WINDSOR, England (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth knighted Captain Tom Moore on Friday, recognizing the 100-year-old for raising Britain’s spirits during the twilight of the coronavirus pandemic by raising millions of pounds for workers in health. The World War II veteran raised a record 33 million pounds ($ 41 million) by …
Read More »China’s Sinopharm begins late-stage trial of COVID-19 vaccine in UAE
DUBAI (Reuters) – Chinese state pharmaceutical company Sinopharm has begun phase III clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine in Abu Dhabi with up to 15,000 volunteers, the government in the UAE capital said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: The Sinopharm Group Co Ltd company logo is displayed at a press conference …
Read More »Red alerts in China when it floods maroon equipment to fight the coronavirus
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Large parts of China on Friday bounced back from the worst floods in decades as disruptions to supply chains, including personal protective equipment (PPE), vital in the fight against the new coronavirus, increased. . The central city of Wuhan and Anhui, Jiangxi and Zhejiang provinces declared red …
Read More »Red alerts in China when it floods maroon equipment to fight the coronavirus
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Large parts of China on Friday bounced back from the worst floods in decades as disruptions to supply chains, including personal protective equipment (PPE), vital in the fight against the new coronavirus, increased. . Flood-stranded residents line up to board a boat to evacuate the flood-affected village …
Read More »Australian researchers invent 20-minute coronavirus blood tests
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Researchers in Australia have devised a test that can determine a new coronavirus infection in about 20 minutes using blood samples in what they say is the world’s first breakthrough. Monash University researchers said their test can determine if someone is currently infected and if they have …
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