Trump to tap ex-Glaxo exec, U.S. general for coronavirus vaccine effort
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is expected to tap a former GlaxoSmithKline...
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Pentagon awards $134 million for medical supplies for U.S. nursing homes
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Wednesday it has awarded a $134...
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Sanofi to accelerate European COVID-19 vaccine access after CEO prioritizes U.S. preorders
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) – French drugmaker Sanofi SA said on Wednesday that it...
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Brazil passes France in coronavirus cases to become 6th worst-hit country
By Jake Spring and Pedro Fonseca BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil registered a record number of...
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French daily coronavirus death toll tumbles to 83
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s daily death toll from the new coronavirus dropped on...
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Twin antibodies may help fight coronavirus; normal speech may spread virus
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a brief roundup of the latest scientific studies...
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Cases of rare COVID-linked syndrome impacting children in 15 states: New York governor
(Reuters) – At least 15 states are investigating cases of a rare inflammatory syndrome...
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UK rejects calls to publish detailed data of care-home deaths from COVID-19
By Ryan McNeill and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) – Campaigners for the welfare of...
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Israel approves medical cannabis exports
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel gave approval on Wednesday for exports of medical cannabis,...
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With Castro-era biotech, Cuba seeks to compete in coronavirus treatment race
By Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) – Communist-run Cuba, laboring under a six-decade U.S....
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Swiss doctor taps his past to help Zurich meet PPE needs
By John Miller MAENNEDORF, Switzerland (Reuters) – Love led a young Swiss doctor to emigrate...
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U.S. to tell doctors to report cases of COVID-19 inflammatory syndrome in kids
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. health officials said on Wednesday they will...
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WHO sees ‘potentially positive data’ in treating coronavirus
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that some...
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Russia claims promising signs in early trials of antiviral drug favipiravir
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – A candidate drug for treating the new coronavirus,...
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Chinese lab boosts Serbia’s coronavirus testing capacity
(This May 12 story corrects Chinese name of lab to Huo-Yan, not Huo-Yun) BELGRADE (Reuters)...
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Russia reports more than 10,000 new coronavirus infections
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Wednesday reported 10,028 new confirmed cases of the novel...
Read MoreRemote Lesotho becomes last country in Africa to record COVID-19 case
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Lesotho recorded its first case of COVID-19 on Wednesday, the health ministry said, becoming the last country in Africa to be afflicted by the virus. The ministry said it had conducted 81 tests for...
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Slowly but steadily, China strives to make widespread virus testing the new normal
By Brenda Goh and Min Zhang SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing resident Wang Yukun was...
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Russia suspends use of ventilator type sent to U.S. after fatal fires
By Anastasia Teterevleva and Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Wednesday suspended...
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Exclusive: Fearing shortages, EU may deploy emergency funds in COVID-19 vaccine race
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission is weighing using a $2.6...
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