Tag: coronavirus patients

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 07:40 UTC

  Most coronavirus patients in US with underlying diabetes, heart disease and long term lung problems

  

  Diabetes, heart disease and long-term lung problems are the most common underlying conditions among Americans hospitalized with the illness caused by the new coronavirus, but more than one in five people requiring intensive care had no such health issues, according to a report issued on Tuesday.

• Wednesday, March 4th 2020 - 07:59 UTC

  Argentina and Chile reported their first confirmed cases of coronavirus patients

  

  Argentina and Chile both said on Tuesday they had confirmed their first case of the novel coronavirus in patients who recently returned from travels. A 43-year-old infected Argentine man had returned from Italy on March 1, while a 33-year-old Chilean man had spent a month in southeast Asia.

• Wednesday, March 4th 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  China treating coronavirus patients in severe condition with Roche's Actemra

  

  China will use a Roche Holding AG arthritis drug to treat some coronavirus patients in severe conditions, health authorities said on Wednesday, as the country seeks to build up treatment regiments to help the infected recover.