Distancing and masks cut COVID-19 risk, says largest review of evidence
FILE PHOTO: Learners observe social distancing markers as they queue at a school feeding scheme in Gugulethu township during a nationwide lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus disease
Continue readingWHO and other experts say no evidence of coronavirus losing potency
LONDON/MILAN (Reuters) – World Health Organization experts and a range of other scientists said on Monday there was no evidence to support an assertion by a high-profile Italian doctor that the
Continue readingEgypt reports first decline in new coronavirus cases for a week
FILE PHOTO: A family rides a motorbike in front of National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Cairo, in Egypt
Continue readingWHO and other experts say no evidence of COVID-19 losing potency
LONDON/MILAN (Reuters) – World Health Organization experts and a range of other scientists said on Monday there was no evidence to support an assertion by a high profile Italian doctor that the
Continue readingEli Lilly starts human study of potential COVID-19 antibody treatment
(Reuters) – Eli Lilly and Co said on Monday it had started an early-stage trial to test its potential treatment for COVID-19, in the world’s first study of an antibody treatment against the disease.
Continue readingJune 1, 2020 — A roundup of the latest news about COVID-19
Protests over the killing of George Floyd may lead to a catastrophic setback in controlling COVID-19. Communities of color have been disproportionately hit by the coronavirus. And the majority of Americans
Continue readingSpain reports no new COVID-19 deaths, 71 new cases
FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks walk on a crosswalk, as some Spanish provinces are allowed to ease lockdown restrictions during phase one, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Valencia,
Continue readingU.S. awards new $628 million contract to boost output of potential COVID-19 vaccine
FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a “Vaccine COVID-19” sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo (Reuters)
Continue readingExclusive: Russia to roll out its first approved COVID-19 drug next week
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will start giving its first drug approved to treat COVID-19 to patients next week, its state financial backer told Reuters, a move it hopes will ease strains on the health
Continue readingArmed with disinfectant and admonishments, South Korean robot fights coronavirus spread
SEOUL (Reuters) – A self-driving robot equipped with cameras and an LED screen greets visitors at the lobby in the headquarters of South Korea’s largest mobile operator, checking their temperature,
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