GSK to test experimental drug to treat pneumonia from COVID-19
By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline will start trials of an experimental rheumatoid...
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Becton Dickinson to boost testing capacity for potential second COVID-19 wave
(Reuters) – Medical technology company Becton Dickinson and Co said on Thursday it was preparing to ramp up manufacturing operations to handle demand for COVID-19 testing kits in the event of a second wave of infections in...
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Calls to domestic violence hotlines soar amid lockdowns, WHO Europe says
ZURICH (Reuters) – Calls to domestic violence hotlines in Europe are up by as much as...
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Moderna expects mid-stage trials for COVID-19 vaccine to begin shortly
(Reuters) – Moderna Inc said on Thursday it expects mid-stage trials for its COVID-19...
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U.S. scientists scramble to study life-threatening syndrome in kids linked to coronavirus
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. scientists are working to understand a rare,...
Read MoreBlack and some other ethnic groups more at risk from COVID-19, Britain says
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – Black people and men of Bangladeshi and Pakistani origin are nearly twice as likely to die from the COVID-19 disease than whites, even when adjusting data for deprivation, a new...
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Coronavirus lockdown hits younger people harder, European survey finds
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – People under 35 have been made sadder and lonelier than older adults as...
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Japan approves Gilead Sciences’ remdesivir as COVID-19 drug
By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan on Thursday approved Gilead Sciences Inc’s...
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Africa disease centre rejects Tanzania’s allegation that its coronavirus tests faulty
By Giulia Paravicini ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The head of the Africa Centres for Disease...
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China says it backs WHO in tracing COVID-19, denounces U.S. ‘lies’
By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Thursday it supports the World Health...
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Russia overtakes Germany, France after record rise in coronavirus cases
By Andrew Osborn and Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s coronavirus cases...
Read MoreCOVID-19 deaths in Sweden pass 3,000: Public Health Agency
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Deaths in Sweden from COVID-19 passed 3,000 on Thursday, the Public Health Agency said, far more than in neighbouring Nordic countries. The official death toll has now reached 3,040, up from 2,941 on...
Read MoreDutch coronavirus cases rise 455 to 41,774, with 84 new deaths: officials
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Netherlands have risen by 455 to 41,774, with 84 new deaths, health authorities said on Thursday. The country’s death toll stands at 5,288, the...
Read MoreVietnam reports 17 new coronavirus cases, all imported
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam reported 17 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, all of whom were imported infections involving Vietnamese citizens repatriated from virus-hit areas, health ministry said. The Southeast Asian...
Read MoreSweden’s Recipharm secures chloroquine phosphate supplies amid COVID-19 claims
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Pharmaceuticals maker Recipharm said on Thursday it had secured supplies of chloroquine phosphate and begun production of a product using the active ingredient that has been identified by some as a...
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German officials warn coronavirus is far from over
BERLIN (Reuters) – German officials warned on Thursday that the coronavirus crisis is far...
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Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll falls again on Thursday: health ministry
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s coronavirus daily death toll fell on Thursday to 213 down...
Read MoreCigna’s Express Scripts offers discounted drugs for U.S. newly unemployed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Express Scripts is offering discounted $25 and $75 prescription drug prices to the newly uninsured, a stop-gap measure aimed at Americans who lose their jobs and health insurance due to the coronavirus...
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Indonesia reports 338 new coronavirus cases, 35 deaths: health ministry official
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia reported 338 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number...
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Thailand to expand coronavirus testing as new cases dwindle
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand plans to expand coronavirus testing for critical groups as the...
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