Health

WHO stops hydroxychloroquine trials over safety concerns

The WHO says it has “has implemented a temporary pause… while the safety data is reviewed”. — AFP The WHO suspended trials of the drug that Donald Trump has promoted as a coronavirus defence, fuelling concerns about the US president’s handling of the pandemic that has killed nearly 100,000 Americans. Trump has …

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5 ways you might be damaging your skin during Ramazan

It’s nearly the last week of Ramazan already. Is it just us or did time fly? While some of us are reaping the benefits of this holy month, many have not been taking it too well and with three weeks in, it’s starting to show.Poor eating habits see a rise …

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Coronavirus may never go away: World Health Organisation

GENEVA: The new coronavirus may never go away and populations around the world will have to learn to live with it, the World Health Organisation warned Wednesday. As some countries around the world begin gradually easing lockdown restrictions imposed in a bid to stop the novel coronavirus from spreading, the …

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US authorises remdesivir as emergency treatment for Covid-19

WASHINGTON: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted authorisation to Gilead Sciences for emergency use of its experimental antiviral drug remdesivir to treat patients with Covid-19, it said in a letter to Gilead. During a meeting in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump, Gilead Chief Executive Daniel …

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US, China block UN resolution in WHO spat

UNITED NATIONS: The United States and China remained at loggerheads on Thursday over a UN Security Council draft resolution calling for a 90-day humanitarian pause in conflicts worldwide in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The stalemate — over a mention of the World Health Organisation (WHO) — leaves little …

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