Tue 25 August 2020: University of Hong Kong scientists claim to have the first evidence of someone being re-infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Genetic tests revealed that a 33-year-old man returning to Hong Kong from a trip to Spain in mid-August had a different strain of the coronavirus than the one he’d previously […]
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Tue 25 August 2020: The first volunteers, 48 healthy Britons aged between 18 and 55, have already been given their first doses LONDON – A British pharmaceutical company has started clinical trials of an antibody drug to prevent and treat COVID-19, local media reported Tuesday. The drug is called AZD7442, and is separate from the […]
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Tue 25 August 2020: Almost 922,000 COVID-19 patients have recovered across the continent, says Africa CDC ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Coronavirus cases in Africa are now close to 1.2 million and the death toll on the continent is nearing 28,000, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said in an update on […]
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Tue 25 August 2020: The massive drop in revenues from tourism, which accounted for 7% of global trade last year, could reduce global GDP by as much as 2.8% in 2020, the UN secretary-general said Tuesday. Citing the latest data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Antonio Guterres said that as many as 100 million […]
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Tue 25 August 2020: Country has registered over 611,450 COVID-19 cases, 13,159 deaths JOHANNESBURG – Teachers unions in South Africa expressed concern Monday as millions of students returned to school after a precautionary break in July due to the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country. Basil Manuel, president of the National Professional Teachers’ […]
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Mon 24 August 2020: WHO director-general says 9 vaccines are in its portfolio to ensure maximum access to COVID-19 vaccine GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that 172 countries are engaged with its COVAX Global Vaccines Facility, which it describes as the most extensive and diverse COVID-19 vaccine portfolio in the world. […]
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Mon 24 August 2020: Storms in Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico also uphold prices due to oil production halt from offshore platforms Crude oil prices climbed on Monday after US President Donald Trump announced an emergency authorization for convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 patients. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $45.01 per barrel at 0602 […]
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Mon 24 August 2020: Health minister says first indigenously developed vaccine against coronavirus may be available by end of this year NEW DELHI – The gap between recoveries from the novel coronavirus and active cases continues to widen in India, the Ministry of Health said Monday. The recoveries are more than three times the active […]
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Sun 23 August 2020: JOHANNESBURG – African leaders expressed concern at more than 1 million cases of COVID-19 on the continent and greater than 26,000 fatalities, according to a statement Saturday by African Union Chairperson Cyril Ramaphosa. The statement said heads of state and government held a teleconference meeting earlier this week to assess progress […]
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Sun 23 August 2020: Health authorities blame returning holiday-goers, though number of fatalities remains low ROME- Italy on Saturday reported 1,071 more infections of the novel coronavirus, topping 1,000 daily cases for the first time since mid-May, new data by the Health Ministry showed. The country has seen a constant surge in new cases over […]
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