Oil finished higher on Monday, with prices staying above $ 40 a barrel as positive test results for a coronavirus vaccine helped offset concerns about energy demand linked to the surge in global cases of COVID-19 above 14.5 million. Risk appetite received a boost “following news that a coronavirus vaccine …
Read More »Very premature birth rate falls by up to 90% during coronavirus blockages
Hospital emergency rooms, hallways, and even children’s hospitals around the world were flooded with coronavirus patients as the pandemic engulfed much of the world this year. But doctors at various hospitals around the world noted that one room in their facilities was visibly silent: the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). …
Read More »AstraZeneca Covid-19 data looks positive, but falls short of last week’s hype
Text size Jason Alden / Bloomberg Data on the Covid-19 vaccine in development by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford published in The Lancet on Monday looked positive, but the stock fell after rising last week due to high expectations for the data. Shares of the US deposit receipt for …
Read More »US coronavirus: surge in cases has left labs overwhelmed, and Covid-19 testing delayed
Labs across the country now face what seems like almost “infinite” demand, says one expert. “We really need to improve our response times, primarily in outbreak areas and counties,” said Admiral Brett Giroir, a member of the White House coronavirus workforce. Diagnostic labs are feeling the effects of the increase …
Read More »EU reaches agreement on coronavirus recovery: live updates | News
EU leaders have reached a pre-dawn agreement on a massive post-pandemic economic recovery plan. The Australian state of Victoria reported 374 new cases of coronavirus and three deaths on Tuesday as it prepares to make the use of masks mandatory. Scientists at the University of Oxford say their experimental coronavirus …
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