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According to two separate reports, Covid-19 can infect other organs. The reports suggest the virus goes far beyond the lungs and can attack various organs. The findings can help explain the wide range of symptoms caused by  COVID19 infection. The coronavirus can infect organs throughout the body, including lungs, throat, heart, liver, brain, kidneys and the intestines, as researchers have reported on Wednesday. The findings might help explain some of the puzzling symptoms seen in coronavirus patients. They include blood clots that cause strokes in younger people and that clog dialysis machines, headaches and kidney failure. Covid-19 is classified as a respiratory virus and…

Friday 15 May coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGFriday 15 May 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active numbers.The top story this Friday morning: Doctors ‘told not to discuss PPE shortages’ — evidence shows pressure is being applied to doctors to not publicly discuss their concerns. Global COVID-19 UPDATECoronavirus Cases: 4,527,328Deaths: 303,418Recovered: 1,705,840 New Zealand reopensNFL champion uses his doctorate in medicine to help tackle covid-19Doctors told not to discuss PPE shortage Previous Next Headlines: What the papers say? Coronavirus: Global cases top 4.5 million.UK…

Dr Nishath Ahmed Liyakat and Dr, Unmi Nair, who are both doctors at Zulekha Hospital in Dubai, said they are both back to work after full recovery and overcoming coronavirus virus. Following all the necessary protocols and quarantine, both said there was no way the virus would have held them back from doing their duty. Following there respective recoveries, the brave frontline heroes said it is business as usual for them as their mission to save lives did not end after contracting COVID-19. Dr Nishath Ahmed Liyakat and Dr, Unmi Nair, who are both doctors at Zulekha Hospital in Dubai,…

A 113-year-old woman, believed to be the oldest living person in Spain, survived the  Coronavirus and is “doing fine,” according to her nursing home. Maria Branyas was apparently “bored” while isolating in her room but never gave up on her fighting spirit. Maria Branyas was diagnosed with COVID-19 after the country went into lockdown in March. But after weeks in isolation, Ms Branyas recovered, having suffered only mild symptoms. Branyas was born in San Francisco in 1907 to Spanish parents, and moved to Spain with her family at the age of eight, surviving both the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918…

The Middle East has many reasons to fear the coronavirus pandemic, but it has one big advantage when it comes to resisting it. Most people in the region are young. A rough average is that at least 60% are under the age of 30. That makes them less responsive to developing Covid-19. Most governments in the region reacted swiftly as the pandemic broke globally and had time to impose curfews and social distancing measures. Even before COVID-19, unbearable pandemic But that is where the Middle East’s advantages end. Years of strife in the world’s least stable region have left weaknesses…

Lebanon has imposed a “total” shutdown after experiencing a resurgence in reported  Coronavirus cases. Lebanon will go under full shutdown for four days, Cabinet said Tuesday, as the country records a rise in the number of coronavirus cases. The lockdown is set to begin Wednesday, 13th May, at 7 p.m. until Monday morning,18th May, according to the government’s decision, with details and exceptions to be announced by Interior Minister Mohammad Fahmi. “A reassessment of the country’s situation will be made on Sunday night before the lockdown ends the next morning,” Fahmi said. The number of cases has risen to its…

Coronavirus cases in the UAE topped 20,000 with 725 new confirmed cases as the Emirates continued its mass testing program for residents and citizens. So far there have been over 1.5 million tests conducted in a very aggressive testing program. According to the ministry, 511 COVID-19 patients have fully recovered, raising the total COVID-19 recovery patients to 6,523. Dr Amna Al-Dahak Al-Shamsi, the government spokesperson, reported three coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the number of deaths registered in the country to 206. Coronavirus testing Dr Shamsi added that free testing for UAE nationals would begin next week as part of the country’s…

The Government procurement budget of medical equipment and drugs used in treating  Covid19 has been cancelled. Government departments will now have to set an expenditure rationing to plan and offset the economic impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. It was announced in a video conference of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli with his cabinet, the ministers discussed the updates of the anti-pandemic efforts. The Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement and Medical Supplies is the only exception to the budget cap; It is the entity that supplies quarantines and hospitals treating Covid-19 patients with their relevant needs. On March 30, the Ministry of…

Thursday 14 May coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGThursday 14 May 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active numbers.Global COVID-19 UPDATECoronavirus Cases: 4,429,930Deaths: 298,174Recovered: 1,659,806 Pompeo says Iran is trying to foment terror during pandemicTottenham midflielder Dele Alli held at knifepoint during robberyWHO says Covid-19 may never go away and warns of a mental health crisis Previous Next Headlines: What the papers say? Re-starting the NHS after the virus peak ‘may take months’ experts say.WHO says Covid-19 ‘may never go away’ and might…

A fire apparently started by an overloaded ventilator killed five novel coronavirus patients in an intensive care unit in St Petersburg hospital, Russia, on Tuesday. “Ventilators are being used to their limits. And according to preliminary data, there was an overload and the machine ignited, which caused the fire,” a source said The fire has now been contained and 150 people were evacuated from the hospital, the country’s emergency ministry said and confirmed that the ventilator fire killed five patients in the Coronavirus wing of the hospital. Russia ranks third in worldwide coronavirus infections Russia has recorded the world’s second-highest…