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France locks down, Germany closes down, as virus cases hit record

by Adam Plowright with Hui Min Neo in Berlin and AFP bureaus PARIS, France (AFP) -- France announced a new…

Ronaldo still positive for coronavirus before Barcelona game

  TURIN, Italy (AFP) -- Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive again for coronavirus on the eve of Juventus's Champions League…

Pfizer says Covid-19 vaccine still possible in 2020 despite data lag

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Pfizer executives expressed measured optimism Tuesday over the prospect of providing a coronavirus vaccine…

Spanish doctors stage walkout as virus cases soar

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spanish doctors staged their first national strike in 25 years Tuesday to demand better working conditions…

Russia seeks accelerated WHO registration for virus vaccine

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- Russia has applied to the World Health Organization for accelerated registration and pre-qualification of its Sputnik…

Asymptomatic virus sufferers lose antibodies sooner: study

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Asymptomatic coronavirus sufferers appear to lose detectable antibodies sooner than people who have exhibited Covid-19…

Poland’s president tests positive for coronavirus

  by Mary SIBIERSKI Agence France Presse WARSAW, Poland (AFP) -- Poland's President Andrzej Duda said he had tested positive…

US sees daily record of nearly 80,000 new Covid-19 cases

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A record of nearly 80,000 new Covid-19 infections over the course of a day…

Millions more head into UK virus lockdowns

  by Jitendra JOSHI Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Millions more people headed into coronavirus lockdowns in…

US gives full approval to antiviral remdesivir to treat Covid-19

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted full approval to the antiviral drug…

Spain becomes first EU nation with one million virus cases

  by Daniel SILVA Agence France Presse Spain has become the first European Union nation to record a million coronavirus…

Germany reports record new virus cases in 24 hours

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany recorded 11,287 new Covid-19 infections in 24 hours, a sharp jump from the previous day…

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