WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that Washington was imposing visa restrictions on Chinese officials responsible for restricting freedoms in Hong Kong, but did not mention any of the targets. FILE PHOTO: United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gives a press conference on …
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MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish virologists have found traces of the new coronavirus in a sample of Barcelona wastewater collected in March 2019, nine months before the COVID-19 disease was identified in China, the University of Barcelona said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed coronavirus model is seen against the …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) The experimental vaccine COVID-19 is probably the world’s leading candidate and the most advanced in terms of development, the chief scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: The AstraZeneca logo is seen on medication packages at a pharmacy in London, …
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(Reuters) – Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said Thursday that it was partnering with contract pharmacist Catalent Inc (CTLT.N) to prepare 100 million initial doses of its coronavirus vaccine for the United States, starting in the third quarter of this year. FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the headquarters of Moderna Therapeutics, which …
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(Reuters) – Doctors in Europe will soon be able to treat COVID-19 patients with Gilead (GILD.O), antiviral drug, remdesivir, after the support of the health regulator set it on the path to becoming the first therapy for the disease on the continent. FILE PHOTO: Pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences Inc is …
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