Tue 21 July 2020: India could be stage for 3rd phase of Oxford-developed COVID-19 vaccine candidate as nation reports over 37,400 more cases NEW DELHI – India could be one of the stages of the next trial for a candidate novel coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University as total infections in the South Asian country […]
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Tue 21 July 2020: After 4 days of marathon talks, leaders reach agreement on $857.6B coronavirus aid package BERLIN – EU leaders have reached a historic agreement early Tuesday on a €750 billion ($857.6 billion) coronavirus recovery fund and the bloc’s long term budget after four days of marathon talks in Brussels. “A very long […]
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Mon 20 July 2020: WHO’s emergencies director says while Oxford phase one trial for COVID-19 vaccine is positive, still ‘a long way to go’ The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday welcomed developments in COVID-19 vaccine trials, singling out an Oxford University group while noting that the next move will have to be larger-scale real-world […]
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Mon 20 July 2020: Russia hopes to complete trials of a vaccine in August and produce 200 million doses with foreign partners by the end of the year, the head of its sovereign wealth fund has said. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which manages some $10bn, is working with a government research […]
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Mon 20 July 2020: Human Rights Watch suspects 14 COVID-19 related deaths in 10 Egyptian detention centers Amid a strict information clampdown in Egypt, a US-based international human rights group on Monday cautioned against an apparent COVID-19 pandemic outbreak inside several prisons and police stations. In a report, the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) […]
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Mon 20 July 2020: The total number of coronavirus cases in Africa reached 720,622 on Monday, the Africa Centres for Diseases Control and Prevention said on Monday. At least 15,155 patients have died across 54 countries in the continent, it said, adding 382,857 patients have so far recovered. The Southern Africa has so far registered […]
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Mon 20 July 2020: Rising COVID-19 cases weakens world economic outlook and oil demand, implying oil consumption will likely remain low Crude oil prices started on a lower note in early trade on Monday with the rise in novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases worldwide keeping oil demand weak. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $42.88 […]
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Mon 20 July 2020: Country has highest COVID-19 infections on continent with over 364,000 cases and 5,000-plus deaths South Africa Sunday became the fifth worst-affected country globally in terms of coronavirus cases as infections topped 364,000 in the country. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced that 13,449 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing […]
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Mon 20 July 2020: ‘Analysis does not show any proof that Covid-Organics can cure COVID-19,’ says Nigerian official ANKARA (AA) – Madagascar’s coronavirus herbal concoction is not as potent as claimed to cure the coronavirus, said Nigeria’s state-run pharmaceutical research institute. In a reported presented to the Health Ministry on Sunday, National Institute of Pharmaceutical […]
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Sun 19 July 2020: Muslim pilgrims who will partake in this year’s limited Hajj amid the coronavirus pandemic have started home isolation, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said on Sunday. “According to the health protocol approved for Hajj, pilgrims who met the health requirements and conditions for this year’s Hajj began today the 7-day home isolation procedures,” the […]
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