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New coronavirus drug shows promise, reduces viral load by almost 100%
Health & Fitness
January 27, 2021
New coronavirus drug shows promise, reduces viral load by almost 100%
American and French scientists have concluded that Plitidepsin, which is marketed under the name Aplidin, has shown serious promising in…
UK’s ‘tsunami’ of grief as coronavirus deaths pass 100,000
World
January 27, 2021
UK’s ‘tsunami’ of grief as coronavirus deaths pass 100,000
LONDON (AP) — For nine months, Gordon Bonner has been in the “hinterlands of despair and desolation” after losing his…
WHO issues new clinical advice on treating COVID-19 patients
World
January 26, 2021
WHO issues new clinical advice on treating COVID-19 patients
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) issued fresh clinical advice on Tuesday for treating COVID-19 patients, including those…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 669 new cases and 53 deaths as of Monday, total now 162,486
Egypt
January 26, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 669 new cases and 53 deaths as of Monday, total now 162,486
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Monday announced 669 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases up to…
Facebook blocks Netanyahu chatbot, citing privacy violation
Middle East
January 26, 2021
Facebook blocks Netanyahu chatbot, citing privacy violation
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Facebook said on Monday it removed a post and suspended a messenger bot from Israeli Prime Minister…
COVID-19 variant brings new dimension to Europe’s pandemic
World
January 26, 2021
COVID-19 variant brings new dimension to Europe’s pandemic
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — In the first week of December, Portugal’s prime minister gave his pandemic-weary people an early Christmas…
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia to get three million AstraZeneca shots in about a week from India
Middle East
January 26, 2021
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia to get three million AstraZeneca shots in about a week from India
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Serum Institute of India (SII) will supply Saudi Arabia with three million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine…
Coronavirus vaccine to cost no more than LE200 for most in Egypt, free for medical staff and gov’t aid recipients
Egypt
January 25, 2021
Coronavirus vaccine to cost no more than LE200 for most in Egypt, free for medical staff and gov’t aid recipients
On Sunday, the Egyptian Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed announced that the coronavirus vaccine will cost a maximum…
Japan likely to hit COVID-19 herd immunity in October, months after Olympics: researcher
World
January 25, 2021
Japan likely to hit COVID-19 herd immunity in October, months after Olympics: researcher
(Reuters) – Japan is likely to achieve herd immunity to COVID-19 through mass inoculations only months after the planned Tokyo…
COVID-19 in Egypt: 674 cases and 57 deaths on Sunday, total now 161,817
Egypt
January 25, 2021
COVID-19 in Egypt: 674 cases and 57 deaths on Sunday, total now 161,817
Egypt’s Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed 674 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases up to…