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British-Bangladeshis 2.41 times more likely to die from coronavirus

British-Bangladeshis 2.41 times more likely to die from coronavirus

May 07, 2020

Black people and those of Pakistani ethnicity also have a significantly higher chance of dying from Covid-19 than white people, even when adjusting for deprivation, the British statistics office said on Thursday. Since ethnicity and race are not recorded on death certificates, researchers linked the mortality information to 2011 census data. "We have always said there are likely to be multiple factors behind this, and as this analysis suggests, social and economic reasons play a substantial ...

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DOJ Backs Autonomy of Another Church During COVID-19 Pandemic

DOJ Backs Autonomy of Another Church During COVID-19 Pandemic

May 07, 2020

The Justice Department has chose to back a Virginia church suing Gov. Ralph Northam after police threatened pastor Kevin Wilson with prison time or a $2,500 fine for violating the state's coronavirus lockdown restrictions, Fox News reported on Sunday.

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NYC kids hospitalized with rare illness possibly linked to COVID-19

NYC kids hospitalized with rare illness possibly linked to COVID-19

May 07, 2020

Any suspected cases of pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome in people under the age of 21 must be reported to the State Department of Health. The annual case count of Kawasaki disease is also much higher in Asian countries, particularly in Japan, where it is roughly 10 times the rate in North America.

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Justice Ginsburg hospitalized with infection, Supreme Court says

Justice Ginsburg hospitalized with infection, Supreme Court says

May 07, 2020

Supreme Court justice. Ginsburg plans to participate in oral arguments on Wednesday through teleconference from the hospital, the court said. Though her voice was shaky at times, she still delivered tough questions on the Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate, according to CNN .

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Backed hackers targeting coronavirus responders, USA and United Kingdom warn

Backed hackers targeting coronavirus responders, USA and United Kingdom warn

May 07, 2020

The agencies said hackers had been seen trying to identify and exploit security weaknesses caused by staff working from home as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The nature of the attack also allows them to remain undetected by avoiding account lockouts. Reuters has reported in recent weeks that Vietnam-linked hackers targeted the Chinese government over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak, and that multiple groups, some with ties to Iran, tried to break into the World Health ...

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Meatworks COVID-19 cluster rocks Victoria

May 07, 2020

It comes as one of Victoria's largest outbreaks of COVID-19 was given a three-week headstart following a major oversight by the state's Health Department. "We have in no way sought not to be transparent with the Victorian community". The source of infection is still under investigation. Another 24 workers at the hospital remain in quarantine.

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Coronavirus spread swiftly around world from late 2019, study finds

Coronavirus spread swiftly around world from late 2019, study finds

May 07, 2020

Viruses, including the one causing COVID-19, naturally accumulate mutations - or changes - in their genetic sequence as they spread through populations. The genetic code of the virus - referred to by scientists as SARS-CoV-2 - is a single strand of RNA about 30,000 characters long, written with a four-letter alphabet.

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Gilead in talks to expand global supply of coronavirus drug

Gilead in talks to expand global supply of coronavirus drug

May 07, 2020

If approved , remdesivir would be the first therapeutic drug to treat COVID-19 patients in Japan. Remdesivir was granted emergency use authorization last week by the US Food and Drug Administration for Covid-19, the highly contagious lung disease caused by the new coronavirus , and Gilead filed for fast-track approval in Japan on Monday.

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Scientists find mutated strain of Coronavirus, say it could be more unsafe

Scientists find mutated strain of Coronavirus, say it could be more unsafe

May 07, 2020

As countries and cities around the world are starting to ease their coronavirus lockdowns and quarantines, a new and now-dominant COVID-19 strain has been discovered and is believed to be "more contagious" than the first version that has spread throughout the world.

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New Banksy artwork appears at Southampton hospital

New Banksy artwork appears at Southampton hospital

May 07, 2020

The nurse's arm is outstretched and pointing forward in the fashion of Superman on a mission, while wearing a cape, face mask and an apron with the Red Cross emblem. The new painting will be on display at the hospital until after the autumn, when it will be auctioned for NHS charities. The piece will remain on display in the hospital temporarily.

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Illinois Reveals Reopening Plan Despite Highest Single-Day Death Toll

Illinois Reveals Reopening Plan Despite Highest Single-Day Death Toll

May 07, 2020

However, the governor also unveiled his "Restore Illinois" plan to reopen businesses and return part of the public's activities. Dependent on public health metrics, health regions will move forward through each phase but may also need to move backward if surges in cases occur.

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Vaccine That Neutralizes Corona Virus in Human Cells

Vaccine That Neutralizes Corona Virus in Human Cells

May 07, 2020

More than 3.5 million people have been infected with coronavirus worldwide, and more than 260,000 have died. "Human tests could begin in summer", he added. One company that has done well in fighting the virus by developing a vaccine is Inovio Pharmaceuticals . The Plymouth Meeting biotech company has attracted the attention of health experts in different parts of the globe after announcing plans to develop a vaccine to fight the ravaging COVID-19, which already is being tested in ...

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Governor Murphy Extends New Jersey's Public Health Emergency Through Early June

Governor Murphy Extends New Jersey's Public Health Emergency Through Early June

May 07, 2020

Murphy said there are now 122 testing sites in the state, including 31 run publicly. "We're still in a public health emergency". Murphy first extended the emergency declaration on April 7, about a week before New Jersey hospitalizations from COVID-19 hit its peak.

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Apple, Google’s contact tracing API won’t allow governments to track location

Apple, Google’s contact tracing API won’t allow governments to track location

May 07, 2020

They can't, however, make it mandatory for apps to use this API. The companies also mandate that apps make sharing a positive diagnosis opt-in and used only by governments for the goal of tracking the spread of COVID-19. If a user is potentially exposed to COVID-19, they would receive a push notification from the public health authority's app. Meanwhile, the Irish Government provided further details on the Irish contact-tracing app based on the Exposure Notification API .

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Researchers report 'unprecedented cluster' of inflammatory problems in children amid pandemic

Researchers report 'unprecedented cluster' of inflammatory problems in children amid pandemic

May 07, 2020

It is a rare childhood illness with symptoms including high temperature that lasts for five days or longer, swollen glands in the neck, rashes and redness in the eyes. Some reports have hypothesized that the disease is caused by viruses while others have asserted that people may be genetically predisposed, Esper said.

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Mental health issues magnified during COVID-19; Experts offering help

Mental health issues magnified during COVID-19; Experts offering help

May 07, 2020

As many countries around the world are facing the peak of the covid-19 pandemic in their populations, discussions focus on flattening the curve to mitigate the impact on physically vulnerable populations and fragile health systems, in anticipation of an effective vaccine.

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Twenty-three new positive COVID-19 cases Wednesday; three more deaths

Twenty-three new positive COVID-19 cases Wednesday; three more deaths

May 07, 2020

Henry said there was one new case at the Superior Poultry outbreak, bringing the total to 55, while the United Poultry and Fraser Valley Specialty Poultry outbreaks were steady at 35 and 7. He said this had not resulted in savings, due to other costs. On Monday, for the first time since April 17, British Columbians received an update on the province's latest epidemiological modelling covering the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Israeli Biological Institute Develops Coronavirus Antibody, Defence Minister Says

May 07, 2020

He was shown the "antibody that attacks the virus in a monoclonal way and can neutralize it within the bodies of those ill", a statement from the defence minister's office said . The discovery at the Biological Research Institute will not be useful in creating a vaccine to stave off coronavirus, but would be useful in treating patients who have contracted COVID-19, the disease that results from coronavirus.

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Saputo confirms COVID-19 case at Wakooma Street dairy facility in Saskatoon

Saputo confirms COVID-19 case at Wakooma Street dairy facility in Saskatoon

May 07, 2020

Shahab said the province will continue with its plan to reopen the economy outside of La Loche and Lloydminster. "Things have changed", Moe said of the response to COVID-19 since that goal was set. There are 139 cases from travelling, 204 from community contacts, 45 with no known exposure and 124 now under investigation. The new cases came on the same day the Saskatchewan government announced a $7.5 billion infrastructure spending program over the next ywo years, including a number of ...

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Adele shares stunning picture as she celebrates 32nd birthday

May 07, 2020

I hope you're all staying safe and sane during this insane time, ' captioned the superstar. "It's hard to say because she's covered the areas that show the telltale signs of extreme weight loss , like loose skin on the upper arms, breasts, abdomen, elbows and inner thighs", says Dr Galyna Selezneva from the Rita Rakus Clinic, who specialises in body shaping treatments.

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Japan may approve remdesivir for COVID-19 patients this week

May 07, 2020

According to a statement on its website , Gilead Sciences "is negotiating long-term voluntary licenses with several generic drugmakers in India and Pakistan to produce remdesivir for developing countries". With several countries across the globe reeling from the virus outbreak, interest in remdesivir has been high as there are now no approved treatments or vaccines for Covid-19, the respiratory illness caused by the new coronavirus.

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Advocates Vow to Fight New Campus Sexual Assault Rules

Advocates Vow to Fight New Campus Sexual Assault Rules

May 07, 2020

Opponents quickly condemned the policy and its timing. Colleges will be held accountable, the rule says, if it´s found that they acted with "deliberate indifference" toward the allegation. Advocates for victims say it's a "cruel" policy that forces victims to relive the trauma of sexual violence. They will go into effect in August, The New York Times reports.

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Researcher 'on verge of Covid-19 breakthrough' shot dead

Researcher 'on verge of Covid-19 breakthrough' shot dead

May 07, 2020

Ross police believe Liu was shot by another man - Hao Gu, 46, of Pittsburgh - who subsequently entered his vehicle parked about 100 yards away and killed himself, the paper said. "And we need to bring all those scientists together from different areas working together to be successful in this effort and that's whats happening here".

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COVID-19: AU in talks with Madagascar over herbal remedy

COVID-19: AU in talks with Madagascar over herbal remedy

May 06, 2020

The announcement caught medical experts, who have scrambled to find a cure for the disease that has killed more than 252,000 and infected at least 3.6 million people globally, by surprise. The African Union has also said that it is obtaining technical data related to the safety and efficiency of the CVO. After Equatorial Guinea on Thursday, Guinea-Bissau is the second country to take delivery of the potion that Madagascar claims cures Covid-19 patients within 10 days.

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Italy claims world`s first coronavirus vaccine; human trials soon

May 06, 2020

As per news reports, the scientists at the Institute have claimed that they have invented a vaccine candidate that has "generated antibodies in mice". The Italian scientists have isolated the serum from the blood rich in antibodies and are now trying to analyse the longevity of the immune response preventing COVID-19 infection.

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Pilot of Covid-19 contact tracing app begins

Pilot of Covid-19 contact tracing app begins

May 06, 2020

Health Secretary, Matt Hancock , this morning dismissed Amnesty International's privacy concerns over coronavirus contact-tracing as "completely wrong". "Ultimately, this is about unlocking people's liberties, because...you can hold down the spread of the disease whilst hopefully releasing some more of the blanket social distancing measures that we are having to use at the moment".

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Top US scientist turns whistleblower after coronavirus clash with Donald Trump's advisers

Top US scientist turns whistleblower after coronavirus clash with Donald Trump's advisers

May 06, 2020

Rick Bright , the former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, filed the complaint with the Office of Special Counsel, a government agency responsible for whistleblower complaints . They discussed narrower options for the rollout, including a small pilot study, and established an inter-agency working group of clinical and regulatory experts to determine the safest way to make the unproven drug available without causing harm to the American public, the ...

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Coronavirus mutations: Scientists puzzle over impact

May 06, 2020

Mutation is the natural course for a virus, and it doesn't necessarily mean that it is becoming more or less lethal, Balloux said. The US confirms the surprising discovery that the virus began to spread around the world much earlier than we thought.

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Third Russian Doctor Falls From Hospital Window After Coronavirus Complaint

Third Russian Doctor Falls From Hospital Window After Coronavirus Complaint

May 06, 2020

Three frontline health care workers have mysteriously fallen out of hospital windows in Russian Federation over the past two weeks, heightening public attention to the working conditions for doctors and medical professionals amid the CCP virus pandemic.

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Gold’s Gym bankruptcy in the USA won’t impact its centres in India

Gold’s Gym bankruptcy in the USA won’t impact its centres in India

May 06, 2020

Gold's Gym has been the world's trusted fitness authority for more than 50 years, and we're absolutely not going anywhere. There are 26 Gold's Gym branches in the Philippines, all of which have been closed since the enhanced community quarantine was implemented in March.

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New coronavirus study makes a startling revelation

New coronavirus study makes a startling revelation

May 06, 2020

Researchers from Britain looked at the genome of the COVID-19 virus from 7,600 cases around the world, concluding that the virus has been circulating since at least a year ago, and it spread quickly after the first infections. More than 3.68 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 256,000 have died, according to a Reuters tally.

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Ghana: Wear Your Nose Masks to Protect Yourself and Others

Ghana: Wear Your Nose Masks to Protect Yourself and Others

May 06, 2020

Don't continue to use your mask if it gets damp. I suggest a trial of wearing one's mask for 8 hours a day before they return to work and if they find it uncomfortable to find a mask that is comfortable. "Respirators with exhalation valves should not be used in situations where a sterile field must be maintained because the exhalation valve allows unfiltered exhaled air to escape into the sterile field".

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HHS Health Expert Says He Was Demoted For Blowing Whistle On Hydroxychloroquine

HHS Health Expert Says He Was Demoted For Blowing Whistle On Hydroxychloroquine

May 06, 2020

Bright, who was moved to a less visible role at the National Institutes of Health , wants to remain as BARDA director. He raised red flags regarding hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, two drugs Trump and his administration had touted as Covid-19 treatments despite a lack of clinical evidence.

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Hacker flags 'security issue' in Aarogya Setu, government responds

Hacker flags 'security issue' in Aarogya Setu, government responds

May 06, 2020

Some people argued today that at a crisis like this, when thousands of people are dying, these "flaws" were the least of their concerns and that the app served a much greater objective. Responding to the government's clarification, Alderson tweeted, "Basically, you said "nothing to see here". We will see. I will come back to you tomorrow".

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Coronavirus-Neutralizing Human Antibody Discovered

Coronavirus-Neutralizing Human Antibody Discovered

May 06, 2020

The base of the new antibody was generated applying Harbour BioMed's H2L2 transgenic mouse technology, in simple words, they used a genetically engineered to contain human genes, allowing researchers to produce "human" antibodies without testing them on humans.

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Coronavirus: US to wind down its pandemic task force to reopen country

Coronavirus: US to wind down its pandemic task force to reopen country

May 06, 2020

More than 72,000 people have died from coronavirus in the US. The workers on the floor of the manufacturing plant all wore clear goggles and face masks, but Trump only wore the eye protection. "It'll be a flame and we're going to put the flame out". "I think we're starting to look at the Memorial Day (May 25) window, early June window" for shutting it down, Pence said.

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Pfizer Starts Human Testing Trial of Potential Virus Vaccine

Pfizer Starts Human Testing Trial of Potential Virus Vaccine

May 06, 2020

They are all different versions of a mRNA vaccine. Visit BGR's homepage for more stories . Just last week, we learned of a company from German that started trials on an mRNA vaccine. Sites now dosing participants include NYU Grossman School of Medicine and the University of Maryland School of Medicine, The University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester Regional Health, Pfizer said.

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Britain now has highest number of coronavirus deaths in Europe

Britain now has highest number of coronavirus deaths in Europe

May 06, 2020

Taking into account countries' populations, the U.K.'s per capita death rate is below those in Italy , Spain and Belgium. Authorities say all statistics related to the pandemic should be taken with a pinch of salt as Louise Miner reports. Last week Boris Johnson was ridiculed for claiming that Britain's response to coronavirus had been a "success" , saying "there will be many people looking now at our apparent success" in dealing with the outbreak.

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Sixth COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial begins at UK's Oxford University

Sixth COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial begins at UK's Oxford University

May 06, 2020

According to the latest information from the World Health Organization, there are 77 other coronavirus vaccines in preclinical development. Researchers at the university have started testing human volunteers, with the aim of assessing whether healthy individuals can be shielded from coronavirus using the specific vaccine.

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Monroe County's latest coronavirus numbers: 19 new cases and 1 more death

Monroe County's latest coronavirus numbers: 19 new cases and 1 more death

May 06, 2020

Four cases were linked to global travel, 10 to travel outside of the county, nine to community spread and 18 to contact with a confirmed case. Of the 220 new positives cases of COVID-19, 73 were in San Juan County; 53 in McKinley County; 53 in Bernalillo County; 14 in Sandoval County; seven in Santa Fe County; six in Doña Ana County; four in Rio Arriba County; two each in Valencia and Lea counties; and one each in Curry, Eddy, Grant, Luna, Otero and Torrance counties.

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15 kids hospitalized in NYC with rare disease possibly linked to coronavirus

15 kids hospitalized in NYC with rare disease possibly linked to coronavirus

May 06, 2020

Among the 15 cases, four tested positive for COVID-19 using a diagnostic test, and six tested positive using an antibody test (also called a serological test), which shows evidence of a past infection with the virus. Demetre Daskalakis, deputy city health commissioner for disease control, said in the memo to health care providers. But now officials in New York City say 15 children there have been hospitalized with the mysterious symptoms.

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Governor Announces Michigan COVID-19 Office of Accountability, Financial Relief for Restaurants

Governor Announces Michigan COVID-19 Office of Accountability, Financial Relief for Restaurants

May 06, 2020

Whitmer was of course referring to the hundreds of demonstrators who protested the state's emergency measures in response to the coronavirus in Lansing. On Monday, she signed an executive directive creating the Michigan COVID-19 Office of Accountability within the state budget office, monitoring money spent to address the public health crisis.

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Ontario stepping up lab testing

Ontario stepping up lab testing

May 06, 2020

Although Ontario is consistently testing for COVID-19, it's not enough for Ford. Ford added he doesn't have an exact timeline for when the province will be able to return to a "new" kind of normal, but if things stay consistent and if they aren't any spikes in the daily count of new cases and fatalities over the next couple of weeks, we can start to "loosen things up a bit".

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Too soon for reliable global comparisons on COVID-19 deaths - United Kingdom minister

Too soon for reliable global comparisons on COVID-19 deaths - United Kingdom minister

May 06, 2020

The U.K. has surpassed Italy in the number of COVID-19 fatalities to post the world's second highest number after the US, figures from the USA -based Johns Hopkins University show. "And 35% of those mentioned Covid on the death certificate". "I think we can safely say that none of these countries are doing well, but this is not Eurovision and it is pointless to try and rank them".

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FDA Authorizes Antibody Test for Emergency Use to Determine Coronavirus Immunity

FDA Authorizes Antibody Test for Emergency Use to Determine Coronavirus Immunity

May 06, 2020

Roche had previously pledged to make its antibody test available by early May and to boost production by June to "high double-digit millions" per month. Under the new rules, companies that are already selling these tests must send the FDA an application for "emergency-use authorization" (EUA), along with data showing the tests' accuracy, within 10 business days, the agency said in a statement .

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Japan Extended the State of Emergency until 31 May

Japan Extended the State of Emergency until 31 May

May 06, 2020

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura asked Mr Nishimura for the national government to swiftly put support measures into law, including assistance for businesses' rent payments. While requests to refrain from going out for non-essential tasks and closure of businesses will remain in effect in the core affected prefectures like Tokyo, Chiba, and Osaka, the restrictions will be relaxed in less-affected prefectures.

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Israel claims breakthrough in Covid-19 treatment

Israel claims breakthrough in Covid-19 treatment

May 06, 2020

Globally, more than 3.6 million people have tested positive for the disease which has so far killed over 252,000 people. The Defence Ministry in March had denied any breakthrough simply stating that "if and when there will be something to report, it will be done in an orderly fashion", the report said.

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Researchers identify monoclonal antibody to neutralise COVID-19

May 06, 2020

Therefore, there was intense scientific interest in identifying individual (or monoclonal) antibodies that could neutralize Sars-CoV-2, and which could be manufactured in large quantities. Coronavirus link this spikes protein onto the human cells and insert them into genetic material. "Using this collection of SARS-CoV antibodies, we identified an antibody that also neutralizes infection of SARS-CoV-2 in cultured cells", Bosch said.

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Pence: We're Talking About Doing Away With Task Force

Pence: We're Talking About Doing Away With Task Force

May 06, 2020

Members of the White House coronavirus task force that has drawn worldwide attention amid the outbreak are being told it is "winding down" even as the number of US deaths and infections are projected to rise. Harris said the reopening is going "extremely well and that I've gotten a lot of positive comments". The pledges were made at a European Commission-hosted pledging conference attended via videoconference by leaders from at least 40 countries around the world.

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Britain surpasses Italy with most reported coronavirus deaths in Europe

Britain surpasses Italy with most reported coronavirus deaths in Europe

May 06, 2020

Italy has recorded 29,079 deaths since the outbreak, however, its figures do not include suspected cases. This figure is higher than the death toll of 29,029 in Italy, which has been until now, Europe's worst-hit country. The government has said at least 28,809 people with COVID-19 have died in hospitals, nursing homes, and other settings, according to data by Johns Hopkins University.

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