
UK researchers cure man who had COVID for 411 days
The man caught COVID in December 2020 and continued to test positive until January this year.
Sat Nov 05 2022

MOH grants conditional approval of Veklury for COVID-19 treatment
The MOH has granted conditional registration approval for Veklury (remdesivir) for the emergency treatment of COVID-19.
Thu Jul 07 2022

Breakthrough infections threaten NRP indicators and the fully-vaxxed
Breakthrough cases and high infectivity rate of variants could make vaccination targets to be underestimated.
Wed Aug 11 2021

India bans Remdesivir exports as coronavirus rages on; rallies continue
WHO in November issued a conditional recommendation against the use of Remdesivir in hospitalised patients.
Mon Apr 12 2021

WHO advises against Gilead's remdesivir for all hospitalised COVID-19 patients
There is no evidence it improves survival or reduces the need for ventilation.
Fri Nov 20 2020

Health DG: Avoid COVID-19 'cures' sold online
The public is advised not to be deceived by medicines advertised on online shopping application that are purportedly effective in treating COVID-19 infection.
Fri Oct 23 2020

COVID-19: Remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine found not effective - Health DG
Anti-virus medicines such as remdesivir were found to be ineffective in treating COVID-19 patients as well as not helpful in reducing death cases of the outbreak.
Mon Oct 19 2020

WHO study says remdesivir did not cut hospital stay or mortality in COVID-19 patients
The regimens appeared to have little or no effect on 28-day mortality or the length of the in-hospital course among COVID-19 patients.
Fri Oct 16 2020

Gilead's remdesivir shaved five days off COVID-19 recovery time, reduced risk of death in some
Results of the overall study suggested the drug may reduce mortality, but the benefit was not statistically significant.
Fri Oct 09 2020

Trump faces backlash for removing mask on return to White House
Trump has repeatedly flouted social-distancing guidelines meant to curb the virus' spread and ignored his own medical advisers.
Tue Oct 06 2020

Experts raise questions about severity of Trump's COVID-19
The biggest question would be is there a risk of deterioration, or is he on a good trajectory?
Mon Oct 05 2020

Trump to spend days at military hospital after COVID-19 diagnosis
Trump received a first dose of Remdesivir, an intravenous antiviral drug sold by Gilead Sciences Inc.
Sat Oct 03 2020

MOH mulls implementing compulsory licensing for medicines other than Remdesivir - Dr Adham
Currently Malaysia does not implement CL for Remdesivir as a treatment protocol for COVID-19 but only for medicines to treat Hepatitis C.
Thu Aug 06 2020

India sees record 49,000 new coronavirus cases, drug shortages in places
As the number of cases neared 1.3 million in India, local authorities scrambled to procure generic versions of remdesivir.
Fri Jul 24 2020

Singapore approves remdesivir drug for emergency COVID-19 treatment
Remdesivir is the first drug shown to be effective against the novel coronavirus in human trials
Wed Jun 10 2020

China promises Latin America 'trustworthy' ties as Trump lays out demands
Beijing looks to improve its foothold in a region historically under the US sphere of influence.
Thu Feb 20 2025

Major risks loom as Trump upends US Russia policy
Washington's approach changes dramatically with the initial meeting between US and Russian negotiators.
Thu Feb 20 2025

Pope Francis has double pneumonia, complicating his treatment, Vatican says
Doctors say a polymicrobial infection occurs when two or more micro-organisms are involved and can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi.
Thu Feb 20 2025

Philippines' VP Duterte challenges impeachment before Supreme Court
Sara Duterte makes her first legal move to fight the case that could lead to her removal and lead to a lifetime ban from public office.
Wed Feb 19 2025

Motor racing - Hamilton steps out in red at unprecedented 10 team F1 launch
I feel so full of life, so much energy, because everything's new and I'm just focused on what is up ahead, Hamilton says.
Wed Feb 19 2025

UAE tells US' Rubio it rejects displacement of Palestinians
The UAE's stance matters as its one of four Arab nations that normalised ties with Israel during Trumps first term.
Wed Feb 19 2025

Taylor Swift wins recording artist of the year crown for fifth time
The megastar's "The Tortured Poets Department" record also topped four IFPI charts, the IFPI says.
Wed Feb 19 2025

More than $50 billion needed to rebuild Gaza, World Bank joint assessment says
Years of rebuilding work, including clearing unexploded ordinance and millions of tonnes of rubble lie ahead.
Wed Feb 19 2025

Malaysia’s AI data centre development to be impacted by recent US restrictions - Liew
Liew Chin Tong says the restrictions would not affect the development of the domestic data centre ecosystem as a whole.
Wed Feb 19 2025

Sweden's top court rejects Greta Thunberg lawsuit on climate action
A court cannot decide that the parliament or the government must take any specific action, the Supreme Court says.
Wed Feb 19 2025