MUMBAI (Reuters) – India on Saturday reported a record daily jump in coronavirus infections, bringing the total to close to 3 million and putting pressure on authorities to restrict large gatherings when a major religious festival began. The 69,878 new infections – the fourth straight day above 60,000 – take …
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PHILO PHOTO: A boy wearing a protective face mask plays in a fountain after local authorities imposed lockdown restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, in Moscow, Russia June 12, 2020. REUTERS / Evgenia Novozhenina ZURICH (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) says children aged 12 and …
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FILE PHOTO: The Boeing logo is seen at its Chicago headquarters, in this April 24, 2013 file photo. the KC-46 tank tanker it develops for the U.S. Air Force. REUTERS / Jim Young / File photo SEATTLE (Reuters) – Boeing Co said on Friday that it is developing a handle …
Read More »Daily cases of coronavirus in the US fall below 50,000 in seven straight days
Shannon Axelsson takes a break from sitting on the beach to test for coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in Revere, Massachusetts, August 11, 2020. Brian Snyder | Reuters New cases of coronavirus in the US grew by nearly 48,700 on Friday, marking seven consecutive days that the daily count fell below 50,000 …
Read More »Exclusive: Approximately one-fifth of Pfizer subscribers, BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine study are Black or Latino
CHICAGO / NEW YORK (Reuters) – Approximately one-fifth of the 11,000 people enrolled in a 30,000-volunteer U.S. trial of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine (PFE.N) and German partner BioNTech (22UAy.F) are Black as Latino, groups among the hardest hit by the coronavirus virus pandemic, said a top Pfizer executive. PHILO PHOTO: …
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