As communities begin to reopen, people are understandably eager to be able to go out and resume some of their regular activities after long time lockdown. Now autumn is coming, most EU countries are suffering from the second wave of COVID-19 with thousands of new confirmed cases reported each day.
According to WHO, currently, the drug dexamethasone is still the only therapeutic shown to be effective against the novel coronavirus for severe patients. Dexamerhasone is used in the treatment of many conditions, including rheumatic issue, various skin conditions, severe allergies, asthma, chronic obstructive lung disease, croup, brain swelling and eye pain following eye surgery. It is also used with antibiotics in cases of tuberculosis.
Countries like China, USA, UK, etc have developed vaccines for COVID-19 based on different technology platforms, however, the clinical trials seemed to be different and some of these projects halted after unexpected side effects discovered. Valid vaccines shall be excepted in few months.
With the development of seasonal flu and mutation of SARS-Cov-2, COVID-19 will become trickier than ever, especially more subclinical cases were found recently. Since there is no cure and no commercial vaccines, we hereby suggest that all friends and partners wear masks during the outdoor activity, also keep social distance. COVID-19 will end with the efforts of scientists and international cooperation.
