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Covid-19: what you need to know today

The United States has seen two spikes in the number of Covid-19 cases; Europe is starting to see its second wave, apparently bigger than the first (in terms of daily cases) in France and Spain, but smaller in Germany, Italy and the UK. India continues to experience a strong and …

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India nears grim milestone in Covid-19 cases

India added 99,181 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Thursday as it continued to set new world records for daily cases, gradually approaching the grim threshold of 100,000 cases in one day. The total number of cases in the country reached 4,559,710, data compiled by HT from all states …

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Vaccine trial stopped after neurological symptoms were detected

LONDON: A woman who received an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed severe neurological symptoms that led to a pause in testing, a spokesman for the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said on Thursday. The study participant in the late-stage trials reported symptoms consistent with transverse myelitis, a rare inflammation of the spinal cord, …

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Vaccine trial stopped after neurological symptoms were detected

LONDON: A woman who received an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed severe neurological symptoms that led to a pause in testing, a spokesman for the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said on Thursday. The study participant in the late-stage trials reported symptoms consistent with transverse myelitis, a rare inflammation of the spinal cord, …

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China Approves First Nasal Spray Covid-19 Vaccine for Trials

BEIJING: China has approved its first nasal spray vaccine for trials to combat the new coronavirus that has claimed more than 904,000 lives and infected more than 27 million people worldwide, official media reported here on Thursday. China’s only nasal spray vaccine against the coronavirus is expected to begin phase …

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Book: Kim Jong-un Told Trump About Killing His Uncle

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s comments on the threat of the new coronavirus attracted widespread attention after excerpts from journalist Bob Woodward’s book “Rage” were published. The excerpts also provide new details on the president’s thoughts on North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, the race riots, and a mysterious new weapon that Trump …

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