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CDC reports 720,630 coronavirus cases in U.S., 37,202 deaths

Apr 19, 2020

(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday reported 720,630...

Gilead increases enrollment target for remdesivir trial in COVID-19 patients

Apr 17, 2020

By Manas Mishra (Reuters) – Gilead Sciences Inc on Friday increased enrollment target by...

WHO unsure antibodies protect against COVID, little sign of herd immunity

Apr 17, 2020

GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization is not sure whether the presence of...

Switzerland’s Roche joins global race to make coronavirus antibody tests

Apr 17, 2020

By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Roche aims next month to be able to offer...

New COVID-19 Cancer Registry Aims to Understand Impact on Patients During Pandemic, Inform Future Care

Apr 17, 2020

Alexandria, VA – The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) today launched the ASCO Survey...

Report says COVID-19 patients respond to Gilead’s remdesivir, shares surge

Apr 17, 2020

(Reuters) – Gilead Sciences Inc’s shares surged 16% in after hours trading on Thursday...

Moderna receives $483 million BARDA award for COVID-19 vaccine development

Apr 16, 2020

(Reuters) – Moderna Inc said on Thursday that it received a $483 million contract from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to accelerate the development of its vaccine candidate for the novel...

FDA cautions slower drug review activity due to reallocation of staff to COVID-19

Apr 16, 2020

(Reuters) – The U.S. Food & Drug Administration cautioned on Thursday that with a lot of its staff allocated to the coronavirus crisis, it may not be able to sustain its current level of timely reviews and approvals of...

Covid-19: SARS-CoV-2, We’re Just Getting to Know You

Apr 16, 2020

We know a lot about what we don’t know Five months in, and the shape of the Covid-19...

Explainer: Why are some South Koreans who recovered from the coronavirus testing positive again?

Apr 16, 2020

By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean health officials are investigating several...

Ventilator receives first approval in UK’s coronavirus battle

Apr 16, 2020

By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has given regulatory approval to a ventilator which will be made by a group of companies including Airbus, Ford and McLaren, the first such go-ahead as part of efforts to combat...

Factbox: Countries pondering an easing of coronavirus curbs

Apr 16, 2020

(Reuters) – Various countries around the world are wondering when and how to ease...

Sanofi teams up with U.S. firm Luminostics on developing COVID-19 testing app

Apr 16, 2020

PARIS (Reuters) – French healthcare company Sanofi and U.S. start-up technology company...

Biogen joins consortium for building COVID-19 ‘biobank’

Apr 16, 2020

(Reuters) – Biogen Inc said on Thursday it had joined a consortium to build a collection of...

Penlon ventilator receives UK approval in battle against coronavirus

Apr 16, 2020

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has approved a ventilator from medical device company Penlon which will be built as part of a consortium including Airbus and Rolls-Royce in a bid to combat the coronavirus pandemic. “We...