Fri 04 December 2020: More than 213,830 new cases and 2,861 deaths were reported on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally of official data, with several experts projecting the death toll will soon surpass 3,000 per day. Dr Anthony Fauci, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, said Friday he expected to see […]
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Fri 04 December 2020: Biden also said he would get the COVID-19 vaccine when Fauci says it is safe and would be happy to take it publicly. US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday said he had asked the government’s top infectious disease specialist Anthony Fauci to remain in his post and join his Covid-19 team after he takes office. “I […]
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Fri 04 December 2020: The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the social and economic impact of the virus “is enormous and growing.” He said it’s foolish to believe a vaccine can undo damage from the global pandemic that will last for years or even decades. Speaking to world leaders at the General Assembly’s […]
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Fri 04 December 2020: Facebook announced Thursday it would start to remove false claims about coronavirus vaccines as two candidates are close take getting approval for emergency use. “Given the recent news that COVID-19 vaccines will soon be rolling out around the world, over the coming weeks we will start removing false claims about these […]
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Thu 03 December 2020: England announced new quarantine exemptions for “high-value” business travelers, performing arts professionals, journalists and certain others, meaning they do not have to self-isolate on arrival in the country. “From 4am on Sat 5th Dec high-value business travelers will no longer need to self-isolate when returning to ENGLAND from a country […]
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Wed 02 December 2020: Japan will give free coronavirus vaccines to all of its residents under a bill passed Wednesday, as the nation battles record numbers of daily cases. The bill, which says the government will cover all vaccine costs for Japan’s 126 million residents, was approved by the upper house of parliament, having cleared […]
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Wed 02 December 2020: Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use and said that it will be rolled out early next week. “The government has today accepted the recommendation from the independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to approve Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine […]
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Wed 02 December 2020: The United States and Europe fleshed out plans to administer vaccines as soon as they gain approval, with a US panel recommending that health care workers and nursing home residents be given top priority. Hopes are high that shots could be ready for use before the end of the year, with […]
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Wed 02 December 2020: Like health professionals, caregivers, and other essential workers, journalists face heightened risks as they pursue stories on the pandemic. Nearly 500 journalists have died from COVID-19 in 56 countries since March 1, the Geneva-based international media rights body Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) said Tuesday, noting the number is likely to be […]
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Tue 01 December 2020: Masks, soap, hand disinfectant – those are the means we have to protect ourselves from COVID-19. Eventually there will be a vaccine as well, but we may have to wait for it for quite some time. However, scientists from the University of Birmingham have developed a nasal spray, which can provide […]
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