There’s no need to panic about Nova Scotia’s current COVID-19 situation. But using N95 and KN95 masks instead of cloth and medical masks in public won’t hurt, and you should be worrying more about the number of people at your holiday gatherings instead of how many are grabbing food from the same plate of hors […]
What’s the deal with Ivermectin and COVID?
A Q&A with Dr. Edward Mills, the principal investigator in the TOGETHER Trial, a Canada-led clinical trial evaluating the role of Ivermectin and other repurposed drugs
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Please help us continue this coverage by subscribing. According to Dr. Edward Mills, the TOGETHER Trial is one of the largest randomized clinical trials in the world evaluating the effectiveness of repurposed drugs, such as ivermectin, in the early treatment of COVID-19. Mills is the principal investigator in the trial and […]
Mundane and extraordinary mysteries
Morning File, Thursday, May 14, 2020
News 1. Don’t start stressing out over who will be part of your “bubble family” yet Jennifer Henderson covered yesterday’s COVID-19 briefing for the Halifax Examiner, and reports that we shouldn’t expect the province to adopt the bubble family concept anytime soon. (The idea behind bubble families is that you choose one or two other […]
Daily COVID-19 update: The grim math of epidemiology
The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. Thirty-two new people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Nova Scotia, bringing the total to 342. Eleven people are currently hospitalized, and five of those are in Intensive Care Units (ICU); 77 people have fully recovered; and one person has died. The Halifax Examiner graphs […]