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Turkey starting new phase in coronavirus battle, government says

May 6, 2020

By Ezgi Erkoyun ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey said on Wednesday it has brought the coronavirus...

Spain extends state of emergency after PM musters opposition support

May 6, 2020

By Belén Carreño and Emma Pinedo MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez...

Soccer: Will the player of the future be ‘plant-based’?

May 6, 2020

By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – The days of English football’s once...

U.S. FDA extends review of Bristol Myers’ cancer therapy acquired in Celgene deal

May 6, 2020

(Reuters) – Bristol Myers Squibb Co said on Wednesday the U.S. FDA has decided to extend the approval timeline for the drugmaker’s experimental blood cancer therapy that was acquired as part of the $74 billion buyout...

Singapore’s health ministry confirms 788 new coronavirus cases, reports two additional deaths

May 6, 2020

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s health ministry on Wednesday confirmed 788 new...

Belgian, U.S. scientists look to llama in search for COVID-19 treatment

May 6, 2020

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A llama called Winter could prove useful in the hunt for a treatment...

Iran’s coronavirus death toll rises by 78 to 6,418

May 6, 2020

(Reuters) – The death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak in Iran rose by 78 in the past...

Over 90,000 health workers infected with COVID-19 worldwide: nurses group

May 6, 2020

By Cecile Mantovani (Reuters) – At least 90,000 health-care workers worldwide are believed...

Behind closed doors, France’s COVID-19 death toll likely to jump

May 6, 2020

By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) – In April, an elderly resident living in Seine-Saint-Denis,...

Spanish nurse returns to frontline after bout with coronavirus

May 6, 2020

MADRID (Reuters) – Just a few months ago, coronavirus floated around unnoticed in the...

Coronavirus outbreak at Philip Morris tobacco plant in Java

May 6, 2020

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...

AstraZeneca diabetes drug gets U.S. nod to treat heart failure

May 6, 2020

By Aakash B and Ludwig Burger (Reuters) – AstraZeneca’s diabetes drug Farxiga has...

Czech population’s coronavirus immunity slow to build, study shows

May 6, 2020

PRAGUE (Reuters) – Immunity to the novel coronavirus is building up very slowly in the Czech...

Novo Nordisk’s drug sales boosted by virus-related stockpiling

May 6, 2020

By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – The world’s top maker of diabetes drugs Novo...

Smith+Nephew April sales halve as elective surgeries take backseat

May 6, 2020

(Reuters) – British medical products maker Smith+Nephew said on Wednesday sales in April nearly halved as more patients delayed elective surgeries, such as hip replacements, due to coronavirus-driven lockdowns. The company...

Top Australian biotech firm CSL joins virus treatment race

May 5, 2020

By Byron Kaye and Nikhil Nainan SYDNEY/BENGALURU (Reuters) – Australia’s biggest biotech company CSL Ltd said on Wednesday it will start trials for an antibody product to treat people with the new coronavirus,...