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An enlarged 3D model of a single spike protein in the foreground; in the rear is a model of a SARS-CoV-2 virus covered with many of these spike proteins. Credit: NIH, CC BY Amid the chaos of an epidemic, those who survive a disease like COVID-19 carry within their bodies …

Johnson & Johnson said it was working to supply a billion doses of its candidate vaccine by next year Johnson & Johnson said on Monday it had selected a lead candidate vaccine for the new coronavirus that would move to human trials by September and could be ready for emergency …

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The United Arab Emirates said it has launched a drive-through coronavirus testing facility as part of the Gulf state’s efforts to fight the disease. The facility, inaugurated by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, will provide screenings within five minutes, using state-of-the-art equipment and …

Belgium said Wednesday it wants to boost its coronavirus testing fivefold, to 10,000 per day from the 2,000 currently which some doctors judge to be gravely insufficient. Philippe De Backer, the minister tasked with coordinating the effort to slow the virus’s spread, said in a statement that goal should be …

South Korea has been hailed for its ambitious virus testing programme “Test, test, test”. The World Health Organisation’s prescription for success in wrestling the new coronavirus pandemic under control may seem simple. So why are so few countries able to follow it? While nations like South Korea have been praised …

(HealthDay)—In a statement published online March 19 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), recommendations are presented for public health and health care professionals to prioritize coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing. The IDSA developed recommendations for prioritization of diagnostic testing. As testing becomes more widely available or as new …

Testing for the novel coronavirus is to start within days in northwest Syria, the World Health Organisation said Monday, amid fears of a disaster if the pandemic reached overcrowded displacement camps. Some three million people are trapped in the rebel enclave of Idlib in the country’s northwest, where infections have …

Turkey hopes to step up coronavirus testing to up to 15,000 people per day, the health minister told the parliament Thursday, while the number of deaths reached four. “Over 10,000 COVID-19 tests have been completed until today,” minister Fahrettin Koca said in an address to parliament. “We believe the number …

Ireland’s largest sports stadium is now serving as a drive-thru coronavirus testing site, Ireland’s health service said Wednesday. “Croke Park is one of the designated testing centres for north Dublin,” a spokeswoman for the Health Service Executive (HSE) said. Testing at the arena by appointment only began on Tuesday. The …

Credit: CC0 Public Domain When Berkeley News first spoke to medical doctor and infectious disease specialist John Swartzberg in early February, the United States was home to only a handful of cases of the new coronavirus infection COVID-19, and many were optimistic that travel restrictions and quarantines on affected individuals …