The draft of the order, the existence of which was first reported by the New York Times, citing four anonymous sources, has not been released, and the Times reported that it could still be rejected by President Donald Trump. Reuters confirmed details of the Times article, citing an unnamed source. …
Read More »The first results of the COVID-19 vaccine seem “really encouraging,” says NIH chief Dr. Francis Collins.
It is not often that one hears the word “pandemic” and “inspired” in the same sentence. But the director of the US National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins, says that despite all the suffering and grief that COVID-19 has caused around the world, he has at least witnessed a …
Read More »Opposition-challenged results of Poland’s presidential elections
WARSAW – Supporters of the Warsaw mayor, along with dozens of Polish voters and human rights groups, rushed on Thursday to present legal challenges to the validity of Sunday’s presidential election, which narrowly lost to the incumbent, President Andrzej Duda . The rush to file complaints was the result of …
Read More »Australian researchers invent 20-minute coronavirus blood tests
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Researchers in Australia have devised a test that can determine a new coronavirus infection in about 20 minutes using blood samples in what they say is the world’s first breakthrough. Monash University researchers said their test can determine if someone is currently infected and if they have …
Read More »United States Sets New Single-Day Record for New COVID-19 Cases
The United States topped its new coronavirus case record in a single day on Thursday with more than 75,000 according to a New York Times database. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, the number of new cases in a 24-hour period was 68,428, which is also a record for …
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