A recent post, shared across social media platforms, listing good news stories about the coronavirus went viral. A reputable website ‘Good Things Guy’ checked them out and are happy to report they are all true.
- China has closed down its last coronavirus hospital. Not enough new cases to support them.
Both the Bangkok Post and New York Post shared the good news about the last temporary hospitals being closed. This was done because the country’s overall new-infection rate is so low, their established hospitals can cope. While the temporary hospitals have been closed, the city of Wuhan is still under lockdown. - Doctors in India have been successful in treating coronavirus with a combination of drugs: Lopinavir, Retonovir, Oseltamivir along with Chlorphenamine. They are going to suggest the same medicine globally.
India had great success in treating people with the virus. Using a combination of drugs, they have found success. The drugs are used for anti-HIV and malaria.
- A 103-year-old Chinese grandmother has made a full recovery from COVID-19 after being treated for six days in Wuhan, China.
Daily Mail and The Independent along with a handful of other international publications, reported about Zhang Guangfen’s recovery. The 103-year-old was mostly healthy, having only mild chronic bronchitis as an underlying health concern. The grandmother is the oldest person to recover from the deadly disease that we know of so far. - Apple reopens all 42 China stores.
After having closed all stores for over a month, the tech company felt it is once again safe enough and have opened their stores in China. BBC reported that while the stores are open, they are operating on special business hours.
- Cleveland Clinic developed a COVID-19 test that gives results in hours, not days.
The Cleveland Clinic created an online option for people to speak to their doctors and discuss potential coronavirus infections. The clinic also created a drive-thru system which has seen more people get tested via nasal swabs. After consulting a doctor about symptoms online, they are given the go-ahead to get tested at the drive-through facility. Fox 8 News shared that there are talks of a second drive-thru testing facility to be established.The clinic has, however said they didn’t develop the test. They have just worked in-house to get faster results, daily they can do 500 tests but hope to do 1000 soon.
- Good news from South Korea, where the number of new cases is declining.
South Korea has also implemented drive-through testing! But aside from that, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported more recoveries than new cases last week. News Week reported that the country advised its citizens to continue their social distancing and self-isolation despite the drop in new infections.
- Three Maryland coronavirus patients fully recovered; able to return to everyday life.
Fox 5 reported the good news of the three patients; Montgomery County’s Chief Health Officer Dr Travis Gayles confirmed the patients were a couple in their 70s and a woman in her 50s. The three patients were the first to test positive for the virus in Maryland, USA. Officials say that the community is remaining on high alert. - A network of Canadian scientists are making excellent progress in Covid-19 research.
The network of Canadian researchers are from Ontario and have managed to isolate and grow copies of the coronavirus as reported by the Montreal Gazette. They have isolated the specific agent responsible for the outbreak of COVID-19. The isolation of the agent will help researchers in Canada and across the world develop better diagnostic testing, treatments and vaccines, and to gain a fuller understanding of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
- Tulsa County’s first positive COVID-19 case has recovered. This individual has had two negative tests, which is the indicator of recovery.
Similar to the cases in Maryland as listed above, the same has occurred in Tulsa, USA; Oklahoma News 4 shared the news. - All Seven patients who were getting treated at Safdarjung hospital in New Delhi have recovered.
The Hindu reported that the seven have recovered but that they have not yet been released. A total of 15 people tested positive, so it is good to see that nearly half have recovered. The hospital has 100 isolation beds available. Thankfully, they have not filled even a quarter of the available beds. - Plasma from newly recovered patients from Covid -19 can treat others infected by Covid-19.
NBC News reported that researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore hope that the answer to treatment will lie in the plasma of people who have recovered from the coronavirus. They are looking at harvesting virus-fighting antibodies from the blood. This method of treatment is being researched in several countries.
There you have it, good news stories about the Covid-19 outbreak.
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