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Sixty dollar experimental vaccine rolled out in east Chinese city
Oct 16, 2020 (AFP)
Officials in Jiaxing city said Thursday residents aged between 18 and 59 with "urgent needs" can seek consultations at clinics for a Sinovac Biotech vaccine tha...
13 cases, 10 million tests: China swabs city after coronavirus outbreak
Oct 15, 2020 (AFP)
Deputy mayor Luan Xin said more than 9.9 million samples had been collected and 7.6 million results returned, adding that no new cases had been found. The city ...
Hong Kong, Singapore agree 'travel bubble'
Oct 15, 2020 (AFP)
The two cities released joint statements announcing the deal, which they said would be implemented within weeks. "This milestone arrangement will help revive cr...
At least 30 British sailors infected with COVID-19 after port visit to U.S.
Oct 15, 2020 (UPI)
A U.S. official who spoke to USNI News confirmed a report from the British publication The Sun that the crew of the submarine got sick after violating isolation...
Indonesia FM calls for 'equal access' to Covid-19 vaccines
Oct 14, 2020 (AFP)
Retno Marsudi said it was crucial for rich and poor nations to work together so "we can guarantee equal access to a safe and affordable vaccine". "Can you imagi...
Covid-19 claims over 10,000 lives in Iraq
Oct 14, 2020 (AFP)
Iraq has registered more than 413,000 cases, and the total death toll now stands at 10,021, the ministry said. Neighbouring Iran has recorded around three times...
Layered hybrid fibers could be used to build anti-viral masks, researchers say
Oct 14, 2020 (UPI)
Instead of searching for a single material that meets all the requirements of biomedical processes like tissue scaffolding, drug delivery and cardiac patching, ...
New lockdowns from, China to Europe as virus trials stumble
Oct 14, 2020 (AFP)
China meanwhile rushed to test an entire city of nine million within days after a minor coronavirus outbreak in the sprawling country, a far cry from the strugg...
U.S. Forces Korea reports 22 new COVID-19 cases among recent arrivals
Oct 13, 2020 (UPI)
According to USFK, 18 service members arrived at Osan Air Base from the United States between Sept. 25 and Oct. 9, and four others arrived at Incheon Internatio...
China tests entire city for virus as WHO slams herd immunity idea
Oct 13, 2020 (AFP)
The virus is still spreading rapidly around the world, with well over 37 million infections, and nations that had suppressed their first outbreaks are now strug...
China tests entire city for virus as Europe tightens controls
Oct 13, 2020 (AFP)
The virus is still spreading rapidly worldwide, with over one million deaths and 37 million infections, and many nations that suppressed their first outbreaks n...
Israel's army opens coronavirus unit to ease burden on hospitals
Oct 11, 2020 (AFP)
The Jewish state currently has one of the world's highest daily coronavirus infection rates per capita, with the number of seriously ill patients steadily risin...
China joins deal to get Covid-19 vaccine to poorer nations
Oct 09, 2020 (AFP)
The COVAX pledge to get vaccines to poorer nations as soon as they are developed aims to head off fears rich countries will limit distribution of game-changing ...
Scientists warn of human-to-wildlife COVID-19 transmission risk
Oct 09, 2020 (UPI)
Although the exact origins of the COVID-19 pandemic aren't clear, most researchers estimate the virus made the jump from bats to pangolins before infecting huma...
2nd-highest ranking Marine Corps officer tests positive for COVID-19
Oct 08, 2020 (UPI)
Thomas tested positive Wednesday after being in quarantine since Tuesday "out of an abundance of caution" following close contact with a person who later tested...
After White House, Covid-19 breaches Pentagon
Oct 07, 2020 (AFP)
As Covid-19 breached the walls of the Pentagon, the Defense Department was quick to stress on Tuesday that there had been "no change to the operational readines...
'Hi, this is the army': In Spain, troops tackle track-and-trace
Oct 03, 2020 (AFP)
This is the message a Spaniard might now hear over the phone from the country's military personnel freshly recruited to track and trace those exposed to the vir...
Face masks unlikely to over-expose wearers to CO2, even those with COPD
Oct 02, 2020 (UPI)
However, new research, published Friday in the journal Annals of the American Thoracic Society, shows wearing a mask is very unlikely to cause carbon dioxide po...
Grim trends in Europe as Chinese enjoy post-virus Golden Week
Oct 01, 2020 (AFP)
By 1100 GMT Thursday the pandemic had killed at least 1,018,634 people around the world and infected over 34 million, according to an AFP tally based on officia...
Nasal spray reduces exhaled aerosol particles by 99%, study shows
Sep 29, 2020 (UPI)
Scientists suggest the drug-free calcium-enriched nasal salts, called FEND, could be used to combat the spread of COVID-19. To test the effectiveness of FEND, r...
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