Hydroxychloroquine Doctors worldwide say malaria drug is the best coronavirus treatment Doctors around the globe report that the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine seems the most effective treatment they've tried for coronavirus patients - but less than half as many doctors are prescribing it in the U...

Iraq to exhume bodies from Yazidi mass graves Khairi Ali Ibrahim watched on as teams of workers exhumed a mass grave of Yazidis in Kocho village, south of Sinjar. “It was difficult for the Yazidis," he said. "We waited for about five years for this step.” Ibrahim, the director of the Yazi...

As oil prices fall how will Iraq pay the bills? As crude prices plunge, Iraq's oil sector is facing a triple threat that has slashed revenues, risks denting production, and may spell trouble for future exports With global oil prices falling to around $25 per barrel, Iraq faces a significant challen...

I have heard other positive reports of hydroxycloroquine so feel it important to include it here: Anthea Man who survived COVID-19 Rio Giardinieri says anti-malaria drug saved his life: 'I didn't believe I was going to be here by the morning' Diagnosed with pneumonia and coronavirus, Rio Giardinier...

Coronavirus on Navajo Nation COVID-19 could 'wipe out' tribal communities with at-risk populations, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham warns A steep rise in coronavirus cases on the Navajo Nation in the western part of the United States has caused concern among regional leaders, who worry t...

How to manage your asthma during coronavirus COVID-19 does not discriminate, it could affect anyone, but we are aware that it may cause more serious complications for those who have existing, underlying health conditions One of these is asthma, a condition that affects some 235 million people aroun...

How to make your own coronavirus face mask The worldwide coronavirus pandemic has led to a shortage of protective face masks, leading to a deluge of online tutorials ion how to make your own using a t-shirt or pillowcase Homemade masks offer significantly less protection than the N95 medical masks,...

Putin extends paid holiday until May Russia's week-long paid leave will be extended until the end of the month, President Vladimir Putin has announced in a national address. The country is bracing for the possible rapid growth of Covid-19 cases The move comes a day after the President acknowledged ...

How to understand the death toll Each day, news of more deaths is a huge source of alarm to people across the country - as well as a tragedy for the families involved Projections of how bad the outbreak could get have prompted ministers to put the country into lockdown. But what are death figures r...

Daily fevers in the US fall another 5% lower than experts predicted Only one percent of Americans have fevers despite experts' predictions that twice as many would as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the US Kinsa Health, a medical technology company based in San Francisco, has be...

Turks fight virus with secret weapon: eau de cologne In Turkey, sprinkling hands with cologne has long been a ritual for a visit to the barber, a meal at a restaurant or even a trip on the bus https://www.rudaw.net/ContentFiles/501695Image1.jpg?mode=crop&quality=70&rand=1&scale=both&...

Don't get infected by fake news The internet and social media have changed the way we read news and get important information. While this online news is timely and relevant, it may also be fake Fake news can be damaging to the public’s health in so many ways — people might panic, or consume the wro...

Heroic sheepdog Piqué The story of heroic sheepdog Pique, that chased truck carrying his flock to slaughterhouse, still inspires many While Spain has been hit by a simultaneous blow of devastating floods in the southeast of the country and an explosion of coronavirus cases, a police department in t...

HEARTBREAKING Loyal sheepdog tries to hunt down truck transporting his flock to the slaughterhouse https://cdni.rt.com/files/2019.03/article/5c87eacbfc7e93dc508b45c9.jpg An incredibly loyal Spanish sheepdog has hit national headlines after he chased a truck, loaded with his doomed flock, down a dan...

Pollution levels in London fall dramatically London views, once covered in smog, are clearer. Certainly at night you can see far more stars and satellites and asthma sufferers say they are breathing more easily Air pollution in London has fallen so dramatically since the capital's Covid-19 lockdown...