How one Indian company could be world’s door to a COVID-19 vaccine
By Abhirup Roy and Euan Rocha PUNE (Reuters) – If the world is to gain access to a vaccine...
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Evofem’s gel first non-hormonal contraceptive to get approval in over 30 years
By Dania Nadeem (Reuters) – Evofem Biosciences Inc’s birth control gel received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval on Friday, making it the first non-hormonal contraceptive for women in over three...
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Exclusive: Russian ventilators reached U.S. states without FDA oversight
By Marisa Taylor and Gleb Stolyarov WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian-made ventilators...
Read MoreUniversity of Alabama System to push contact tracing app, require online health checks
(This May 21 story has been refiled to clarify university system name) By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – The University of Alabama System will require students and staff returning to its three campuses in the...
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France – No daily coronavirus death toll, to be updated on May 25
PARIS (Reuters) – For the first time since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, French...
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U.S. demands review of WHO’s handling of pandemic starts now, seeks reforms
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States called on the World Health...
Read MoreCanSino coronavirus vaccine appears safe in first human trial
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – A coronavirus vaccine tested for the first time in humans is safe and induces a rapid immune response, researchers at China’s CanSino Biologics Inc reported on Friday in The Lancet medical...
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Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll dips, new cases steady
ROME (Reuters) – Italy recorded 130 new deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic on Friday against...
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Human trials of British coronavirus vaccine to reach 10,000
By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) – Oxford University and AstraZeneca <AZN.L> are recruiting...
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How migrant worker outbreaks supercharged coronavirus spread in Singapore
By Manas Sharma and Simon Scarr SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Once held up as a role model for its...
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Spain’s coronavirus death toll rises by 56 to 28,628 on Friday
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s overnight death toll from the new coronavirus rose by 56 on...
Read MoreSinovac says it has started mid-stage human trials of COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) – Sinovac Biotech Ltd said on Friday it had started mid-stage human trials of its experimental coronavirus vaccine in China earlier this month. The China-based company said it has received $15 million in funding...
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Virus deaths five times higher among poor in Spanish region
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) – The coronavirus mortality rate among some of the poorest...
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Thailand to extend coronavirus emergency to end of June
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand will maintain its state of emergency over the coronavirus until...
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Not ‘everything has gone perfectly’, says NHS England head of coronavirus lessons
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain should have learned more from other countries who were tackling...
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Children with COVID-19 may have lower infectivity than adults, UK scientists say
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – Children have milder COVID-19 symptoms than adults...
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Putin urges more testing as Russia’s coronavirus death toll climbs
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin told officials on Friday to ramp up testing for...
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UK coronavirus death toll rises 351 to 36,393
LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom’s death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19...
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UK’s Blair: Patchy data means Africa could use antibody tests to track COVID-19
By Katharine Houreld NAIROBI (Reuters) – African nations should use antibody tests to find...
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U.S. urges WHO to start review of pandemic response, seeks reforms
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States called on the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday...
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