(Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday called on countries to join a global pact to ensure less affluent countries have access to COVID-19 vaccines, warning of the risks of so-called “fax nationalism”. Here’s a look at the WHO’s plan and approach to rich nations. FILE PHOTO: A …
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly a week after the discovery of New Zealand’s first locally detected coronavirus outbreak in more than three months, its origins remain a mystery. FILE PHOTO: A bullet statue with a mask covering her face is seen in a township called Bulls, near Palmerston North, on the …
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WELLINGTON / BEIJING (Reuters) – China this week reported several cases of frozen food packaging infected with the novel coronavirus, while New Zealand said it was investigating the possibility that its latest COVID-19 cases could be recovered after imported cargo. PHILO PHOTO: The ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel …
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(Reuters) – President Donald Trump has threatened to end the short video app TikTok and messaging service WeChat by the end of September on the grounds that the apps pose a national security threat in Chinese. It would mark the first time the United States has attempted to shut down …
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(Reuters) – Politicians, drugmakers and regulators around the world offer conflicting views on whether a COVID-19 vaccine will be ready. Much depends on what ‘ready’ means and for what group of people. Some important questions about the timeline are: FILE PHOTO: A woman holding a small bottle labeled “Vaccine COVID-19” …
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