US records the deadliest day from the coronavirus as death toll reaches 2,000 deaths in 24 hours

USA witness its deadliest 24 hours as death toll reaches 2,000 with over half a million people affected by the pandemic. This figure is alarmingly high for people are not adhering to "Stay Home - Stay Safe" slogan.

So far, almost 18,747 corona affected patients have perished in USA, only 100 lesser than Italy so far. New York state, which remains the epicenter of the US outbreak, makes up almost half of the total death toll across the whole of the US with 7,844 dead. Peak resource use for hospitals is predicted to occur on Saturday where an estimated 86,379 beds, 17,707 ICU beds and 15,414 ventilators will be needed 

Needless to mention that New York state, which remains the epicenter of the US outbreak, makes up almost half of the total death toll across the whole of the US with 7,844 dead.

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Coronavirus affected cross over 400,000 in USA

There seems to be no respite from the pandemic coruscation as more and more patients are being detected the world over. As of now, USA seems to be the most hit country as its known corona cases have crossed over 400,000 count - 400,540 to be exact.

The death toll in USA is 12857 as of now with 18 fresh cases today. In the meantime British Prime Minister is said to be stable and improving. The worldwide affected number is almost touching 1.5 million mark (1,447,454 to be exact) with 83,401 deaths while 309,145 are the lucky cured ones.

No deaths are reported from the most hit Italy, which has so far suffered 17,123 fatalities, however Spain suffers 13555 deaths so far with 510 today.

So far Timor-Leste is the least sufferer as it has only one reported case of coronavirus.

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UK's coronavirus outbreak may overtake Italy and France

Although the Queen motivated the British to face the coronavirus outbreak with resilience in her nationwide address, the statistics show a worrisome trend and experts fear that UK may overtake Italy and France in number of patients and fatalities too.

Daily Mail reports that worrying graphic suggests that three weeks since Britain hit 50 deaths it is in danger of being in a worse state than 'Europe's epicentre' was at the same point.

In the last 24 hours, number of UK  deaths by 621 to 4,934 today, including 29 patients without any underlying health conditions and the level of infections has risen sharply by almost 60 per cent, from 5,903 to 47,806 - the largest daily increase.

The Department of Health also said that, as of 9 am on Sunday, a total of 195,524 people have been tested, up from 183,190 the previous day - pushing the amount of tests done daily to more than 12,000.

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Face mask Piracy: Germany accuses USA for diverting face masks intended for Berlin to USA

Germany has accused USA, saying 200,000 protective face masks destined for Berlin have been allegedly intercepted at a Thailand airport and diverted instead to the US, reports Daily Mail.

The dispute came after the White House condemned 3M for producing face masks for overseas countries instead of focusing solely on the US.

The United States has not only angered Germany but France as well for seizing millions of masks which were set to be shipped to the European nations amid the coronavirus crisis. 

'We consider that an act of modern piracy,' Berlin's interior minister Andreas Geisel has been reported as saying.

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USA Corona Outbreak Explodes as Total Cases touche 244,000

The Corona Virus is taking a heavy toll of the USA as its corona affected patients has almost reached 244,000 over the past 24 hours, 28,969 new patients have been diagnosed with the virus, while the death toll rises to 5,883 with fresh 781 cases of deaths in the last 24 hours.

Italy though it seemed to have curtailed the virus onslaught suffered 760 more deaths and Spain saw 951 fresh cases of patients who were consumed by the virus..

France was the most badly hit country as its fresh death cases rose to 1,355. UK has also lost 569 patients in 24 hours.

As of now the total patients worldwide stand at 1,013,748 and increasing with 52,977 deaths. So far 212,015 patients have recovered while 711,058 (95%) are in Mild Condition and 37,698 (5%) are Serious or Critical.

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Spain suffers record 950 coronavirus fatalities in 24 hours

Spain is one of the most corona virus country as it lost 950 people in the last 24 hours, a news report informs.

It is the largest single-day increase so far, after 849 Tuesday and 864 Wednesday, while number of new cases also rose 8,102, bringing total from 102,136 to 110,238.

Although there has been increase of The number of new cases by 8,102, it marks the lowest percentage increase in cases yet - in a sign that lockdown measures put in place almost three weeks ago are working. The rate of increase was 42.7 per cent on March 13, the day before the lockdown was put in place, and has gone as high as 200 per cent during the crisis.

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100 US Sailors aboard aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt hit by coronavirus

The US Navy has announced that almost 100 sailors aboard aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt have been hit by coronavirus outbreak to quarantine in Guam hotels, where it is presently harboured. 

Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly said Wednesday that 93 sailors from the ship have tested positive for the virus to date, representing more than 10% of all cases across the entire US military. He said about 1,000 sailors have been evacuated form the ship and moved ashore to Guam where the ship is currently in port, reports CNN.

Modly said 1,273 of the ship's roughly 4,800 crew members have been tested for the virus so far and the Navy was still awaiting the results of some of those tests.

However, the ship will not be evacuated in its entirety due to the need to continue to perform essential tasks such as the operation of the aircraft carrier's nuclear reactor.

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UK suffers record-breaking 563 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

UK is bracing itself for the worst as it suffered record-breaking 563 coronavirus deaths and 4,324 cases in 24 hours. This takes total number of victims to 2,352 with almost 30,000 Britons known to be infected.

Britain now has almost three times as many dead patients on account of coronavirus as Germany despite only half as many positive tests. It may be added that UK's coronavirus death toll has soared by 1,124 in just 3 days - from 1,228 on Sunday to 2,352 on Wednesday. 

The youngest victim today was a 13-year-old, believed to be Ismail Mohamed Abdul Wahab from Brixton, London, whose tragic death came to light last night after he died at King's College Hospital on Monday. The oldest patient included in today's update was 99 years old.

The true size of the outbreak remains a mystery because of the UK's controversial policy to only test patients in hospital - and not the tens of thousands of Britons with milder symptoms who are recovering at at home. 

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Complete loss of smell and taste could be an early warning sign of coronavirus

Much has been said about the coronavirus uphill now and masses have been warned to look for the warning signs of this viral disease, like fatigue, aches and pains, a blocked nose, sore throat and diarrhea.

Now doctors in UK have come up with another set of symptoms that me be taken seriously for it may be the onset of the virus. The say sudden and complete loss of smell could also be an early sign of coronavirus.

New data gathered by ENT UK, which represents ear, nose and throat specialists, suggests this inability to smell — and often taste — may be the very first symptom and can start within hours.

It may be added that many people appear not to develop any further signs, making a full recovery without even realizing they had Covid-19. They are thought to be mostly healthy young adults whose immune systems react sufficiently to the virus to contain it within the nose, preventing it spreading to the lungs, where it can cause potentially fatal pneumonia.

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US Corona Virus cases cross over 104,000

US is getting infected with Corona Virus more rapidly than all other countries of the world, leaving behind Italy and China. As of now, the number of corona hit virus has reached over 104,000.


As reported by CNN, the infection is fast spreading to new areas of the country.

As of Saturday morning, the US had at least 104,205 known cases of Corona Virus and 1,701 people have died, according to Worldometer. Italy had 86,498 with 9,134 deaths, while China is at number three with 81,394 cases with 3,295 deaths.

Chicago, Detroit and New Orleans are seeing a rapid increase of cases and officials there and in many other cities say they don't have enough medical resources.

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Pakistan to issue special coins in Dr Ruth Pfau’s honour

Pakistan government has directed its State Bank to issue special coins in Dr Ruth Pfau’s honour.

The State Bank of Pakistan will issue 50,000 coins worth Rs. 50 in recognition of Dr Pfau who dedicated her life to fighting leprosy in the country.

It may be recalled that Dr Ruth came to Pakistan in the early 1960s and decided to adopt Pakistan as her home and dedicating her life to taking care of leprosy patients. 

She was granted Pakistani citizenship in 1988 and received numerous accolades for her services, including the country’s top civilian awards Hilal-i-Imtiaz and Hilal-i-Pakistan.

She passed away on August 10, 2017 at the age of 87.  Dr Pfau is the second person to be accorded a state funeral in 29 years. The previous state funeral was offered for late philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi in 2016.

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Beware of Type 3c Diabetes

So far we have heard of Type and Type 2 of diabetes - but be warned, researchers say that there is yet another type of diabetes that may not be diagnosed properly by your physician.

Type 3c is the new type added to the Types 1 and 2 of diabetes, which occurs after damage to the pancreas such as pancreatic cancer or inflammation.  Researchers have found that 97.3 percent of people with pancreatic disease were misdiagnosed. 

Researchers warn that someone who is misdiagnosed might not receive the treatment they need quickly enough to prevent further damage. Type 3c diabetes requires insulin therapy more urgently than type 2 diabetes to defect the glucose deficiency in the blood.

The study has been published in the journals Diabetes Care

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Spinach leaves to be used as working human heart tissue

Making  or recreating damaged heart tissues has always been a challenge for the scientists. But here is some unique and latest discovers: Use of spinach leaves to be used as working human heart tissues.

Scientists have tried many methods including the latest 3D-printing to recreate such delicate and intricate networks, but the technique was unsuccessful. Now Nature has come to the help in a revolutionary way.

Researchers are hopeful that such techniques could prove useful when it comes to treating the victims of heart attacks whereby new healthy layers of heart muscle could be created, writes Daily Mail.

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Zika attacks the UK

The attack of Zika virus is becoming a concern for the health officials of Britain as the cases of Zika attack are slowing building up as reported by the Daily Mail.

Health officials have revealed that so far 53 cases of Zika have been reported in the UK as three new cases are reported in Yorkshire.

It may be added that the infection caused by Zika virus begins with mild illness in most people. But it subsequently leads to microcephaly in infants, a birth defect where a baby's head and brain are smaller than normal. The World Health Organisation has declared the Zika virus a global public health emergency.

So stay updated on Zika alert news by local health department and take precautionary measure.

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Norwegian Air Force F16 jet saves patient's life by flying critical medical equipment

You may be surprise that an F-16 fighter aircraft of the Norway Air Force was recently used to carry medical equipment rather than carrying bombs to save the life a critically ill patient.

A report says that the life of a sick man in Bodø hinged on an ECMO machine, which supports the heart and lungs, which the hospital did not have. The nearest hospital that had the machine was some 280 kilometres away - a journey of 10 hours by road.

The hospital decided to contact the nearest air force base and asked for help. And the local air force authorities of the Royal Norwegian Air Force scrambled a F-16, similar to the one photographed above, to the hospital that had the ECMO machine and the life of the patient was saved.

Within 40 minutes of the call being received, the medical equipment had been delivered to the hospital in Bodø.

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Long time use of Paracetamol linked to heart attack risk

It has recently been found out by researchers in Great Britain that high doses of paracetamol for a long time can increase the risk of heart attack. The research finds that those taking drug for long periods up to 63% more likely to die suddenly.

The study also warns that those using paracetamol for a long time have their risk of a heart attack or a stroke is also up to 68% higher.

The study finds indicate that paracetamol may be causing illness by preventing the action of an enzyme in the body called COX-2.

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Suffering from Insomia? You need to read the good news

A large number of people around find it very difficult to sleep - or in other words suffer from Insomnia. Even sleeping for one hour is not possible for some despite taking tons of sleep inducing medicines.

But there seems to be a big thaw in the reserach work to cure isnomnia as neurologists at Oxford University think they have discovered the switch in the brain that tells our bodies when to go to sleep.

Described as a ‘homeostat’ which can tell when someone has been awake for too many hours, the mechanism fires when the body is tired.

Professor Gero Miesenböck, whose team conducted the research, said: ‘When you’re tired, these neurons in the brain shout loud and they send you to sleep.’

The researchers demonstrated the theory on fruit flies, removing the switch to create insomniac insects.

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Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah clinically dead: Report

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz is reported to be clinically dead, reports Huffington Post quoting Press TV as the source of the news.

The 89 years old Saudi monarch, who has not made any public appearance for months is reported to be on ventilator sunce Wednesday.

A Saudi journalist working for London-Based Asharq Alawsat says, quoting quoted medical sources in Saudi Arabia, that the king’s vital organs, including his heart, kidneys and lungs, have stopped functioning. 

The Royal Court has yet to comment on the report of King's precarious health condition.

However, it may be noted that it is the second time in the past months that Asharq Alawsat reports the death of King Abdullah.

Failing health, old age as well as the death of the king’s half-brothers have raised concerns about the future of the oil-rich country in the face of anti-government demonstrations.

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Two-in-one drug hope for osteoporosis sufferers

For the elderly, osteoporosis is a deadly disease which leaves bones so brittle that even a small fall can result into a bone fracture. Every month, 1,150 die prematurely as a result of a hip fractures and half of patients do not regain their independence. At least 120,000 people a year suffer spinal fractures.

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However, now there is good news.

Two drugs currently used to treat osteoporosis could produce better results if used in tandem, researchers say.

Using a combination of the drugs, already available on the NHS, resulted in an increase in bone density of up to 5 per cent in just a year, they found.

Most currently available osteoporosis drugs, including denosumab, stop the action of cells that break down bone during the normal process of bone formation. In contrast, teriparatide – also known as Forsteo – stimulates the creation of new bone.

Now a latest trial found women given combination therapy had greater improved bone density than those receiving denosumab alone.

In the study, a team from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston randomly assigned 94 post-menopausal women with osteoporosis to treatment with either teriparatide taken as a daily pill, or a six-monthly jab with denosumab, or both drugs for 12 months.

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The researchers measured density changes in lumbar spine, hip bone, and femoral neck using low-dose x-rays and bone biomarkers.

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Beware!! Lethal Yellow-legged Asian hornets threatening UK wildlife and even people’s health

Beware of a new lethal army of yellow legged Asian hornets that prey on bees are among the latest non-native species threatening UK wildlife, and even people’s health.

The warning has been sounded by a report from the European Environment Agency (EEA), according to which a growing number of alien species, from killer shrimps to Spanish slugs, are set to soon reach UK shores.

The report has also warned of the spread of the Asia tiger mosquito, which is linked to more than 20 diseases including yellow fever and the dengue-like chikungunya fever.

The Asian hornet, which grows to between 2.5cm and 3cm (1-1.2 inches), preys on native honeybees, wasps and other pollinators, potentially devastating hives and threatening honey and crop production.

More recent arrivals include killer shrimps, which feed on other aquatic wildlife and can cause local extinctions of naturally-found species and zebra mussels, thought to have arrived in ship ballasts, which can damage infrastructure such as water plants and locks.

They may also carry diseases which can affect humans and are often seen as a noise nuisance in urban areas because of their loud screeching calls.

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