Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is urging the world to fight the epidemic using a Japanese-made medication, though there is little evidence that it works.
Tag: Tests (Medical)
Italians Find Promise of Antibodies Remains Elusive, for Now
Talk of licensing people with the right antibodies, always ahead of the science, has faded as experts warn that they are still studying what level offers protection and how long it lasts.
How Remdesivir, New Hope for Covid-19 Patients, Was Resurrected
The drug failed as a treatment for hepatitis and Ebola. With federal funding, scientists trained it on the coronavirus.
Is It Safe to Come Out of Lockdown? Check the Sewer
Wastewater could provide early, painless and localized data about the rise or fall of coronavirus levels.
U.K. Virus Tests Surpass Target, but Britain’s Deaths May Overtake Italy’s
There was good news and bad news for Britons on Friday in the statistical barometers of the pandemic, which experts say have become an understandable but misplaced fixation in the country.
Blood Samples, Vital for Antibody Tests, Sold at Exorbitant Rates
In short supply, the samples are essential for the creation of coronavirus antibody tests that can help end lockdowns. Several companies are racing to capitalize on that.
Pandemic Shakes France’s Faith in a Cornerstone: Strong Central Government
Local governments are now challenging the primacy of the centralized state, the foundation of French society, after it allowed supplies of virus-fighting masks and test kits to be depleted.
In Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine, an Oxford Group Leaps Ahead
As scientists at the Jenner Institute prepare for mass clinical trials, new tests show their vaccine to be effective in monkeys.
Can Antibody Tests Help End the Coronavirus Pandemic?
The tests are not reliable enough to guide policy on lockdowns and reopenings, experts said. But they can help model the spread of the virus.
Two Cats Are First U.S. Pets to Test Positive for Coronavirus
The animals appear to have mild symptoms and likely caught the virus from their owners. And there’s no evidence pets can pass it to humans.