Tag Archives: COVID-19

Bolivia’s senate approved ‘miracle mineral solution’ — a toxic bleach with no medical use — as a treatment for COVID-19 

Javier Mamani/Getty Images The Bolivian senate has approved the use of chlorine dioxide, a toxic bleach, as a treatment for COVID-19, according to an official statement Tuesday. The motion needs to be approved by Bolivia’s lower house and its president before it can be used legally. The substance, known as “miracle mineral solution,” is advoca […]

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Fauci says he doesn’t regret telling Americans not to wear masks at the beginning of the pandemic 

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, says he doesn’t regret advising Americans against wearing masks early on in the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with CBS News anchor Norah O’Donnell published in InStyle, Fauci defended his credibility and decision-making in response to recent attempts from the White House to un […]

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Russia denies coronavirus vaccine trial claims: Live updates 

Britain, the US and Canada accused Russia of trying to steal information from researchers seeking a COVID-19 vaccine.

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Rishi Sunak’s Covid-19 package recycled up to £10bn spending – IFS 

Chancellor’s statement ‘corrosive of public trust’ for passing old funds off as newRishi Sunak has been accused of repackaging up to £10bn of previously announced government spending to form the backbone of his summer statement plan to save jobs during Covid-19.Serving the chancellor with a blunt rebuke, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said it was “corrosiv […]

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Moderna Soars 16% As Covid-19 Vaccine Shows Strong Immune Response 

Moderna (MRNA) soared a further 16% in Tuesday’s after-market trading after the biotech announced the publication of an interim analysis of the open-label Phase 1 study of mRNA-1273, its vaccine candidate against COVID-19.Results reaffirmed positive interim data assessment announced on May 18, said Moderna, and show mRNA-1273 induced rapid and strong immune […]

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Egypt: doctors targeted for highlighting Covid-19 working conditions 

Overwhelmed staff detained by state security agency after voicing concerns about lack of PPE Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOverwhelmed and ill-equipped medical staff in Egypt are being threatened for speaking out about poor working conditions during the Covid-19 pandemic, with increasing numbers detained by a domestic security a […]

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Africa: ‘Tax Us’ – World’s Super-Rich Call for Wealth Tax to Fund COVID-19 Relief 

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] New York — A group of 83 millionaires called for a permanent wealth tax to fund coronavirus relief efforts

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UK coronavirus live: Johnson U-turns on masks as experts fear up to 120,000 Covid-19 winter deaths 

Boris Johnson announces face coverings are to be mandatory in shops from 24 July with £100 fines for non-compliance Global coronavirus live: latest updates 9.42am BST The number of deaths in England and Wales when Covid-19 was citing on the death certificate has exceeded 50,000 according to the latest weekly statistics from the ONS.A total of 50,548 deaths i […]

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France celebrates virus heroes on redesigned Bastille Day 

Ambulance drivers, supermarket cashiers, postal workers. Medics who died fighting COVID-19. France is honoring them all on its biggest national holiday Tuesday, recalibrating Bastille Day’s usual grandiose military parade to celebrate heroes of the coronavirus pandemic instead.

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Transparency concerns raised over India COVID-19 fund 

A request by the Associated Press for a list of fund donors and payments from the PM office was denied.

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Jimmy Fallon returns to 30 Rock for the first time since COVID-19 lockdown 

The “Tonight Show” host opened the show with an emotional and heartfelt message to his viewers.

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B2Bs are figuring out how to stay in business, operate, and recover in a COVID-19 world

Insider Intelligence publishes thousands of research reports, charts, and forecasts on the Media, Advertising, and Marketing industry. You can learn more about becoming a client here. The following is a preview of one Media, Advertising, and Marketing report, the B2B Best Practices in a COVID-19 World. You can purchase this report here. Just as consumers are […]

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Ministers fear China will blitz UK with a devastating online attack 

Senior sources say ‘a perfect storm’ of diplomatic rows over Hong Kong, the tech giant Huawei and Covid-19 could lead to an all-out attack by Chinese-backed hackers.

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New study suggests COVID-19 brought American families closer together 

Seventy-five percent of American parents witnessed a key moment in their child’s life while in self-isolation, according to new research.

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Sunak will say things are looking up, but OBR has less faith in a rebound 

With bad news on jobs, and ongoing risk from Covid-19, hopes for a V-shaped recovery look misplacedHow quickly can Britain’s economy rebound after the pandemic? Last week, the chancellor, Rishi Sunak set out an upbeat recovery vision, with a plan to get restaurants buzzing again. It was perhaps the swiftest gear change in years: just days earlier, restaurant […]

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