Gvt Distributes COVID-19 Treatment Medications Across Provincial Hospitals
INFORMATION and broadcasting services Minister, Honorable Monica Mutsvangwa says government has commenced distribution of identified COVID-19 treatment medicines across the country’s provincial hospitals as part of its preparedness should the need for treatment arise. By Michael Gwarisa In a statement, Minister Mtsvangwa said the distribution of COVID19 essentials including identified treatment medications was made at
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People With Blood Group A At Higher Risk Of Severe COVID-19 Illness
LAST week, a genetic study of more than 1,610 COVID-19 patients in Italy and Spain found that people with type A blood had a higher chance of developing severe respiratory failure than people with type O blood (medRxiv 2020, DOI: 10.1101/2020.05.31.20114991). The findings add support to an idea that has been developing since early in
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Coronavirus Scorecard for Africa: Percentage of GDP earmarked for combating COVID-19
Governments’ response to COVID-19 has in most cases involved earmarking a significant percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – the standard measure of a country’s productive wealth – towards fighting the pandemic. Although this is only part of most governments’ broad-spectrum policy response to the disease, it is an important measure as it indicates governments’
Read MoreNaming & Shaming Quarantine Escapees Fuel COVID-19 Stigma
IN as much as disclosure of names and details of quarantine escapees is good for managing and controlling the uncontrolled spread of COVID-19, the practice fuels stigma and discrimination for escapees and COVID-19 affected and infected individuals, the Community Working Group on Health (CWGH)Â has warned. By Michael Gwarisa In a statement, CWGH Executive Director,
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