Britain is moving closer to conducting studies that would intentionally infect healthy people with the virus to aid researchers in their search for Covid-19 vaccines, and thousands of volunteers like Greer, a chemistry student at Durham University in the Northeast England, they’re ready to go. . Open Orphan Plc, parent …
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The British government on Sunday urged companies to prepare for the end of the Brexit transition period, saying they must take action regardless of whether or not a trade deal with the European Union is closed. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said Britain will not extend the transition period, which …
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LONDON – Thousands of people gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square on Saturday to protest against the closures and social distancing rules imposed to slow the spread of Covid-19. The London Metropolitan Police warned protesters to follow social distancing rules. Police said before the event that officers will first engage with …
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LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell people on Tuesday to work from home and impose new restrictions on pubs, bars and restaurants in a bid to tackle the second wave of the rapidly accelerating coronavirus outbreak. Speaking to parliament at 1130 GMT and then to the nation at …
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LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was mulling a second national lockdown on Monday, as an accelerating outbreak of coronavirus threatened to destroy any buds of economic recovery and send millions back into isolation. The UK already has the highest official death toll from Covid-19 in Europe, and the fifth …
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Representative Image: Reuters Pfizer Inc said Tuesday that participants showed mild to moderate side effects when given the company’s experimental coronavirus vaccine or a placebo in an ongoing late-stage study. Reuters Last update: September 16, 2020 8:35 AM M. IST FOLLOW US: Pfizer Inc said Tuesday that participants showed mild …
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MUMBAI / LONDON: The Serum Institute of India has suspended trials of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate until the British drugmaker restarts trials, Serum said on Thursday. “We are reviewing the situation and stopping the trials in India,” Serum said in a short statement. AstraZeneca said Tuesday that it had halted …
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In this photo taken on July 29, 2017, Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput attends the 2017 BIG ZEE Entertainment Awards ceremony in Mumbai. (Photo by STR / AFP) Grief over the passing of Sushant Singh Rajput has long given way to anger against Bollywood among fans in Britain. That anger …
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