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With doors closed for coronavirus, Belgian chefs cater for hospitals

Apr 07, 2020

By Clement Rossignol and Christian Levaux LIER, Belgium (Reuters) - Belgian chef Nils Proost did not sit back when coronavirus restrictions forced the closure of his resta...

Czech lawmakers extend state of emergency until April 30

Apr 07, 2020

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech lawmakers on Tuesday approved keeping the state of emergency in the country in place until April 30, a shorter extension than the government had sought to crack...

South African union takes government to court over COVID-19 gear shortage

Apr 07, 2020

By Wendell Roelf and Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's main health workers' union planned to challenge the government in court on Tuesday over shor...

New York suffers deadliest day in coronavirus crisis

Apr 07, 2020

By Nathan Layne and Maria Caspani (Reuters) - New York has suffered its deadliest day in the novel coronavirus pandemic, with 731 fatalities in the last 24 hours, although...

Norway to ease curbs 'little by little' after coronavirus lockdown: PM

Apr 07, 2020

By Gwladys Fouche and Victoria Klesty OSLO (Reuters) - Norway, one of the first European countries to curb activities to rein in the spread of the coronavirus, will relax ...

UK-wide coronavirus death toll increases by 786 to 6,159

Apr 07, 2020

LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom coronavirus death toll rose by 786 to 6,159 people as of 1600 GMT on April 6, the health ministry said on Tuesday. As of 0800 GMT on ...

Tyrol, Austria's ground zero in coronavirus outbreak, lifts quarantines

Apr 07, 2020

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's Alpine province of Tyrol lifted on Tuesday the quarantine order it placed on its towns and villages to combat the spread of the new coronavirus, though seve...

Swedish government to put forward bill granting it wider powers in pandemic fight

Apr 07, 2020

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Swedish government will put forward a bill granting it wider powers to quickly take steps such as closing transport hubs or restaurants if needed to curb the s...

Saudi Arabia says it could reach 200,000 coronavirus infections

Apr 07, 2020

RIYADH (Reuters) - The new coronavirus could eventually infect between 10,000 and 200,000 people in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom's health minister said on Tuesday, urging the public to adh...

Virtual screening and repurposing of FDA approved drugs against COVID-19 main protease.

Apr 07, 2020

In December 2019, the Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) virus has emerged in Wuhan, China. In this research, the first resolved COVID-19 crystal structure (main protease) was targeted in a virtual s...

Coronavirus: Inside an ICU fighting Covid-19

Apr 07, 2020

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Global health fund calls for $8 billion to begin COVID-19 exit strategy

Apr 07, 2020

By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - A leading global health fund has asked international businesses and governments to provide $8 billion to support development and product...

Italy's Diasorin aims to launch COVID-19 antibody test by end-April

Apr 07, 2020

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's medical diagnostic group Diasorin said on Tuesday it aims to launch a new serological test to detect antibodies in patients infected with the new coronavirus b...

School closures will have little impact on COVID-19 control, review finds

Apr 06, 2020

By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - School closures do not tend to help contain the spread of infections during outbreaks of disease such as COVID-19, but will have a big i...

GSK to partner with Vir for potential COVID-19 treatments, invest $250 million

Apr 06, 2020

By Trisha Roy and Manas Mishra (Reuters) - British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline will invest $250 million in Vir Biotechnology Inc and collaborate to develop potential antibod...

Experts urge smokers and tobacco firms to quit for COVID-19

Apr 06, 2020

LONDON (Reuters) - Health experts on Monday urged smokers to quit and cigarette companies to stop producing and selling tobacco products to help reduce the risks from COVID-19. ...

Novacyt wins French approval for COVID testing kit

Apr 06, 2020

PARIS (Reuters) - Novacyt's COVID-19 diagnostic test has been approved by France's CNR arm of the Institut Pasteur, making it available for immediate distribution in France, the healthc...

Majority of Physicians Report Serious Concerns About COVID-19

Apr 06, 2020

MONDAY, April 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- According to a national survey conducted by Harvard Medical School, the RAND Corporation, and Doximity, practicing physicians currently report substantial con...

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Might Aid in Severe COVID-19

Apr 06, 2020

MONDAY, April 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support might improve clinical outcomes in severe cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that cannot be adequ...

Italy starts to look ahead to 'phase two' as COVID-19 death toll slows

Apr 05, 2020

By James Mackenzie and Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported its lowest daily COVID-19 death toll for more than two weeks on Sunday as authorities began to lo...

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