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WHO welcomes preliminary results about dexamethasone use in treating critically ill COVID-19 patients
For patients on ventilators, the treatment was shown to reduce mortality by about one third, and for patients requiring only oxygen, mortality was cut by about one fifth,
India to witness COVID-19 peak in mid-November, says ICMR study
The study said the lockdown shifted the peak by an estimated 34 days to 76 days and helped bring down the number of infections by between 69% and 97%, allowing time to shore up resources and health infrastructure.
Africa records over 200 000 COVID-19 cases
Ten out of 54 countries are account for nearly 80% of all the cases. More than 70% of the deaths are taking place in only five countries: Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa and Sudan.
New Ebola outbreak detected in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo;
New outbreaks of Ebola are expected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo given the existence of the virus in an animal reservoir in many parts of the country.
Africa COVID-19 cases top 100 000
About half of the countries in Africa are experiencing community transmission. More than 3400 health care workers have been infected by COVID-19.
80 million children at risk as COVID-19 disrupts vaccination efforts: UN
GAVI, WHO, and UNICEF call for joint effort to safely deliver routine immunization and proceed with vaccination campaigns against deadly vaccine-preventable diseases
India, Israel fighting virus better with tech, innovation
The Israel Institute for Biological Research on May 5 announced a major breakthrough in finding a treatment for Covid.
China announces $2 billion to fight coronavirus pandemic at WHO assembly
China will provide USD 2 billion over two years to fight the coronavirus pandemic, President Xi Jinping said Monday, rallying around the World Health Organization and its efforts even as the Trump administration has slashed funding for the UN health agency.
Coronavirus infections surge in Russia
Though Russia was quick to seal off much of its border with China it was slower to close down European travel.