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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 has promised the military will respond to provincial requests for assistance at long-term care facilities hit hard by COVID-19, but says the measure is a short-term solution and Canada should not "have soldiers taking care of seniors." Trudeau appeared visibly upset as he made the comments during his daily news conference on Thursday.
The federal government will spend more than $1 billion to help develop, test and manufacture a COVID-19 vaccine, as well as to determine how widely the virus has spread through Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says. The cash announced Thursday is on top of $275 million in research funding the Liberals announced in March at the outset of the pandemic.
Police say they are investigating the discovery of a dead infant in a portable public toilet in Vancouver. A statement from the police department says the remains were found Wednesday on the city's Downtown Eastside.
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Police Service was shaken Thursday after three of its officers were arrested and charged with allegedly selling information on car accidents to tow-truck drivers.
TORONTO - Efforts to contain the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Canada's federal prisons have led to an increase in tensions that have prompted correctional officers to use force on at least two occasions in recent days, according to a prominent prisoner rights group.
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