WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration’s coronavirus vaccine project is recruiting scientists in South Africa and Latin America to test for possible vaccines in U.S.-backed clinical trials, and deploying them to access their countries to all successful products , Reuters has learned. FILE PHOTO: A volunteer receives an injection from …
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The coronavirus pandemic is “easily the most serious emergency” the WHO has declared, the agency said today, as global cases increased by more than 16 million. The global count has risen by a million in just four days, led by massive outbreaks in the United States, India, and Brazil, accumulating …
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Brazil has suffered a record 68,000 new cases of coronavirus, while South Africa experienced its largest daily increase in deaths as the crisis continues to escalate in two of the most affected countries in the world. In Brazil, the 67,860 new cases announced last night break the previous record of …
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The World Health Organization (WHO) sounded the alarm Monday over the spread of COVID-19 in Africa, warning that increasing numbers in South Africa could be a “precursor” to outbreaks across the continent. “I am very concerned at the moment that we are beginning to see an acceleration of the disease …
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A health worker explains to a man how to lie down to collect a swab sample during the coronavirus disease screening test (COVID-19), at a test drive site in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, July 17 2020. REUTERS / Jose Luis González (Reuters) – The World Health Organization reported a record increase …
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