health

US records 1,330 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States recorded 1,330 more novel coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, according…

French watchdog warns about use of Trump-backed virus drug

PARIS, France (AFP) — The French drugs agency warned doctors for a second time Saturday about using hydroxychloroquine, the drug…

Tunisia hopes novel methods will aid virus fight

by Caroline Nelly Perrot Agence France-Presse TUNIS, Tunisia (AFP) — The feared impact of coronavirus on Tunisia's fragile public health system…

COVID-19 deaths worldwide near 200,000 as UN pushes for global vaccine effort

  by Paul Handley with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse The global coronavirus death toll approached 200,000 on Saturday as…

Canada says 1 million masks from China did not meet its standards for frontline workers

  MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- The Canadian government said Friday that one million KN95 masks imported from China did not…

UN launches global push to speed virus vaccine production

  by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The UN on Friday joined forces with world leaders…

Is Nevada ready to reopen?

Eagle News — "When will we reopen our economy?" — is the biggest question that hangs over business owners and…

Oxford University pushing science to the limit in vaccine hunt

by Sylvain PEUCHMAURD Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Oxford University is launching a human trial of a potential coronavirus…

Swiss launch country-wide study on COVID-19 immunity

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Researchers said Thursday they had begun collecting blood samples and interviewing people across Switzerland to determine…

UK virus death toll climbs to 18,738 as govt expands testing

by Joe JACKSON Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Britain on Thursday said another 616 people had died…

S.Africa to gradually ‘ease’ virus lockdown from May 1

by Sofia CHRISTENSEN Agence France Presse PRETORIA, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa's five-week coronavirus lockdown will be slowly eased…

Spain’s virus death toll tops 22,000

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain said Thursday 440 people died in the past 24 hours from the new coronavirus, a…

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