BEIJING (Reuters) – Global rules of social distancing targeting the coronavirus have brought influenza infection rates to record levels, early figures show, indicating that the measures are having an unprecedented impact on other communicable diseases. A sign promoting social distancing hangs in a post near the Crown and Anchor pub …
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Text size Johnson & Johnson became the third western biopharmaceutical company to start a new test of its Covid-19 vaccine this week, but with one difference: in a surprise announcement Thursday morning, the company said it would test its vaccine in a format single dose. Moderna (MRNA) and Pfizer (PFE) …
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Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers issued a state-wide mask mandate amid a surge in coronavirus cases, settling conflict with Republican legislative leaders who oppose such a requirement and successfully sued before to kill a order “safer at home” By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press July 30, 2020 7:09 PM 4 min read …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will force American tech giants Facebook Inc (FB.O) and Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) Google will pay Australian media for news content in a landmark move to protect independent journalism that will be seen around the world. FILE PHOTO: The Facebook symbol is seen on a motherboard in …
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Shares of United Parcel Services Inc. soared to their best day ever on Thursday as surprisingly strong consumer demand in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic offset the weakness in business demand and helped prepare the giant for delivering packages for the upcoming peak shopping season. Christmas came early for …
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