Tag: infections
Germany keeps COVID restrictions as omicron infections soar | Health And Beauty
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Germany’s 16 state governors decided Monday to keep existing coronavirus restrictions in place and examine how best to use increasingly strained PCR test capacities as the highly contagious omicron variant fuels a steep rise in infections. Germany has hit a series of daily infection records over the past
Severity of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfections as Compared with Primary Infections
To the Editor: Qatar had a first wave of infections with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from March through June 2020, after which approximately 40% of the population had detectable antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. The country subsequently had two back-to-back waves from January through May 2021, triggered by the introduction of the B.1.1.7 (or
Russia hits new record for coronavirus infections | Health And Beauty
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Saturday reported a record number of new coronavirus infections as authorities hope to stem the rising contagion by keeping most people off work for the next week. The government’s coronavirus task force reported 40,251 new infections in 24 hours, exceeding the previous record 40,096 reported on Thursday. It said 1,160
Experimental “Living Medicine” Created To Treat Drug-Resistant Infections
Scanning electron microscope image of Mycoplasma pneumoniae cells, small bacteria that are naturally adapted to the human lung. Credit: María Lluch/CRG Experimental treatment dissolves antibiotic-resistant biofilms in mice. Researchers at the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG) and Pulmobiotics S.L have created the first ‘living medicine’ to treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria growing on the surfaces of medical implants. The researchers created
With COVID-19 infections surging, can doctors refuse treatment to unvaccinated patients? – News @ Northeastern
As more and more health care systems across parts of the U.S. push up against一or beyond一their capacity amid widely circulating COVID-19 infections, questions about how hospitals can continue to care for patients have taken dire form. Hospitals are now filled to the brim with unvaccinated patients. Concerns over how best to ration care for scores