Category: DAILY REPORTS-Direct From Haiti
DAILY REPORTS, Direct From Haiti
A mysterious blood-clotting complication is killing coronavirus patients
Craig Coopersmith was up early that morning as usual and typed his daily inquiry into his phone. “Good morning, Team Covid,” he wrote,…
Superhero Coronavirus Campaign Launched in Haiti
Today marks the launch of a national campaign in Haiti using superheroes and a comic book format to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus….
Study: Rate Of Coronavirus Infections In LA Up To 55 Times Higher Than Confirmed Cases
LOS ANGELES — Confirmed coronavirus cases only tell a portion of the story in any area, but a new study out of Los Angeles County has…
WHO chief warns the worst of the coronavirus is still ahead- VIDEO
The warning comes as many countries begin to ease restrictions. April 20, 2020, 11:16 AM PDT By The Associated Press GENEVA — The World Health…
Dogs being trained to diagnose Coronavirus bug and could screen 750 people an hour
A new project will see the dogs receive samples of fabric worn by coronavirus patients to see if the virus has a unique odour which…
Haiti – COVID-19: Flash Update No 4 As of 14 April 2020
Ce rapport est produit par OCHA Haïti en collaboration avec l’OPS/OMS, d’autres agences des Nations Unies et des partenaires humanitaires. Le prochain rapport sera…
U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll May Only Be ‘Tip of the Iceberg,’ Says CDC Adviser
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the U.S., obtaining an accurate tally of cases and deaths has become a growing challenge. Death counts may be…
Condoleezza Rice: China Wants To Shift The Narrative On COVID-19, Don’t Let Them
Posted By Tim Hains On Date April 16, 2020 Hoover Institution Fellow Condoleezza Rice speaks with Hoover’s Tom Gilligan about the “reckoning” the Chinese Communist…
Early peek at data on Gilead coronavirus drug suggests patients are responding to treatment
STAT News By Adam Feuerstein @adamfeuerstein and Matthew Herper @matthewherper A Chicago hospital treating severe Covid-19 patients with Gilead Sciences’ antiviral medicine remdesivir in a…
Emergency room doctor, near death with coronavirus, saved after experimental treatment
As critically ill, elderly patients streamed into his emergency room outside Seattle, Dr. Ryan Padgett quickly came to understand how deadly COVID-19 could be….
Placing most-critical coronavirus patients on their stomachs can help with breathing, doctors find
On Friday, Dr. Mangala Narasimhan received an urgent call. A man in his 40s with COVID-19 was in a dire situation, and her colleague wanted…
Researchers harness new technology for rapid COVID-19 vaccine development
by Arlene Weintraub | Apr 6, 2020 10:41am fiercebiotech.com As the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly accelerated last month, scientists working for a spinoff of Massachusetts General…
Results from a Controlled Trial of Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19
APR 04, 2020 | KENNETH BENDER, PHARMD, MA The initial results from a placebo-controlled trial of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 indicate that patients…
How to make your own face mask
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Illustrations: Leah Abucayan, CNN Updated 1423 GMT (2223 HKT) April 4, 2020 (CNN)There’s one thing you should know before diving into…
Reaching Rural Haiti With Coronavirus Training
How can health professionals reach the rural population of Haiti with timely information about coronavirus prevention? One answer involves a combination of a cellphone, masks…
Doctors with Pittsburgh university announce potential coronavirus vaccine- UPDATED
\ PITTSBURGH, Penn. (WTVO) — Researchers and scientists with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center announced a potential vaccine against the novel coronavirus on Thursday….
4 major hurricanes predicted in 2020 as part of above-average Atlantic season
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is shaping up to be a doozy, with four major hurricanes predicted along with a higher-than-average number of named storms….
LIFE OR DEATH: CORONA VIRUS TIMELINE
Face masks and coronavirus: Asia may have been right and the rest of the world is coming around In the coming weeks, if they have…
Race for vaccine tests limits of drug innovation
Paris (AFP) – From medical workers struggling to care for the rising tide of COVID-19 patients to the billions of people told to stay home…



















