Over 90,000 health workers infected with COVID-19 worldwide: nurses group
By Cecile Mantovani (Reuters) – At least 90,000 health-care workers worldwide are believed...
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Behind closed doors, France’s COVID-19 death toll likely to jump
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) – In April, an elderly resident living in Seine-Saint-Denis,...
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Spanish nurse returns to frontline after bout with coronavirus
MADRID (Reuters) – Just a few months ago, coronavirus floated around unnoticed in the...
Read MoreCoronavirus outbreak at Philip Morris tobacco plant in Java
By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) – More than 60 workers at a factory run by the Indonesian unit of U.S. tobacco giant Philip Morris have tested positive for the coronavirus after operations were suspended when...
Read MoreDutch coronavirus cases rise to 41,319, with 36 new deaths: Officials
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Netherlands rose by 232 to 41,319 on Wednesday, with 36 new deaths, health authorities said. The country’s death toll stands at 5,204, the...
Read MoreFerring’s therapy curbs recurrent superbug infection: study
By Saumya Joseph (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Ferring International Center SA said its experimental non-antibiotic treatment met the main goal of reducing the recurrence of antibiotic-resistant infections caused by a...
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AstraZeneca diabetes drug gets U.S. nod to treat heart failure
By Aakash B and Ludwig Burger (Reuters) – AstraZeneca’s diabetes drug Farxiga has...
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Who can make Gilead’s coronavirus drug, licence free?
(Reuters) – Gilead Sciences Inc is in talks with chemical and drug makers to produce its...
Read MoreKazakhstan says spread of coronavirus has slowed
ALMATY (Reuters) – The spread of the novel coronavirus in Kazakhstan has slowed in recent days, the Central Asian nation’s government said on Wednesday, indicating it could exit a state of emergency next week. The...
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E-cigarette maker Juul Labs to exit South Korea after year of health controversies
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. e-cigarette maker Juul Labs said on Wednesday it would end operations...
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Indonesia reports 367 new coronavirus cases, 23 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia reported 367 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday, taking...
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India to send nearly 1,000 tonnes of paracetamol raw material to Europe
By Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will supply Europe with about 1,000 tonnes of the...
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Czech population’s coronavirus immunity slow to build, study shows
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Immunity to the novel coronavirus is building up very slowly in the Czech...
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Malaysia reports 45 new coronavirus cases; one death
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia reported 45 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus...
Read MoreIllinois county to probe earlier deaths from heart attacks, pneumonia for COVID-19
(Reuters) – Health officials in the U.S. state of Illinois’ Cook County, which includes the city of Chicago, will probe deaths involving heart attacks and pneumonia for indications of COVID-19 as far back as...
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Philippines’ coronavirus infections top 10,000: ministry
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ coronavirus infections have broken past the 10,000...
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Tokyo reports 38 new coronavirus cases in fifth straight day of decline
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s capital of Tokyo reported 38 cases of coronavirus on...
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Novo Nordisk’s drug sales boosted by virus-related stockpiling
By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – The world’s top maker of diabetes drugs Novo...
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China’s BGI gets Australian foothold through mass coronavirus test delivery
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia says its purchase of 10 million coronavirus...
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Russia’s coronavirus cases rise by more than 10,000 for fourth straight day
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The number of new coronavirus cases in Russia rose by 10,559 over the...
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