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| First patient outside U.S. treated in global Kevzara® (sarilumab) clinical trial program for patients with severe COVID-19 Mon, 30 Mar 2020 04:59:00 from PR Newswire: TARRYTOWN, N.Y. and PARIS, March 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Phase 2/3 trial initiated in Italy, Spain, Germany, France, Japan, Canada and Russia and is enrolling patients immediately Kevzara inhibits IL-6, which may play a role in driving the inflammatory immune response that causes acute...... Read more |
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| Coronavirus: Shoppers Notice More Used Protective Items Littering Store Parking Lots Mon, 30 Mar 2020 06:05:30 from CBS Sacramento by CBS Sacramento ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – Rebecca Beuttel said she’s been seeing plenty of people protecting themselves at stores in Roseville during the coronavirus pandemic. She told CBS13 not everyone is disposing of their protective masks, gloves and disinfectant wipes into garbage cans. “We gotta take care of what we can take care of,” Beuttel said. Others have noticed it too. “People just leave them in their carts when they come out here and it’s kind of disgusting,” Anthony Booros said. Beuttel said some are...... Read more |
| RO automotive companies join forces to produce medical ventilators Mon, 30 Mar 2020 05:08:13 from Romania Insider by romaniainsider The Romanian companies in the automotive industry have formed a group with the aim of starting production of medical mechanical ventilators needed for the treatment of Covid-19 patients in local hospitals, economy minister Virgil Popescu has announced, News.ro reported. Separately, dozens of local companies have expressed interest in producing materials needed to prevent, combat and treat Covid-19, including surgical masks and biocides. The companies in the automotive industry are already...... Read more |
| As the west is in lockdown, China is slowly getting back to business | Daniel Falush Mon, 30 Mar 2020 05:00:14 from World news | The Guardian by Daniel Falush After the coronavirus outbreak, life is returning to normal here. Other countries face a much longer waitCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen China shut down its economy at the end of January to try to control the coronavirus outbreak, it was a bold and terrifying experiment. No one had tried anything similar. It was unclear whether the virus’s spread could be curbed, let alone halted. It was also possible that, as a respiratory virus with highly variable symptoms,...... Read more |
| Do homemade masks work? Sometimes. But leave the design to the experts Mon, 30 Mar 2020 04:18:23 from Anglais – The Conversation by Emily Brayshaw, Lecturer, Fashion and Design History, Theory, and Thinking, University of Technology Sydney Once again, global crafting communities are stepping up to help in a crisis, sewing face masks desperately needed in American hospitals to help stop the spread of COVID-19. People are also increasingly sporting homemade masks to try to stay safe. But while they might look cute, homemade masks are a sign of both positive social changes and serious social failings. As America’s Center for Disease Control states: homemade masks are a last resort. Medical masks in modern times Surgical masks...... Read more |
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