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  The development of the COVID-19 vaccine is a worldwide effort involving some of the best biological and pharmaceutical companies. Not only is it an effort involving massive amounts of money, but also, a race among nations for prestige and achievement. As of date, the leading companies with their COVID-19 …

Results of a World Health Organization coordinated study show that remdesivir has “little or no effect on mortality” for patients hospitalized with coronavirus, and that it doesn’t seem to help patients recover any faster. Till date, this antiviral drug was the only drug that the US FDA had granted COVID-19 …

After government approval of Sputnik V, Russia’s first COVID-19 vaccine, on August 11, 2020, health authorities have, on October 14, 2020, approved its second vaccine, EpiVacCorona, developed by Novosibirsk’s Vektor [State Virology and Biotechnology Center], as it starts large-scale trials. According to President Putin, his deputy prime minister and the …

In May 2020, the US Environmental Agency approved production of the genetically engineered, male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, known as OX5034, by British-based, US-operated company Oxitec. This species of mosquitoes are known to spread deadly diseases like dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever. On August 18, 2020, Florida Keys Mosquito Control …

On June 11, 2020, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals initiated the first of its randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials of REGN-COV2, its experimental dual antibody cocktail for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. Th e trials were conducted at multiple sites and consisted of four study populations—hospitalized COVID-19 patients, non- hospitalized symptomatic COVID-19 patients, …

Early on October 2, 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump, 74, revealed that he had tested positive for the novel corona virus. A day earlier, he had tested positive on a rapid test used for screening White House staff , which was later confirmed by a more accurate lab test. He …

COVID-19 instructions, such as asking elderly persons above the age of 60 to stay home, are being broadcasted on popular social media like Facebook and YouTube. However, vast majority of the elderly citizens of Nepal are unable to understand or access social media due to language barrier, lack of education, lack …

Nepal reported its first COVID-19 case in a student returning from Wuhan, China, on January 23, 2020. As part of its earliest response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the country installed health desks with thermal scanners at Tribhuwan International Airport. Subsequently, the health desks were extended to other regional airports and …

Countries around the world have used different strategies to beat the COVID-19 pandemic since its emergence in Wuhan, China, last December. Nine months into the pandemic, the world is still struggling to contain the virus with little success. Cases are rising at relentless pace across the globe, and new outbreaks …

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014 claimed 4,810 lives in Liberia, 3,956 in Sierra Leone, and 2,544 in Guinea. The COVID-19 pandemic has already claimed 766,080 lives in about 213 countries from December 31, 2019, to August 16, 2020. Even in a relatively modest outbreak, compared to the …