Toronto enters virus lockdown as US looks to vaccine rollout
by AFP Bureaus TORONTO, Canada (AFP) -- Canada's biggest city entered lockdown on Monday in the latest bid to curb…
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Spain PM says virus battle plan ‘is working’
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's strategy to curb a rise in coronavirus infections "is working", Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said…
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Growing antimicrobial resistance as dangerous as pandemic: WHO
by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization warned Friday that growing antimicrobial resistance…
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Almost a million people inoculated with Chinese Covid-19 vaccine: firm
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Nearly a million people have taken an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Chinese company Sinopharm,…
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WHO advises against remdesivir for coronavirus treatment
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The anti-viral drug remdesivir should not be used to treat Covid-19 patients no matter how severe…
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German vaccine maker gives hope as US virus deaths top 250,000
by Yann Schreiber with AFP bureaus FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) -- The German maker of a top coronavirus vaccine…
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California imposes curfew as COVID-19 cases spike
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- California on Thursday imposed a curfew across much of the state to stem…
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Swiss urged to ‘hit the slopes’ to save ski season
by Agnès PEDRERO Agence France-Presse VERBIER, Switzerland (AFP) — The coronavirus crisis shuttered Switzerland's ski resorts in the spring, but…
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What are clinical trials and how do they work?
by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- To find out whether experimental Covid-19 vaccines are…
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Japan on ‘maximum alert’ after record virus cases: PM
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan is on "maximum alert" after logging a record number of daily coronavirus infections, the prime…
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Pacific’s Samoa records first case of coronavirus
APIA, Samoa (AFP) -- Samoa announced its first case of Covid-19 on Thursday, as the coronavirus pandemic continued to spread…
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Pfizer/BioNTech say results show Covid vaccine 95% effective
by Issam Ahmed WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Pfizer and BioNTech said Wednesday a completed analysis of their experimental Covid-19…
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