It’s a strange side effect. But could it provide clues as to how coronavirus attacks the body? Why do some people with COVID-19 lose their sense of smell? And what can be learned from it? Scientists are examining tissue removed from patients’ noses during surgery, believing they may have discovered …
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Despite the urgency of beating COVID-19, health officials may delay the development of an effective vaccine. Authorities in the U.S. and elsewhere have yet to authorize an ethical charge investigation procedure called “trials with human challenge.” Challenge tests deliberately involve volunteers with the disease – which explains the official retention …
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WASHINGTON – The United States and China have agreed to double the number of airlines’ flights that the airlines can operate between countries, from four to eight a week. The deal marks a further narrowing of a distance between the world’s two largest economies over travel restrictions imposed during the …
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Honey may be better than conventional treatments for coughs, stuffy noses and armpits, researchers have said. The fabric is cheap, easy to get and has almost no side effects. Doctors may recommend it as a suitable alternative to antibiotics, which are often prescribed for such infections, even if they are …
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Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera’s ongoing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. I’m Kate Mayberry in Kuala Lumpur. Australia has signed a deal to secure supplies of a coronavirus vaccine being developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca would have to pass the clinical trial. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has also …
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