Date: 20 May 2020
Source: The Malaysian Reserve
Monthly Visitors: 203,340
Summary:
Malaysian Health Coalition (MHC) urged for universal access to all types of technology to treat and cure COVID-19 for all countries.
US-based biopharmaceutical company, Gilead Sciences Inc, signed a non-exclusive voluntary licensing agreements with 5 generic-pharmaceutical manufacturers, to supply experimental drug remdesivir to 127 countries.
Remdesivir is currently not exported to Malaysia and other middle-income countries.
MHC pushes for a change to allow Malaysia and other middle-income countries to import from VL-generic manufacturers.
Date: 20 May 2020
Source: The Star
Monthly Visitors: 4,623,090
Summary:
West Palm Beach (Florida Hospital) nurse, William Coddington, was found dead in his car.
The victim's family suspects it is a case of drug overdose. The Broward County Medical's Examiners office and the Broward County Sheriff Office said the case is still pending.
Coddington's family said he was addicted to opioids since young.
Healthcare workers with a history of substance abuse have a harder time copying with fear, isolation and witnessing so many deaths during the pandemic.