Game-Changer in the Fight Against the Covid19 | Will Save Thousands of Lives #coronavirus #Pandemic
Darpan News Desk Darpan, 17 Jun, 2020 05:24 AM
Well renowned pediatrician, Dr Pargat Singh Bhurji explains how the steroid Dexamethasone, a relatively cheap and easily available drug can potentially save thousands of life of victims of the novel Corona Virus. A game changer in the fight against cover-19 Dexamethasone is an anti inflammatory drug in the market for decades, and is prescribed for common ailments such as arthritis and asthma.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government, provinces and territories will spend $4 billion to increase the wages of essential workers in the COVID-19 pandemic. He says the details are still to be finalized with some provinces.
The federal government has extended the $19-billion competition to replace Canada's aging CF-18s by another month because of COVID-19 — one week after it made another multimillion-dollar investment into the development of the F-35 stealth fighter jet.
British Columbia's all-party legislative committee will hold public consultations on the upcoming provincial budget despite restrictions by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services says in a statement the consultation process for the 2021 budget will get underway June 1.
The B.C. government has outlined its plan to reopen the BC economy Mid May during the COVID-19 pandemic under guidelines aimed at controlling the spread of the virus.
Vancouver Police have seized nearly $3 million worth of street drugs and eight handguns after a four-month investigation into the flow of illicit opioids into Metro Vancouver. Early in 2020, the VPD’s Organized Crime Section launched Project Transit to target offenders engaged in the distribution of illegal opioids.
At first, the Facebook meme made me laugh: “What are dads going to do when they realize their kids aren’t bringing home any Mother’s Day gifts from school?” Then it hit me: What AM I going to do?! This Mother’s Day, of course, is different.
