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Singapore’s home test catches smell, taste loss in COVID-19 patients
The Singapore Smell and Taste Test (SSTT), a personal testing kit for the daily home- and self-assessment of smelling and tasting functions, can objectively assess sensory losses in patients with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and align well with self-reported measures of sensory function, according to a recent study.
Singapore’s home test catches smell, taste loss in COVID-19 patients
04 Feb 2022
Quercetin augments therapeutic benefit of antivirals for COVID-19
In patients hospitalized for severe COVID-19, adding the plant flavonoid quercetin to the antiviral drugs remdesivir or favipiravir reduced hospitalization period and levels of inflammatory markers related to the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2, thus preventing the progression of the disease into its critical phase, suggests an open-label study from Iran.
Quercetin augments therapeutic benefit of antivirals for COVID-19
03 Feb 2022
SG’s cramped migrant worker dorms prone to COVID-19 outbreaks
While the strict and rapid implementation of border restrictions, contact tracing, case isolation, social-distancing, and quarantine protocols can effectively suppress COVID-19 transmission, densely populated environments, as in the case of migrant worker dormitories in Singapore, remain at risk of outbreaks, according to a recent study.