The Promise of the Japanese Medication, Avigan
Source: WIRED Japan Is Racing to Test a Drug to Treat Covid-19 Based on a compound discovered in 1998, the antiviral favipiravir is already being used in Japan and Turkey. […]
What is My GPS Telling Me About Coronavirus Now
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The GPS of my car may not be the best and sometimes I have doubts about it. Some […]
Some Churches Fight to Open on Easter Despite Coronavirus Shutdowns
Source: WSJ By Ian Lovett Political and legal battles center on tension between the right to worship and protecting public health; ‘We’re subordinating God to a “nonessential” part of our […]
What Can Iceland Teach Us By Testing Her Population for Covid 19
Iceland has tested more of its population for coronavirus than anywhere else. Here’s what it learned Source: USA Today By Kim Hjelmgaard Iceland has achieved something no other country has: […]
The Initial Study on Remdesivir in New England Journal of Medicine
BACKGROUND Remdesivir, a nucleotide analogue prodrug that inhibits viral RNA polymerases, has shown in vitro activity against SARS-CoV-2. METHODS We provided remdesivir on a compassionate-use basis to patients hospitalized with […]
Launch of a European clinical trial against COVID-19 in March
PRESS RELEASE | 22 MAR 2020 – 13H00 | BY INSERM PRESS OFFICE IMMUNOLOGY, INFLAMMATION, INFECTIOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY A European clinical trial to evaluate four experimental treatments for COVID-19 starts today. Coordinated by Inserm as part of the Reacting consortium, this trial will include at least 800 French patients with severe forms of COVID-19. A […]
A Study from France, 1061 Patients Treated with Hydroxycholorquine
Our favorite posts: Dr. Fauci: ‘Remdesivir should now be the standard treatment’ and A Moonshot Moment for the Muslims: Making Covid 19 Vaccine before the West and China Professor Didier Raoult Releases […]
Covid 19 is Not, Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu or Buddhist
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times As soon as the Covid 19 raised its ugly head some conservative Hindu pundits were ready to declare […]
China begins Phase I trial of Covid-19 vaccine
Our favorite posts: The Muslim Times Recommending Universal BCG Vaccination to Fight the Pandemic and A Moonshot Moment for the Muslims: Making Covid 19 Vaccine before the West and China Dated March 23, 2020 Visit […]
Czech Republic, Austria, Denmark and Norway Opening up After Lockdown
These countries are reopening — here’s how they’re doing it By Laura Smith-Spark (CNN) People in the Czech Republic can now shop at hardware and bicycle stores, play tennis and […]
First Peer-Reviewed Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Shows Promising Results in Mice
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one life is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: Science Alert By Vicotr Tangermann Researchers at […]
Lockdowns shouldn’t be fully lifted until coronavirus vaccine found, new study warns
By Emma Reynolds (CNN) Coronavirus lockdowns across the globe should not be completely lifted until a vaccine for the disease is found, according to a study based on China’s outbreak […]
FDA Authorizes Blood Purification Device to Treat COVID-19
Source: FDA The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for a blood purification system to treat patients 18 years of age or older with confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 […]
Covid-19 drugs could be made for $1 per day, say academics
Source: Financial Times Study argues prices for potential treatments are far higher than the actual cost of production Existing drugs with the potential to treat coronavirus could be produced and […]
The Muslim Times’ Response to: A crisis mental-health hotline has seen an 891% spike in calls
(CNN) People all over the nation are trying to cope with the new normal of life during a pandemic. Many are dealing with health issues, unemployment, grief and facing uncertainty […]
US Navy official tells CNN that 416 sailors from the USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for coronavirus
Source: CNN A US Navy official tells CNN that 416 sailors from the USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for coronavirus. Ninety-seven percent of the crew has now been tested. […]
Hydroxychloroquine drug trial underway at University of Washington but can it tame COVID-19?
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred, saving one is like the saving of the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: KOMONEWS By Patrick Quinn, KOMO News reporter […]
A Promising Covid-19 Treatment Gets Fast Tracked
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred, saving one is like the saving of the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: John Hopkins University Arturo Casadevall and collaborators […]
Japanese flu drug ‘clearly effective’ in treating coronavirus, says China
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred, saving one is like the saving of the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: The Guardian By Justin McCurry in Tokyo […]
Massachusetts to launch first US trial of Japanese coronavirus drug
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred, saving one is like the saving of the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Source: Boston Globe By Victoria McGrane Three Massachusetts […]
