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The banquet at Stockholm City Hall and the ceremony have been canceled, but at 11:30 the first Nobel Prize of the year was announced.
The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute decided that the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine will be shared equally between Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice. “For the detection of the hepatitis C virus”
The researchers discovered the new virus, which allowed it to be distinguished from hepatitis A and B viruses.
Before, there were a large number of hepatitis cases that could not be explained, but their discovery “allowed the development of blood tests and new drugs that have saved millions of lives”, according to the motivation of the Nobel Assembly.
Therefore, researchers have You have taken a decisive step in the fight against blood-borne hepatitis, one of our greatest global health problems. The disease causes chronic liver damage and liver cancer in people around the world.
Earlier on Monday, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced on Twitter that they had made a decision.
https://twitter.com/NobelPrize/status/1313034651129257984?s=20
The winners will be announced this week.
Monday, October 5: At 11:30 a.m., this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine will be announced by the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet.
Tuesday, October 6: At 11:45, the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet will announce this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics.
Wednesday, October 7: At 11:45, the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet will announce this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Thursday, October 8: at 1:00 p.m., the Swedish Academy announces this year’s Nobel Prize for Literature.
Friday, October 9: at 1:00 p.m., the Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce who will receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
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