/ nikkytok, stock.adobe.com – Beijing – In an open study at a clinic in Wuhan, treatment of seriously ill COVID-19 patients with the antiviral drug lopinavir / ritonavir has neither accelerated the elimination of the viruses nor reduced the morbidity and mortality of the patients. Some of the im New England Journal of Medicine (2020; … Read more
/ dpa – Berlin – In order not to overload the capacities of the health system, the spread of SARS-CoV-2 has to be slowed down. “But we also have to gain time for research,” said Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) yesterday in Berlin. Federal Research Minister Anja Karliczek (CDU) also emphasized that the development … Read more
Question asked Hello, While there are now 178 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and four deaths in France, the country has entered stage 2 of the epidemic situation. In this context, you asked us if the virus has a chance of disappearing with rising temperatures. “Some respiratory viruses have a seasonality in France, finds with CheckNews … Read more
Question asked by Ben on 02/24/2020 Hello, Among your many questions about Covid-19, you asked us about the symptoms that distinguish the seasonal flu virus. The answer is simple, they are the same. Here’s what the World Health Organization (WHO) says on their site about the new coronavirus: “Symptoms are dependent on the virus, but … Read more
/ Redpixel, stock.adobe.com – Austin / Texas – U.S. researchers genetically engineered the Spike (S) protein that binds SARS-CoV-2 to epithelial cells and analyzed its 3D structure. In Science (2020; DOI: 10.1126 / science.abb2507) they report that antibodies against the SARS virus do not work against SARS-CoV-2 and therefore a separate vaccine will be required, … Read more
The clinical course of the disease is different. Some patients become ill only slightly. Others quickly develop acute lung failure and death./Naeblys, stock.adobe.com – Beijing and Wuhan – The new coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which to date has led to more than 8,100 proven diseases in China and 18 other countries, is in a genome comparison Lancet … Read more
/ Alexander Raths, stock.adobe.com – Gieen The synthetic molecule CR-31-B, which is similar to a substance found in mahogany, but is easier to produce, has been used in laboratory experiments in Antiviral Research (2020; doi: 10.1016 / j.antiviral.2020.104706) blocked, among other things, the multiplication of corona viruses in cell cultures. The agent is not suitable … Read more