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The double-blind placebo-controlled trial recruited 101 patients from 9 specialist hospital sites in the United Kingdom during the period 30 March to 27 May 202...

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For the eighth day running, no new deaths related to COVID-19 has been announced here by the Department of Health. A total of 270 new confirmed cases have bee...

World Health Organization concerned over Covid-19 spread in Africa

The accelerating spread of COVID-19 in South Africa could be a precursor to what will happen in the rest of Africa, said World Health Organization executive dir...

California breaks record with over 12,000 new coronavirus cases

New York's total death toll of 25,068 remains the highest in the nation. Yes, but: Experts believe the number of coronavirus cases in California - as in many ...

Coronavirus Antibodies Drop Precipitously 3 Months After Mild Cases

For most sites, it is likely that greater than 10 times more SARS-CoV-2 infections occurred than the number of reported COVID-19 cases. "We've distributed the v...

Pfizer to get $2B for coronavirus vaccine under 'Operation Warp Speed'

Federal officials said delivery of an approved vaccine would begin at the government's direction beginning in the fourth quarter of 2020. The vaccine, which...

Biden labels Trump first racist USA president

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Matt Hancock announces measures to allow care homes visitors

Care homes are being asked to explore the possibility of allowing visits to residents' windows and "drive-through" visits in vehicle parks. Health Secretary M...

Coronavirus US: California cases exceed New York's

Johns Hopkins University data showed Wednesday that California now has about 1,200 more cases than NY. New York's rate of confirmed infections of about 2,10...

United Kingdom announces plans for fans to return to stadiums

According to the PM, the government would launch new testing sites across the United Kingdom and that 200 mobile units were on standby for rapid deployment. "We...

Ontario adds over 200 new cases of COVID-19

On Monday, GTHA mayors and chairs released a statement expressing their "support for possible addition of public-health recommendations to be added to the provi...

Ontario reporting 165 new COVID cases, half under age 40

Most of the new cases confirmed this weekend were people in their 20s and 30s, she said. "Just over 50% of today's cases are under the age of 40", Health Minist...

Pfizer, US Reach $1.95 Billion Coronavirus Vaccine Deal

The $2 billion deal involves the BNT162 vaccine candidate being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, the companies said . BioNTech, which is developing the drug...

B.C. reports 30 new cases of COVID-19, no new deaths

Henry said. "We still have it in our hands to make a difference on bending this curve", said Henry. There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks. B...

CDC: US coronavirus cases far more than reported

The United States will need to increase its viral testing capacity almost 18 times more, becoming able to test approximately 4.3 million people each day, to eff...

Kim Kardashian asks for compassion as Kanye West struggles with bipolar disorder

Dave joked, "An uplifting joke?" West's unusual behaviour started on July 19 when he broke down in tears on stage during his first campaign rally for th...

California reports nearly 12000 Covid cases, biggest increase since pandemic started

More than 141,000 Americans have died of COVID-19 - almost a quarter of the global total - and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has forecast ...

BC reports 30 new cases of COVID-19, no new deaths

As we have seen in many other places, a few missteps can quickly result is a significant resurgence in new cases of COVID-19. There are 140 cases in Island He...

Inhaled interferon beta therapy shows promise in COVID-19 trial

He said the trial showed SNG001 was effective in "enhancing protection, accelerating recover and countering the impact of SARS-CoV-2 virus". Synairgen sh...

Hundreds turned away from swamped Covid-19 testing stations in Sydney

NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller reiterated the state is at a critical stage of the pandemic and warned any behaviour that jeopardises the health and safety ...

Coronavirus: Government warns against use of N-95 masks with valved respirators

Doctor Rajiv Garg, Director-General of Health Services - which comes under the Ministry of Health - has urged all states and union territories to take cognizanc...

Coronavirus US: Chinese hackers charged over vaccine research

The hacker duo allegedly acted not only in pursuit of personal gain, but worked as contractors for Beijing as well, receiving support from an unnamed agent with...

Douglas County reports 108 new cases, 1 death

The total number of cases in the county has now reached 8,892. The Department of Health announced in May that they were reporting deaths according the person'...

People are More Likely to Contract Coronavirus at Home, Study Finds

The report comes as a debate rages in the U.S. about whether or not schools should reopen and how to strike a balance between alleviating working parents who ha...

Republicans to push for $1 trillion aid package

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is among the senators facing the voters in November. And Democrats want billions to outfit schools and shore up lo...