Prisoners in Assad jails are at risk of coronavirus in an already violent environment..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Death by violence or disease: prisoners in brutal Assad jails at risk of coronavirus
Coronavirus Pandemic: Positive stories of resilience and bravery from the Middle East this week
Top five stories highlighting the Middle East’s resilience in the face of coronavirus this week..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Coronavirus Pandemic: Positive stories of resilience and bravery from the Middle East this week
UK will have antibody tests ready in days, official says
ritain will have test kits available within days to be sent to households to establish whether people have contracted the new coronavirus and developed immunity;
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: UK will have antibody tests ready in days, official says
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Israeli economy
Lockdowns mean skyrocketing unemployment and reduced GDP, leaving no household or business unscathed. Unemployment exceeded 20% for the first time this evening.;
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Israeli economy
Worst of coronavirus 'still ahead of us' warn Bennett, Kochavi
Kochavi warns virus to continue for months and could see a military operation during the crisis; Bennett warns Israel has half the amount of respirators needed;
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Worst of coronavirus 'still ahead of us' warn Bennett, Kochavi
Israeli robotic technology on the frontline against coronavirus
Kryon works to create, maintain and manage virtual machines that can essentially be compared to virtual workers.;
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israeli robotic technology on the frontline against coronavirus
New York takes new steps against coronavirus as impact spreads across US
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said more than 30,800 people had tested positive for the virus in his state;
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: New York takes new steps against coronavirus as impact spreads across US
As if Afghans Didn’t Have Enough Trouble, Now Comes the Pandemic
Thousands have crossed over the border from badly afflicted Iran, and authorities in the neighboring province of Herat say they’re not close to ready..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: As if Afghans Didn’t Have Enough Trouble, Now Comes the Pandemic
Bahrain among first countries to use Hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus
Bahrain was one of the first countries in the world to administer Hydroxychloroquine to treat active coronavirus cases, the Chairman of the Supreme Council of Health, Head of the National Taskforce for Combating the coronavirus, Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa said.Hydroxychloroquine “is reported to have had a profound impact when used to treat the symptoms exhibited by active COVID-19 cases,” state news agency BNA reported.Visit our dedicated coronavirus site here for all the latest updates.The Kingdom first used the drug on 26 February, following the registration of its first case on 24 February.There are 225 active coronavirus cases, four deaths, and 190 discharged in Bahrain as of Wednesday, according to the ministry of health.HydroxychloroquineHydroxychloroquine is both an anti-malarial and an anti-inflammatory used to treat auto-immune disorders such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, but it has been tried with some success against the illness caused by the new coronavirus.It’s being embraced because there are no approved vaccines or treatments against the highly contagious respiratory illness, so even the most ill patients largely receive only supportive care such as breathing assistance.US President Donald Trump last week called on US health regulators to expedite potential therapies aimed at treating COVID-19 amid the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, pointing specifically to Gilead Sciences Inc’s experimental antiviral drug Remdesivir and the generic antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine.In Brazil, the clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine, which is being led by the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo in conjunction with other Brazilian hospitals, began on Monday and is testing the effectiveness of the drug in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin on patients with COVID-19.Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have promoted hydroxychloroquine and the related chloroquine as potential treatments for coronavirus infections as they try to assuage concerns over the virus and shield their economies from the fallout.In India, the government banned on Wednesday the exports of hydroxychloroquine and other formulations of the malaria drug while it is being tested for an illness that has sickened about 459,000 people worldwide.- With ReutersRead more: Sanofi says anti-malarial medication ‘promising’ on coronavirus patientsUS Pharmacies establish policies to stop hoarding of potential coronavirus treatmentsPharmacists say Trump’s hyped potential coronavirus treatment already in shortage
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Bahrain among first countries to use Hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus
Turkey appears to want more than Syria’s oil
Like Moscow and Washington, Ankara seems to be coveting the oilfields of Deir ez-Zor in Syrian Kurdistan, which Kurds fear would give Turkey an opening to take over the entire Rojava area.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Turkey appears to want more than Syria’s oil