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Australia to cough up $1.7B for COVID-19 vaccines
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Xi said China would continue to support the World Health Organization in playing a "leading role in the global fight against the Covid-19 pandemic". China als...
Australia's CSL signs deals to manufacture two COVID-19 vaccine candidates
Australia in August said it would buy the AstraZeneca vaccine, but the deal appeared in some doubt in August after CSL said it was prioritising its own rival ...
Govt introduces ‘on-demand’ Covid-19 testing without a prescription
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Drug Maker Gets Money from Germany for Vaccine
The company also said it had agreed with the Australian government to manufacture an alternative potential vaccine it is developing with the University of Qu...
Mysuru Covid-19 infections cross 22 thousand; toll mounts to 503
She consulted doctors who again collected swabs samples for testing. Indian Council of Medical Research earlier said there is "no need to be alarmed immensely...
COVID-19: Florida adds 3,656 coronavirus cases, 61 deaths
Cases increased from 646,431 to 648,269. The numbers reported Sunday represent a sharp decline from the record coronavirus deaths reported just four weeks ago...
Coronavirus: Australia leads race towards getting vaccinated, signs important deals
Morrison is hoping that Australia's 25 million population could start getting vaccinated from January 2021, but he underscored that there was no "guarantee". ...
Australia secures onshore manufacturing agreements for two COVID-19 vaccines
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is expected to announce the government's agreements for the supply of both vaccine candidates with the respective companies later ...
Coronavirus: 102 new cases confirmed in Republic
It becomes the 12th confirmed case of COVID-19 ever recorded in the shire, none of which remain active. Public health nursing is following all daily and contact...
Covid-19's 'serious, long-term impact' can improve with time, early evidence suggests
Effective therapies for patients with COVID-19 are essential to reduce the risk of severe illness and death. To arrive at the findings of the study, the team ...
New COVID Cases Confirmed Nationally; Including In Clare
A prohibition notice requires a place to stop what enforcement officers consider to be unsafe activity - in this case, breaches of the Health Protection (Corona...
Australian PM announces deal for 84mn Covid-19 vaccine doses
J&J is one of many companies working diligently to find a vaccine for the virus. Hopp said Curevac may also expand its cooperation with Grohmann, a subsidiary...
Ambulance Driver Held for Raping 19-year-old Covid Patient in Kerala
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Steroid treatments effective for Covid-19 cases in critical care - new research
In the groups that were given the various steroids, 30% roughly died. Researchers said the benefit was shown regardless of whether patients were on ventilatio...
Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 1.29 mln mark
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization says it does not expect widespread immunisation against COVID-19 until mid-2021. "This will uncover more asymptomatic...
President Trump Threatens To Defund California Schools Over The ‘1619 Project’
The project puts forth an alternative view of American history, claiming that it began in 1619, a date African slaves arrived in Virginia. "Department of Educ...
Covid Infected Girl Raped By Ambulance Driver On The Way To Hospital
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Kerala: COVID-19 Patient Sexually Abused by Ambulance Driver
The 108-ambulance driver has now been arrested and a case has been registered against the accused. While she was being shifted to the First Line Treatment Cen...
Steroids confirmed to help severely ill coronavirus patients
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COVID-19 Cases Have Been Confirmed After A Huge Wedding In Toronto
TPH spokesperson Dr. Vinita Dubey said faith-based organizations are advised to maintain voluntary attendance records of all staff, members and visitors to supp...
5 new COVID-19 cases in New Zealand
It's the highest number of new infections registered since May, however there are no new deaths . "However, it is now really important that people in Dublin ...
Hydrocortisone boosts COVID-19 patient survival rates in global study
Among all the patients, there were 222 deaths among the 678 patients who received corticosteroids, and 425 deaths among the 1,025 patients randomized to usual c...
Students of Boston's Northeastern University Dismissed for Violating Coronavirus Requirements
The Boston Globe reported the university will not return a $36,500 fee the students each pre-paid to take part in the semester-long N.U.in Program, an worldwi...
United Kingdom sees highest increase of new daily COVID-19 cases in months
The number of hospital admissions and deaths has so far not shown a corresponding rise. "The rise in the number of cases that we've seen today is concerning",...
Staff member at Brampton elementary school tests positive for COVID-19
The positive case at Ross Drive Public School was confirmed in a letter sent to parents by Principal Greg Harris. A spokesperson with the Peel District School...
COVID-19 possible exposure reported in Assiniboia
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has issued a possible COVID-19 transmission alert for a couple of businesses in Assiniboia, after a person visited the busines...
Sanofi France chief: future COVID-19 vaccine seen below 10 euros
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria lacks the resources to pre-pay for COVID-19 vaccine. As a result, the further recruitment of the candidates for the ...
Oxford Covid vaccine trials delayed over safety approvals
The supply agreements come as Australia grapples with a second wave of infections in its second most populous state, Victoria. Health officials are discussing...
Eleven COVID-19 cases linked to large Toronto area wedding
In a news release Friday night, Toronto Public Health (TPH) and York Region Public Health (YRPH) said several people who attended Miracle Arena for All Nations...
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