(Reuters) – The following is a brief summary of some of the latest scientific studies on the new coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. FILE PHOTO: A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication in conjunction with Trinity College in …
Read More »Western China Town Urumqi Enters ‘War Mode’ After Reporting 16 Cases of Coronavirus
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region in the far west of China, went into “war mode” and launched an emergency response plan after the city reported 16 new cases of coronavirus on Friday . FILE PHOTO: People wear protective face masks while walking in a shopping …
Read More »UK pauses daily update on number of coronavirus deaths from data problems
FILE PHOTO: Blood samples from patients infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are prepared for analysis in the Blood Processing Laboratory at the Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Cambridge, Cambridge, Great Britain , May 21, 2020. Kirsty Wigglesworth / Pool via REUTERS / File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Britain …
Read More »COVID-19 antibody test passes first major tests in the UK with 98.6% accuracy – Telegraph
(Reuters) – British ministers are making plans to distribute millions of free tests for antibodies to the coronavirus after a UK government-backed version approved its first major tests, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Friday. Fingerprint tests, which can indicate in 20 minutes whether a person has been exposed to …
Read More »Russia tries to steal data from COVID-19 vaccine, say the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada
LONDON / OTTAWA (Reuters) – Russian state-backed hackers are trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine research and treatment from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the world, the National Center for Cyber Security said Thursday. (NCSC) of Great Britain. A coordinated statement by Britain, the United States and Canada attributed the attacks …
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