Atlanta airport sees delays after TSA agent tests positive for coronavirus: reports

Travelers who used one of the United States’ busiest airports faced delays on Wednesday after an agent with the Transportation Security Administration tested positive for the coronavirus. The diagnosis prompted officials at Georgia’s Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to close the airport’s main security checkpoint for a comprehensive biohazard cleanup, Atlanta …

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Gilead patent limits access to remdesivir of coronavirus drug

US pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences is under scrutiny for deals that activists say will restrict global access to remdesivir, an experimental antiviral drug that has shown promise in treating COVID-19. The Foster City, California-based company has signed confidential licensing agreements with nine pharmaceutical manufacturers, including seven in India, that would …

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