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Added on the 18/01/2021 13:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Multiple studies have suggested that vitamin D could prevent COVID-19 infections--or at least reduce the severity of the novel coronavirus's symptoms. But according to Business Insider, new research says patients with severe COVID-19 don't seem to benefit from taking large doses of vitamin D. Researchers from the University of Sao Paolo, Brazil, looked at 240 Brazilian patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 between June and October. Half received a single large dose of 200,000 IU of vitamin D3; the other half received a placebo. The dose in this study, 200,000 IU, is 500 times the recommended daily amount of vitamin D, significantly more than most people would take on a regular basis. The vitamin D recipients showed no greater improvements than the placebo group. They were just as likely to need intensive care, ventilator treatment, or die of their illness.
Madrid, July 6 (EFE) - (Camera: Juan Yagüe) - Twelve communities in Spain kicked off their university entrance exams on Monday under different conditions due to the coronavirus pandemic. Andalusia, Aragon, the Balearic Islands, Cantabria, Castile-La Mancha, Catalonia, Galicia, Madrid, Murcia, Valencia, the Basque Country and La Rioja are holding exams this week.FOOTAGE OF STUDENTS IN MADRID, AND STATEMENTS BY STUDENTS. TRANSLATIONS:1 -"Well things have changed, we have to respect social distancing, everyone wears a mask, it's hot, but it's ok, we're relaxed because we had more time to study. " 2-"The classes will have fewer students, we'll sit separately, you can't touch anything, and the supervisors have to wear gloves if I'm not mistaken."
Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes hands over the keys of the Brazilian city to the Rei Momo - king of the carnival - marking the start of the first carnival since Covid-19 hit Brazil, promising a giant, glittering spectacle of pandemic catharsis. IMAGES
The NGO Rio de Paz hangs 600 white handkerchiefs in Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, symbolising the families of victims of Covid-19, as the country approaches 600,000 deaths. IMAGES
People visit Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro by presenting their health pass, a proof a vaccination against Covid-19, now mandatory to access public spaces and tourist venues. IMAGES
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