AstraZeneca starts UK covid-19 drug trial
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Pharma giant AstraZeneca said Tuesday it had begun a clinical trial of a drug designed…
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DR Congo declares end to deadly measles epidemic
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday declared the end of a 25-month outbreak…
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Seoul schools go back online over virus fears
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea on Tuesday ordered all schools and kindergartens in the greater Seoul region to…
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Sprint king Bolt tests positive for coronavirus: report
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Usain Bolt was in quarantine on Monday as Jamaican media reported the sprint legend…
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Ebola cases climb to 100 in latest DR Congo outbreak
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) -- One hundred cases of Ebola have been recorded in DR Congo's northwest in less than…
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Hong Kong: first ‘proven’ case of COVID reinfection
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Researchers in Hong Kong Monday identified what they said was the…
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South Korea tightens virus curbs as global deaths cross 800,000
by Sunghee Hwang, with AFP Bureaus SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korea ramped up coronavirus restrictions on Sunday to…
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Jordan summit still on after Iraq minister catches COVID-19: officials
AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) -- An Amman summit between Jordan, Iraq and Egypt will go ahead Tuesday, officials said, with…
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Contaminated water sickens nearly 500 in China
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Hundreds of people in eastern China have been infected with bacteria which can cause dysentery after…
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New Zealand extends Auckland lockdown as virus outbreak persists
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday extended a lockdown in New Zealand's largest city, saying…
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Japan PM in hospital for more checks as health speculation grows
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe returned to hospital on Monday for more medical checks, a government…
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US announces approval of plasma treatment against virus
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- American authorities announced on Sunday an emergency approval of blood plasma from recovered coronavirus patients…
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