Mon 25 May 2020: (Reuters) A French consortium announced on Monday the launch of the production phase for a saliva-based screening test to detect the COVID-19 coronavirus. The consortium said the test would be performed by a healthcare professional and involves collecting less than 1 millilitre of saliva from a patient. The sample is then […]
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Sun 24 May 2020: The United States should stop wasting time in its fight against the coronavirus and work with China to combat it, rather than spreading lies and attacking the country, the Chinese government’s top diplomat Wang Yi said on Sunday. Sino-U.S. ties have nosedived since the outbreak of the new coronavirus, with the […]
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Sun 24 May 2020: (Reuters) First indications of the effectiveness of a potential vaccine against coronavirus may be available in the autumn, the head of the GAVI vaccine alliance told a Swiss newspaper, forecasting a long road from there to broad availability. “Unfortunately, we really do not know which vaccine will work and whether there […]
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Sun 24 May 2020: (Reuters) India’s sports minister on Sunday said any decision to allow the Indian Premier League to go ahead this year would be taken by the government, not the Indian cricket board, and would be based on how well the country has contained the novel coronavirus. Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said the […]
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Sun 24 May 2020: Muslims around the world began marking a sombre Eid al-Fitr Sunday, many under coronavirus lockdown, but lax restrictions offer respite to worshippers in some countries despite fears of skyrocketing infections. The festival, one of the most important in the Muslim calendar marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, is […]
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Dabirul Islam Choudhury poses in his 80-meter garden in London, May 23, 2020. (AA Photo) Sun 24 May 2020: A British Muslim centenarian is being hailed as a hero for raising more than 200,000 pounds ($243,000) for coronavirus victims. Dabirul Islam Choudhury, 100, walked 100 laps in his 80-meter garden while fasting during the Islamic […]
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Sun 24 May 2020: The Central African Republic on Sunday announced its first death from the novel coronavirus. The Health Ministry confirmed the death, without providing information about the deceased. The country has registered 552 COVID-19 cases and 18 recoveries so far, according to official figures. The pandemic has killed more than 342,100 worldwide, with […]
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Sun 24 May 2020: Dozens of demonstrations were held across Germany on Saturday as part of a protest movement against coronavirus lockdown measures which is gaining momentum. The rallies have been held weekly since the start of April, swelling in recent weeks to gatherings of thousands in major German cities. The movement sees the government […]
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Sat 23 May 2020: The UN disarmament chief says the COVID-19 pandemic is moving the world toward increased technological innovation and online collaboration, but “cybercrime is also on the rise, with a 600% increase in malicious emails during the current crisis.” Izumi Nakamitsu told an informal meeting of the UN Security Council on Friday that […]
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Sat 23 May 2020: (Reuters) – A woman has died in Gaza Strip after contracting coronavirus, the Palestinian enclave’s first known fatality from the global pandemic, the health ministry said on Saturday. Blockaded and short on medical facilities, Gaza, run by the Islamist group Hamas, has reported only 55 coronavirus infection cases among its population […]
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