Chinese doctors from the No. 2 Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine (SAHZU), on the frontline fighting against COVID-19, share their valuable experience with foreign medics keen on solutions for COVID-19 containment in their countries. What is the coronavirus situation like in the U.S., Pakistan, and Kenya? What measures should be taken to curb the pandemic? What is the role of plasma therapy in treating COVID-19 patients? #Covid19Frontline #COVID19
In This Story: COVID-19
Covid-19 is the official WHO name given to the novel coronavirus which broke out in late 2019 and began to spread in the early months of 2020.
Symptoms of coronavirus
The main symptoms of coronavirus are:
- a persistent new cough (non productive, dry)
- a high temperature (e.g. head feels warm to the touch)
- shortness of breath (if this is abnormal for the individual, or increased)
Latest News about Covid-19
Below are stories from around the globe related to the 2020 outbreak of novel Coronavirus – since the WHO gave the Covid-19 naming. Most recent items are posted nearest the top.
5 Recent Items: COVID-19
In This Story: Kenya
2 Recent Items: Kenya
In This Story: Pakistan
Pakistan has a 1,046-kilometre (650-mile) coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest, and China to the northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor in the northwest, and also shares a maritime border with Oman.