LONDON (Reuters) – British scientists analyzing data from a widely used COVID-19 symptom tracking application have found that there are six different types of the disease, each of which is distinguished by a group of symptoms. FILE PHOTO: A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication in conjunction with Trinity …
Read More »China’s Sinopharm begins late-stage trial of COVID-19 vaccine in UAE
DUBAI (Reuters) – Chinese state pharmaceutical company Sinopharm has begun phase III clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine in Abu Dhabi with up to 15,000 volunteers, the government in the UAE capital said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: The Sinopharm Group Co Ltd company logo is displayed at a press conference …
Read More »Ineffective hydroxychloroquine against mild COVID-19, according to US study
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The anti-malaria drug promoted by United States President Donald Trump as a COVID-19 treatment was ineffective for patients with a mild version of the disease in a study by researchers at the University of Minnesota. FILE PHOTO: A pharmacist shows a box of hydroxychloroquine at CHR …
Read More »Russia to mass-produce experimental vaccine COVID-19: head of wealth fund
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia plans to produce 30 million doses of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine domestically this year, with the potential to manufacture another 170 million abroad, the head of the country’s sovereign wealth fund told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Kirill Dmitriev, director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), attends …
Read More »Brazilian Bolsonaro, infected with COVID-19, promotes untested drugs
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro observes a ceremony to lower the Brazilian national flag at night, at the Alvorada Palace, in the midst of the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Brasilia, Brazil, on July 15 2020. REUTERS / Ueslei Marcelino SAO PAULO / BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, …
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