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Most cases of COVID-19 are not severe enough to require mechanical ventilation or alternatives, but a percentage of cases are. [74] [75] Some of the people acutely ill with COVID-19 experience deterioration of their lungs and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and/or respiratory failure.
[167] [168] The vaccine is known as "COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna Intramuscular Injection". [169] [3] In May 2021, COVID‑19 Vaccine Moderna Intramuscular Injection (formerly TAK-919) was authorized for emergency use in Japan. [3] In June 2021, the Moderna COVID‑19 vaccine was authorized for use in India by the Drugs Controller General of India ...
COVID-19 rapid antigen tests or RATs, also frequently called COVID-19 lateral flow tests or LFTs, are rapid antigen tests used to detect SARS-CoV-2 infection . They are quick to implement with minimal training, cost a fraction of other forms of COVID-19 testing , and give users a result within 5–30 minutes.
The Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is used to provide protection against COVID-19, caused by infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, by eliciting an immune response to the S antigen. [1] [2] [30] [39] The vaccine is used to reduce morbidity and mortality from COVID-19. [34]
Following the rapid scaling down of stringent zero-COVID restrictions, Beijing reported a surge in COVID-19 infections. [224] [225] The Chinese central government's reported death statistics only include cases in which COVID-19 directly caused respiratory failure, which led to skepticism by health experts of the government's total death count.
On 30 April, South Australia's first COVID-19 mass vaccination hub opened at Adelaide Showground. [15] In mid-June, sniffer dogs were deployed on a trial basis at Adelaide Airport to detect people with COVID-19 infections. [16] Due to a growing cluster in Bondi, Sydney, on 23 June South Australia "immediately" reinstated a hard border with NSW ...
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding a global ceasefire. On March 23, 2020, United Nations Secretary-General António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres issued an appeal for a global ceasefire as part of the United Nations' response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The name "coronavirus" is derived from Latin corona, meaning "crown" or "wreath", itself a borrowing from Greek κορώνη korṓnē, "garland, wreath". [8] [9] The name was coined by June Almeida and David Tyrrell who first observed and studied human coronaviruses. [10]