BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s National Biotechnology Group (CNBG) said on Sunday that early human test results for a candidate for the coronavirus vaccine suggested it might be safe and effective, the second vaccine candidate in the signature showing encouraging results in a clinical trial. The experimental injection, developed by a …
Read More »Crowds crowd the Arizona River as the US records COVID cases for three consecutive days
(Reuters) – Warm, sunny weather in Arizona sparked crowds on at least one river this weekend, as that state and a dozen others face the worst increase in coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. People prepare to practice the Salt River tube amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in …
Read More »Australian state of Victoria requires coronavirus testing for travelers
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The Australian state of Victoria will implement mandatory coronavirus testing for returning travelers after a sharp rise in infections in the past two weeks, the state prime minister said on Sunday. The country’s second most populous state had 49 new cases on Sunday, the highest in more …
Read More »Global cases of coronavirus approach 10 million
BEIJING, Jun 28 (Reuters) – Global coronavirus cases approached 10 million on Sunday according to a Reuters count, marking a major milestone in the spread of respiratory disease that has so far killed nearly half a million people in seven months. The figure is roughly double the number of serious …
Read More »What doctors have learned about fighting COVID-19
(Reuters) – In the six months since an entirely new coronavirus began to spread worldwide, doctors and hospitals have learned a great deal about how to treat patients with COVID-19, the life-threatening illness caused by the virus. La Paz hospital staff take a minute of silence to remember Joaquín Díaz, …
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