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Shadow of Covid-19 slowly lifts from epicentre Wuhan

Shadow of Covid-19 slowly lifts from epicentre Wuhan

Fans dancing at an electronic music festival, long lines at breakfast stands, gridlocked traffic — the scenes in coronavirus ground zero Wuhan these days would have been unthinkable in January. The central Chinese city’s recovery after a 76-day lockdown was lifted in April has brought life back onto its streets. The queues snaking outside breakfast […]

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Confirmed Number Of Coronavirus Cases Worldwide Reach 20 Million

Confirmed Number Of Coronavirus Cases Worldwide Reach 20 Million

The confirmed number of coronavirus cases in the world has reached 20 million. That’s according to the tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. Health officials believe the actual number is much higher, given testing limitations and the fact that as many as 40% of all those who are infected have no symptoms. The US, India […]

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Trump abruptly escorted from briefing after shooting near White House

Trump abruptly escorted from briefing after shooting near White House

Washington:  US President Donald Trump was abruptly escorted by a US Secret Service agent out of a live press briefing on coronavirus as a precautionary measure, after a shooting incident outside the White House. Following the incident on Monday, Trump minutes later returned for the news conference and said things were under control. “White House seems […]

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Only 30% of UK population would definitely take virus vaccine

Only 30% of UK population would definitely take virus vaccine

The U.K. will need more than just a simple communication campaign to ensure people get a potential coronavirus vaccine after research showed that less than a third of the population would definitely seek to be inoculated. A survey by King’s College London and Ipsos Mori released Sunday showed British people who are skeptical about science and authority […]

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3 Covid-19 vaccine candidates set to enter final stage of trial. Here’s everything you need to know about them

3 Covid-19 vaccine candidates set to enter final stage of trial. Here’s everything you need to know about them

Researchers and pharmaceutical companies around the globe are racing to find a vaccine for the coronavirus disease. While some companies are still focussing on the initial round of clinical trials for their vaccine candidate, others have raced ahead to third and final phase of testing. In fact, US President Donald Trump, whose government is pouring […]

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Beirut blast: Death toll rises to 157; French President Macron urges independent probe

Beirut blast: Death toll rises to 157; French President Macron urges independent probe

Two days after a massive explosion ripped through Lebanon’s capital city Beirut, the death toll has climbed to 157, while the total number of injured people soared to 5,000, according to data released by Lebanon’s health ministry. The casualty figure is expected to rise further as dozens of victims are still missing after the blast, […]

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Covid-19 vaccine tracker, August 6: First vaccine might not be the best, says Bill Gates

Covid-19 vaccine tracker, August 6: First vaccine might not be the best, says Bill Gates

While optimistic about a Coronavirus vaccine being ready by early next year, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, now a philanthropist backing several global public health initiatives, has said that the first vaccine might not be the best one. In an interview with Bloomberg agency, Gates said more effective vaccines might take a little longer to develop and would become available […]

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Massive explosion in Lebanon’s Beirut, hundreds injured

Massive explosion in Lebanon’s Beirut, hundreds injured

A massive explosion shook Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Tuesday, wounding a large number of people and causing widespread damage, reported Reuters and other international news agencies. The country’s health minister, Hamad Hasan, said there was a large number of wounded in a blast at the city’s port, according to local broadcaster LBC. Al Mayadeen television said hundreds […]

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Anxious WHO implores world to ‘do it all’ in long war on Covid-19

Anxious WHO implores world to ‘do it all’ in long war on Covid-19

The World Health Organization warned on Monday that there might never be a “silver bullet” for Covid-19 in the form of a perfect vaccine and that the road to normality would be long, with some countries requiring a reset of strategy. More than 18.14 million people around the world are reported to have been infected […]

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Groundwork in China for virus origin probe complete, says WHO

Groundwork in China for virus origin probe complete, says WHO

The World Health Organization’s mission in China laying the groundwork for an investigation into the animal origins of the coronavirus pandemic has concluded, the UN health agency said Monday. “The WHO advance team that travelled to China has now concluded their mission to lay the groundwork for further joint efforts to identify the virus origins, […]

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