Fri 04 September 2020: GENEVA – Major global drug companies on Thursday said no matter how urgently action is needed against the novel coronavirus, they will not cut corners and rush a vaccine. The chief executive officers (CEOs) of Eli Lilly, Gilead, Pfizer, Roche, and Merck (MSD) spoke at a virtual news conference hosted by […]
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Fri 04 September 2020: GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday it is unlikely that there will be mass vaccination against the novel coronavirus before the middle of the next year. Margaret Harris, a spokeswoman for the WHO, answered questions at a twice-weekly UN briefing in Geneva about expectations for a novel coronavirus […]
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Thu 03 September 2020: Former WWE star urges everyone to stay disciplined, wear mask, maintain social distancing Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock, said he and his family are recovering from the novel coronavirus. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, the actor said they contracted the virus three weeks ago, most probably from close […]
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Thu 03 September 2020: WHO official urges working with communities to prepare way for one of ‘largest vaccination campaigns in Africa’ African countries are signing up to an initiative aiming to secure for the continent millions of doses of a potential novel coronavirus vaccine once it is licensed and approved, an official from the World Health […]
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Thu 03 September 2020: Countries around the world are witnessing a record spike of coronavirus infections, with India set to become the worst-virus hit country, soon to pass Brazil and ultimately the U.S. in total reported cases. India on Thursday witnessed another single day spike of 83,883 new COVID-19 cases. According to an update issued […]
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Thu 03 September 2020: WASHINGTON – The US announced Thursday it began to take additional measures to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), reallocating funds and staff from the global health authority. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said “the next steps” include the “redirection of American resources” following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of […]
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Thu 03 September 2020: Anti-inflammatory drug hydrocortisone will be used in Britain’s National Health Service LONDON – A steroid has been found to reduce deaths in critically ill coronavirus patients, according to a new research. London-based Imperial College Healthcare said in a press release Wednesday the anti-inflammatory drug hydrocortisone will be used in Britain’s National Health Service […]
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Thu 03 September 2020: Apple and Google have announced a new coronavirus contact tracing system to help public health authorities inform potentially infected people without having to build their own app. Countries across the world have turned to technology to support contact tracing efforts, using bluetooth to keep an anonymous log of those in close […]
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Wed 02 September 2020: Most severe fall in quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) since 1959 Australia’s economy saw record shrinkage from April to June, with growth at minus 7%, its most severe fall in quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) since 1959, according to official data on Wednesday. The data released by the Australia Bureau of Statistics also confirmed a 0.3% decline from […]
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Wed 02 September 2020: More than 150 countries are setting up the COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access Facility, or COVAX. The Trump Administration on Wednesday said that the US will not join the global effort to develop and distribute a vaccine for the COVID-19, caused by coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2. The Trump administration cited that it does […]
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