Tag: COVID-19
Surge in daily domestic COVID-19 cases in Taiwan
Health Minister Chen Shih-chung has said COVID-19 infections in Taiwan would keep increasing despite being in a more secure position than during the outbreak a year ago. While Taiwan crested the early pandemic wave with tight border controls and tough […]
Singapore finally removes all COVID-19 restrictions
Singapore is easing into normalcy after its first day free of COVID curbs: its commercial heart slowly thrumming to life with office workers returning, restaurants and coffee shops seeing more patrons than the last two years, and public transport teeming […]
New COVID-19 breath test reports over 90% accuracy
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an emergency use approval for a breath-based COVID-19 diagnostics test. The test device has successfully identified 91.2% of positive cases in a cohort of 2,500 subjects, according to a metric known […]
IBD patients show effective COVID-19 vaccine response, despite fears
Patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are more susceptible to infection than the general population because of their treatment with immunosuppressive drugs. Nevertheless, these patients have been encouraged to take the COVID-19 vaccine, which has proven safe and effective […]
Fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose authorised for Americans over 50
The Head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Peter Marks, has encouraged getting a second booster dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for increased protection for high-risk persons. The […]
How to live with COVID, as explained by a UCL professor
The truth is out: the world pre-2020 no longer exists. Although most of us want it to, for reasons of comfort, COVID-19 (COVID) has clearly upended the “normal” way of life. International governments are now attempting to introduce public health […]
MSD announces new regional president amid COVID-19 research
MSD, a trade name of US-based biopharmaceutical company Merck & Co., Inc., have revealed a new President for its Human Health Division in Asia Pacific: David Peacock, appointed from February 1, 2022. David brings a broad range of experience and […]
Oestrogen levels linked to severity of COVID-19 infection and risk of death in women
An observational study based on Swedish public health records has revealed that increased levels of the hormone oestrogen play a protective role in older women, against severe infection and risk of death from COVID-19. Women seem to suffer less from […]
Malaysia’s first virtual COVID-19 screening made easy with CLEA app
To ease the COVID-19 screening processes in the country, especially for travellers who find it difficult to slot in last-minute testing into their travel schedule, a team of Malaysian healthcare workers have come up with CLEA, a virtual screening platform […]
