Bloc to support development of vaccines with $3B in pre-sale deal Wed 17 June 2020: BRUSSELS (AA) – The EU plans to provide COVID-19 vaccines to its member states within 12-18 months, according to its new strategy announced on Wednesday. The European Commission will sign agreements with vaccine producers on behalf of EU member states […]
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Wed 17 June 2020: South African pharmaceutical company Aspen says it has rights to dexamethasone – which has been labelled as an early ‘breakthrough’ drug in the treatment of Covid-19 patients. A breakthrough treatment has been identified to reduce fatalities amongst seriously ill Covid-19 patients. Dexamethasone has proven effective in reducing deaths by 33% when […]
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Wed 17 June 2020: As COVID-19 brought science and philosophy closer, we have seen a resurrection of interest in Persian polymath Avicenna. Every day at 7pm in New York, we come out to our balconies or front doors to bang on pots and pans and express our gratitude to physicians, nurses, and other public health workers who […]
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Wed 17 June 2020: India recorded over 2,000 more COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry data showed. According to the update on Wednesday morning, the Indian Health Ministry reported 2,003 more deaths and 10,974 new cases over the past 24 hours. The total number of COVID-19 cases has now reached to […]
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Wed 17 June 2020: After Beijing’s COVID-19 infections increased, it seems that the capital has now become a “no-go zone” for other parts of China. Beijing moved on a war footing on Wednesday, cancelling hundreds of domestic flights and trains while ramping up the mass testing of 90,000 people to stem the spread of the […]
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Wed 17 June 2020: BOGOTA, Colombia (AA) – Novel coronavirus cases in the Americas are approaching four million with nearly 204,000 deaths, with the pandemic accelerating in many countries including Brazil, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned on Tuesday. “Brazil has 23% of all cases in our region, and we are not seeing the transmission […]
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Tue 16 June 2020: Qatari aid to Gaza has been delayed due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, the Head of Qatari Committee for Reconstructing Gaza, Mohammed Al-Emadi, said yesterday. In a statement sent to mass media, Al-Emadi said Doha had exerted efforts to send the aid money, noting that it could reach Gaza this […]
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Tue 16 June 2020: Trial shows dexamethasone responsible for survival of one in eight patients on ventilators Oxford scientists claimed to have discovered the first life-saving drug for the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, in a major breakthrough in the fight against deadly COVID-19 that has engulfed the world, affecting over 8 million people. […]
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Tue 16 June 2020: Country reports over 2,563 fresh cases, with more than 152,500 recoveries so far TEHRAN (AA) – Iran on Tuesday confirmed 115 more fatalities from the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 9,065. A further 2,563 people tested positive for COVID-19, raising the overall count […]
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Tue 16 June 2020: Schools to reopen in phases, required to comply with strict health protocols JAKARTA, Indonesia (AA) – Indonesia will reopen schools located in low risk areas starting July after months of closure due to coronavirus, the Education Ministry said Tuesday. Sri Wahyuningsih, a ministry official, said in a webinar that the reopening of schools […]
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