Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide will hold a press conference in Oslo, Norway on August 27, 2020. Heiko Junge / NTB Scanpix / via REUTERS EDITORIALS FOR COMMENT – This image was provided by a third party . NOWAY OUT. NOW COMMERCIAL OR …
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden has chosen the right strategy to combat the spread of the new coronavirus, said Prime Minister Stefan Lofven on Friday, and decided his government’s decision not to take a strict lockdown like many Europeans countries have done. FILEFOTO: The Prime Minister of Sweden, Stefan Lofven leaves …
Read More »Novavax begins mid-stage study of COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa
Aug 17 (Reuters) – US drug developer Novavax Inc said on Monday that it is launching a mid-term study of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa as the country experiences an increase in coronavirus cases. The Phase 2b trial of NVX-CoV2373 will be performed on approximately 2,665 healthy adults …
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