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Italy recorded almost 1,000 deaths from the virus on Mar 27, 2020, the worst one-day toll anywhere around the world since the pandemic began. (Photo: AFP/Piero CRUCIATTI) With more than 300,000 people infected in Europe alone, the disease shows few signs of slowing, and has already cast the world into a recession, economists say. … [Read more...] about Italy, Spain suffer record virus deaths as COVID-19 infection rate surges

In Britain, some 1,500 acts from Ed Sheeran and Coldplay to Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones urged the county's government to save the live music industry, which has been collapsing because of the coronavirus. … [Read more...] about US virus cases smash daily record as global infections soar

Evidence based studies keep proving the benefits of having good Vitamin D levels. This list grows every year. Vitamin D promotes calcium and phosphorus absorption, improves pancreas cells function and insulin quality, decreases our inflammation rate, reduces blood pressure avoiding hypertension and blood vessels obstruction. In our bones it improves bone resistance by promoting calcium absorption, same with our brain cells and muscles, improving neurologic activity and muscle contraction. Thyroid and parathyroid hormones metabolism depends on Vitamin D. Its deficiency is related to a high risk of infections and also a high risk to develop auto-immune diseases. … [Read more...] about Breaking the dogma: Vitamin D

The lungs’ main role is to bring in air from the atmosphere and extract oxygen and pass it into our bloodstream. From there, it circulates to all the organs and tissues of our body. At the same time, the blood collects carbon dioxide waste which the lungs push back out during exhalation, as they also filter toxins in the blood and metabolise biochemicals. Lungs work hard for us. … [Read more...] about Breathe easy – respiration check-up of your lungs for healthy living

According to head of the consultation, Doctor Nguyen Gia Binh, the 43-year-old pilot, who is staying at Cho Ray Hospital in HCM City, has improved well and can now walk and communicate well with others. Doctors reported that after over 100 days of treatment, the patient now has to use only two types of medicine to regulate blood pressure. He has lost over 20 kilos and weighs 81 kilos now. Speaking at the consultation, Luong Ngoc Khue, Head of the Health Ministry's Department of Medical Examination and Treatment concluded that the patient was now in good enough health to be flown back to the UK. "The patient will have nine more days to rehabilitate and practice necessary movements so that he can travel by air to the UK on July 12," the official said. "Cho Ray Hospital will co-operate with the insurance company and the British Embassy to prepare necessary procedures for the British pilot to return home." As of Saturday morning, the country has gone 79 straight days without virus … [Read more...] about British Covid-19 patient well enough to return home