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![Different paths to the same destination: screening for Covid-19]()
Different paths to the same destination: screening for Covid-19
At present, polymerise chain reaction (PCR) and antibody testing are the dominant ways that global healthcare systems are testing citizens for Covid-19. Both techniques have their caveats, and as the...
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![Cardiovascular – Twitter round-up: Eric Topol on coronavirus hijacking cells via ACE2 top tweet in March 2020]()
Cardiovascular – Twitter round-up: Eric Topol on coronavirus hijacking cells via ACE2 top tweet in March 2020
Pharmaceutical Technology lists ten of the most popular tweets on cardiovascular in March 2020, based on data from GlobalData’s Influencer Platform. The top tweets were chosen from influencers as tracked...
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![COVID-19 coronavirus: Top ten most-affected countries]()
COVID-19 coronavirus: Top ten most-affected countries
One Asian country and seven European countries are among the ten most affected list of countries with coronavirus, while more European countries are witnessing a surge in cases. The US...
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![Coronavirus outbreak: The countries affected]()
Coronavirus outbreak: The countries affected
The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), officially named as COVID-19 pandemic by the WHO, has spread to more than 180 countries including China. Confirmed novel coronavirus cases increased ten-fold in less...
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![Lyme disease: What’s actually going on here?]()
Lyme disease: What’s actually going on here?
A ‘typical’ case of Lyme disease looks like this: a person in an area populated by the Ixodes scapularis tick gets bitten and picks up a spiral-shaped Borrelia burgdorferi bacterium from...
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![Infectious diseases Twitter round-up: Francis Collins’ tweet on vaccine clinical trial for Covid-19 top tweet in March 2020]()
Infectious diseases Twitter round-up: Francis Collins’ tweet on vaccine clinical trial for Covid-19 top tweet in March 2020
Pharmaceutical Technology lists ten of the top tweets on infectious diseases in March 2020, based on data from GlobalData’s Influencer Platform. The top tweets were chosen from influencers as tracked...
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![Coronavirus in South Korea: COVID-19 outbreak, measures and impact]()
Coronavirus in South Korea: COVID-19 outbreak, measures and impact
Neighbouring two coronavirus-affected countries China and Japan, South Korea is among the top ten countries with coronavirus cases.
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![Coronavirus in India: how the COVID-19 could impact the fast-growing economy]()
Coronavirus in India: how the COVID-19 could impact the fast-growing economy
India reported the first confirmed case of the coronavirus infection on 30 January 2020 in the state of Kerala. The affected had a travel history from Wuhan, China.
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![Coronavirus in Malaysia: COVID-19 outbreak, measures and impact]()
Coronavirus in Malaysia: COVID-19 outbreak, measures and impact
As the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, Asian countries such as Malaysia, Thailand and Japan are taking coronavirus response measures and steps to reduce impact on their economic growth.
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![Coronavirus in Thailand: dealing with the 2019-nCoV (COVID-19) outbreak and impact]()
Coronavirus in Thailand: dealing with the 2019-nCoV (COVID-19) outbreak and impact
Thailand was dealing with the third-highest number of confirmed coronavirus infection cases after China and Singapore, within four weeks of reporting its first confirmed case of the COVID-19.
