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7 mins ago
Beijing says new outbreak "under control"
By Nectar Gan
The outbreak in Beijing, which has infected more than 100 people, will be the latest test of China's coronavirus containment strategy.
On Thursday, Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the China Center for Disease Control, declared victoriously that the outbreak in Beijing is already "under control."
Wu said there are still likely to be new confirmed market-related cases that will emerge in the coming days, but they are not likely from a new transmission.
"The newly diagnosed cases that are reported every day are not equivalent to new infections and the outbreak under control does not mean that there will be zero new cases tomorrow," Wu said.
“There will be cases reported tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. These reported cases are the process of detecting previous infections. No new infections. New infections are sporadic, "said Wu.
The chief epidemiologist said it was not unexpected to see a new outbreak in Beijing, given the large number of new global cases.
"As long as there are risks of imported cases, imported infections and small-scale clusters caused by imported infections can occur anywhere in China. From this point of view, (the Beijing outbreak) is normal, ”he said.
12 mins ago
Convalescent plasma is safe for patients with covid-19
By Jen Christensen
Convalescent plasma (blood from recovered patients who had covid-19) that was transfused into hospitalized patients is considered safe, according to a new study.
The study published Thursday in Mayo Clinic Proceedings looked at the results of 20,000 patients.
Researchers from the US Food and Drug Administration Expanded Access Program for covid-19 they looked at the results of patients who doctors say could progress to a serious or life-threatening stage of the disease. They were transfused between April 3 and June 11.
Less than 1% of patients experienced serious adverse events. The number of people who died decreased to 8.6% on the seventh day of the trial, compared to 12% who died in an earlier part of the 5,000-patient safety study.
"Our efforts to understand convalescent plasma continue," said author Dr. Michael Joyner on the Mayo Clinic website. Joyner is a principal investigator at Mayo Clinic. "We are optimistic, but we must remain objective as we evaluate increasing amounts of data."
The authors caution that the fact that the treatment is safe does not mean that it is effective in treating covid-19.
The study has limitations and further research will be necessary to determine if this works with this disease. There are several studies in progress.
6 hours ago
How Iceland defeats the coronavirus and reopens its borders
How Iceland defeats the coronavirus and reopens its borders 3:16
Despite having a high infection rate, Iceland achieved one of the lowest mortality rates in the world from covid-19. With a very high level of unemployment, the government is reopening the economy and will test tourists when they arrive. Max Foster visited the genetics lab behind this unique Icelandic approach, and heard exclusively from the prime minister why she wanted politicians to stay on the sidelines.
27 mins ago
Japan reports 68 new cases of coronavirus: more than half are in Tokyo
By Junko Ogura
Japan reported 68 new cases of coronavirus and no new deaths on Thursday, according to the Health Ministry.
The capital Tokyo saw an increase in new infections with the announcement of 41 new cases.
The previous day, Tokyo reported 16 new cases, the first time the number had dropped below 20 in a week.
The total confirmed cases in Tokyo is 5,633, with 316 deaths.
Nationwide, the number of reported coronavirus cases is 18,452, of which 712 from the Diamond Princess cruise ship.
37 mins ago
Peak in coronavirus cases is "a tragedy," says Florida infectious disease expert
By Shelby Lin Erdman
Florida will become a new center for the spread of coronavirus and that's a tragedy, an infectious disease specialist at Florida International University said Thursday.
"We spend so much time and effort and suffering to reduce the original outbreak and it really is a tragedy to see the numbers start to increase," Dr. Aileen Marty told CNN's Erin Burnett.
"We have public health measures that can be used to reduce it again without having confinement if the community cooperates," Marty said.
Those measures include wearing a mask in public and maintaining social distance.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, however, has said the increase in cases in the state is a result of increased evidence and clustering of cases in places like prisons and long-term care facilities.
Marty said those communities are a very small part of the state's overall disease picture.
"If it is a reflection of what is happening, it is a very small part of the picture and the reality is that there are more hospitalizations happening here right now, so we know this is a real increase in cases," he said.
47 mins ago
Mexico records the largest increase in new cases of coronavirus in a single day
By Matt Rivers
Mexico recorded its biggest increase in confirmed coronavirus cases in a single day
after reporting more than 5,000 new infections on Thursday, according to the country's Ministry of Health.
The ministry registered 5,662 new cases, bringing the country's total to 165,455.
Mexico also reported 667 new deaths from the virus, for a total of 19,747.
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