(Reuters) – British ministers are making plans to distribute millions of free tests for antibodies to the coronavirus after a UK government-backed version approved its first major tests, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Friday. Fingerprint tests, which can indicate in 20 minutes whether a person has been exposed to …
Read More »For the first time, the world records one million cases of coronavirus in 100 hours: Reuters count
(Reuters) – Global coronavirus infections passed 14 million on Friday, according to a Reuters count, marking the first time there has been an increase of 1 million cases in less than 100 hours. Volunteer Cindy Trevino delivers bread and cakes to a resident, affected by the economic consequences of the …
Read More »Allentown police officer seen kneeling on man’s neck won’t face charges, prosecutors say
“I have concluded that there is absolutely no evidence to support the filing of criminal charges against any of the Allentown police officers involved in this incident,” Lehigh County District Attorney James Martin said Friday. Police launched an investigation earlier this week after a video of the July 11 incident …
Read More »United States torn by wearing masks and reopening schools as coronavirus cases rise
(Reuters) – Divided Americans deepened discussions about masks mandates and the reopening of schools on Friday, with states and localities choosing conflicting strategies in the face of growing cases of coronavirus. In the state of Georgia, Governor Brian Kemp sued the Mayor of Atlanta to prevent him from sending masks, …
Read More »Russia tries to steal data from COVID-19 vaccine, say the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada
LONDON / OTTAWA (Reuters) – Russian state-backed hackers are trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine research and treatment from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the world, the National Center for Cyber Security said Thursday. (NCSC) of Great Britain. A coordinated statement by Britain, the United States and Canada attributed the attacks …
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