The study, published August 19, 2020 in the online edition of JAMA, examined 64 samples of breast milk collected by the Mommy's Milk Human Milk Research Biorepository from 18 women across the United States infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome…
Continue ReadingAs of August 11, the confirmed Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 1,057,339. This comes after 9,001,649 tests with 289,789 confirmed active. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 23,598 and recoveries 743,950. South Africa has the most reported…
Continue ReadingResults from trials involving three different coronavirus vaccines released Monday, all showing positive results, with evidence the vaccines can produce immune responses that would be expected to protect people against infection. Early results of a closely watched Phase 1/2 trial…
Continue ReadingThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its list Trusted Source of underlying conditions that may lead to more severe outcomes from a COVID-19 diagnosis. The agency is warning that people with type 2 diabetes, kidney disease,…
Continue ReadingHow Does Coronavirus Attack Your Body? A virus infects your body by entering healthy cells. There, the invader makes copies of itself and multiplies throughout your body. The new coronavirus latches its spiky surface proteins to receptors on healthy cells,…
Continue ReadingThe study focused on older adults, a sector of the population at greater risk for COVID-19 health complications that likely remained in stricter self-isolation than other age groups due to this risk. Notably, the researchers found that the effect of…
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government says it cannot reopen schools now as it is not yet safe to do so. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said this in Abuja on Monday during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force…
Continue ReadingIn the thick of the coronavirus pandemic, it might be hard to tell if you've come down with COVID-19, spring allergies or a cold, which all have some similar symptoms. Fever and dry cough are common symptoms of COVID-19, along…
Continue ReadingAs of June 2, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 152,630. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 4,343 and recoveries 64,074. South Africa has the most reported cases – 34,357, with deaths numbering 705. Other…
Continue ReadingAn 82-year-old hypertensive widow has recovered from the coronavirus disease after receiving a nine-day treatment at the Isolation and Treatment Centre, Asubiaro, Osogbo, Osun State.She was confirmed positive and admitted at the isolation centre on the 13th of May 2020.…
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