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Trump taking anti-malaria drug as Covid-19 preventative

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning of potential harmful side effects to the drug, but Trump has promoted it as a potential effective treatm...

Lockdown eases in Northern Ireland as further relaxations announced

Stormont first minister Arlene Foster (pictured left) praised the public for mostly faithfully following public health advice. Golfers will be able to return ...

304 new cases of COVID-19 in Ontario as total nears 23000

There are now 972 people hospitalized with COVID-19, including 174 patients in intensive care and 133 on ventilators. The ministry is reporting 1,389 deaths in ...

Coronavirus cases, deaths rise in Texas after state reopens

As the Department of State Health Services confirmed the number of cases, it's not clear if the surge is due to more testing or if the virus is spreading more r...

Biopharmaceutical Company Claims They Discovered Treatment For COVID-19

The antibody is one of several the biotech company is planning to combine for a collaboration with Mt Sinai School of Medicine in NY. Sorrento Therapeutics ...

Coronavirus: AstraZeneca to produce 100mln potential Covid-19 vaccines for Oxford University

FTSE 100 drug giant AstraZeneca ( AZN.L ) is lined up to make as many as 30 million doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine if ongoing trials prove the drug to ...

Clinical trials for potential coronavirus vaccine to be conducted by Halifax team

A total of eight vaccine candidates for Covid-19 are in the clinical trial while another 110 are in various stages of development across the globe, according to...

Why is World AIDS Vaccine Day celebrated?

It is an annual event observed on 18 May to spread awareness about the continued need for a vaccine to prevent HIV infection and AIDS. But it is not necessary t...

China announces $2 billion in coronavirus help at WHO assembly

President Xi who attended the video conference said China has always been "transparent about coronavirus". China is also accused of having delayed confirmatio...

United Kingdom adds loss of smell and taste to Covid-19 symptom list

By adding anosmia the sensitivity of new case pick up could increase to 93 percent from 91 percent with just new cough and fever, Van-Tam said. The move com...

MDH: 699 new positive COVID-19 cases in the state

Testing has increased over the last week, so that is also another factor in the rise in positive cases. Their case count stands at 25. Sherburne County reported...

United Kingdom gov't pledges extra £84 million to fund vaccine program

Moderna said Monday that the vaccine the Cambridge biotech helped develop for COVID-19 produced antibodies in the blood of eight volunteers comparable to thos...

Sorrento Therapeutics skyrockets 244% after claiming a breakthrough on COVID-19 drug

The company has, however, only managed to test the antibody in lab tests on human cells so it can not say it has blocked the infections in the human body. That ...

Virus review at World Health Organization body said to have majority support

At the end of last month, the US Navy challenged China's claims over the waters surrounding the Spratly and Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, saying the U...

Nine more Covid-19 deaths in Scotland

THERE have been nine more deaths from Covid-19 in Scotland. Also read: Trump doesn't want to talk to China President Xi Jinping right now! That takes th...

McIlroy, Johnson win charity skins tournament

According to BetOnline, McIlroy and Johnson are 1/2 favorites to win the most money during the event, while Fowler and Wolff are 17/10 outsiders. "I will sit ...

Cuomo demonstrates live coronavirus test at press briefing

To make it easier for residents to get themselves tested, Governor Cuomo announced on Sunday the launch of a new interactive map that will show the testing si...

Britney Spears & Sam Asghari Show Off Steamy Bods For Pool Day

On Britney's official Instagram account, where she has 24.2 million followers, she shared multiple photos and a video of herself showing how she plays peek-a-...

JUST IN: 17 New Covid-19 Cases Recorded Today

The Covid-19 death toll in Malaysia had been added up to 113. Sixteen new cases were reported earlier this week, on May 12. Of the 22 new infections recorde...

COVID-19: Alberta reports 72 new cases, one additional death

Very early Sunday (May 17) morning, the Blood Tribe received confirmation of new COVID-19 cases on the reserve, taking the total to ten. Ninety people have died...

Qld CMO heads to Rockhampton aged home

All staff have also returned negative test results, while one who was on leave at the time is yet to be tested. "We are still awaiting 37 tests that are outstan...

Kendall Jenner Gets Candid About Coping With Anxiety

The model shared that growing up with problems helped her in managing it, but unfortunately, "maybe like three or four years ago it came back completely full-...

Coronavirus vaccine testing done using monkeys is successful

Accordingly, it is believed that immunity against Pneumonia has been built up in monkeys. He told the briefing: "In spite of the tireless efforts of our scien...

COVID-19 cases in Douglas County increase to 59

A spokeswoman from the nursing home said the facility was working with county and state health departments, and are following their guidelines. "Maintain social...

Armed Forces members contract coronavirus while assisting in long-term care homes

The military says four of the cases are in Quebec and one is in Ontario. The other one was one of the 275 CAF members working at five nursing homes in Ontario...

World leaders urge free COVID-19 vaccine for all

African Union Chairperson Ramaphosa said: "As the countries of Africa, we are resolute that the Covid-19 vaccine must be patent-free, rapidly made and distribut...

Eric Trump accuses Democrats of "milking" coronavirus lockdowns to win the election

Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . According to CNBC, former presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg (pic) is considering a major spending bli...

Ontario reports missed COVID-19 cases, day after reopening plan revealed

Long-term care homes, where Premier Doug Ford has likened the spread of the virus to "wildfire", do continue to account for a disproportionate share of cases an...

France says coronavirus death toll rises to 27,625

He died there after having received care for a week. The cumulative number of deaths in nursing homes rose above 10,000 for the first time. But, according to pr...

Positive signs from experimental United Kingdom coronavirus vaccine trialled in monkeys

According to the researchers, "After exposure to the coronavirus, the vaccine protected the monkeys' lungs from harm and prevented the virus from forming and gr...