as early as February 14.

That was a full month before the country went into lockdown, and a time when officials worldwide were still trying to understand the scale of the virus.

The coronavirus threat was believed

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Coronavirus Cure Not In Sight , HIV Drugs Fail

Coronavirus Cure Not In Sight , HIV Drugs Fail

April 24, 2020 2:15 pm
Hopes for Coronavirus cure are unrealistic for now, according to a new study of 86 patients in China.

In the study, promising HIV and antiviral drugs failed spectacularly to have effect on infected patients.

The patients who were given anti-HIV medication lopinavir/ritonavir or the flu tablets Arbidol did not improve any quicker than those treated with placebo .

Sufferers given the antivirals also reported side effects including diarrhoea, nausea, and loss of appetite.

For this reason, the researchers recommend that the drug should not be used as COVID-19 therapies.

Lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) was earmarked as one of the most promising …

US States Start To Reopen, Death Toll Surpassed 50,000

US States Start To Reopen, Death Toll Surpassed 50,000

April 24, 2020 2:13 pm

Health officials at Johns Hopkins University reported more than 3,300 new coronavirus deaths in the US in the last 24 hours, one of the deadliest days since the outbreak began. There have now been more than 890,000 cases in the US since the virus was first detected in the country.

New York remains the hardest-hit state, with more than 263,000 confirmed cases and nearly 16,000 deaths. Though New York is

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Trump Says - Drink Detergent, It'll Chase The Virus

Trump Says: ‘Ingest Detergent, It’ll Chase The Virus’

April 24, 2020 2:09 pm

He’s marketed steaks and real estate, board games and vodka, but nothing the incorrigible salesman has tried to hawk measures up to his latest routine as he speculated on a possible new cure for Covid-19.
For most of his life as a pitchman, Trump has only had his own reputation on the line. But now, in the middle of a generational health crisis, lives are at stake.
In an eye-popping moment, Trump doubled down on his claim that sunlight and the festering humidity of high summer could purge the virus in his latest grab for a game-changer therapy.
Then, he …

Fasting During Ramadan Can Boost Your Immunity

Fasting During Ramadan Can Boost Your Immunity

April 24, 2020 2:05 pm
This year, the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan will be like no other; it will occur in the middle of a global pandemic.

Ramadan, which began on the evening of April 23, will see a month-long period of fasting, worship and devotion to Allah. It commemorates the Quran being first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad.

Muslims who are fit enough to do so are expected to fast (not eat or drink fluids at all) between the hours of sunrise and sunset for four weeks. As well as being a month of reflection, Ramadan traditionally brings people together in the evening

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Spain Records Spike In Coronavirus Cases

Spain Records Spike In Coronavirus Cases

April 24, 2020 2:04 pm

Spain has reported Friday an explosion in coronavirus cases with 6,740 confirmed in the last 24 hours.

The figure is the largest for nearly three weeks and sent the national total to 219,764.

The last time Spain recorded such huge daily number was on 4 April.

Then it reported 7,026 cases.

Read Also: Almost 50,000 Americans Are Dead From Coronavirus

Reports said Friday’s number was partly explained by the growing use of antibody tests, which have added nearly 17,000 people to the total since they were introduced.

However, there was a silver lining for the country.

The daily death toll …

Experts React With Horror To Trump Disinfectant Idea

Experts React With Horror To Trump Disinfectant Idea

April 24, 2020 2:03 pm

Doctors, epidemiologists and others have reacted with alarm to comments from US President Donald Trump on Thursday that injecting disinfectant and exposure to ultraviolet rays could help people with the coronavirus.

“Trump is absolutely wrong and irresponsible,” Dr Eugene Gu, whose laboratory is involved in coronavirus testing, wrote on Twitter, adding, “Clorox, Tide Pods and Lysol will kill coronavirus. No question about it. But if you are infected then the coronavirus is inside your cells. If you use any of those disinfectants to kill the coronavirus in your own cells then you’ll die right along with the coronavirus.”

Trump made

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