Scientists working in Jerusalem and New York believe that may have found a surprising treatment for COVID-19 – a cholesterol-lowering drug which makes the virus weaker.
The post-pandemic world, the economist cautioned, has to face the need to not return to the pre-pandemic ‘normal’.
British clothing and food retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) said on Monday it planned to cut 950 jobs as part of a restructuring, dealing a further blow to a sector that has already seen thousands of redundancies during the COVID-19 crisis.
(Bloomberg) — A coronavirus vaccine the University of Oxford is developing with AstraZeneca Plc showed promising results in early human testing, a sign of progress in the high-stakes pursuit of a shot to defeat the pathogen.The vaccine increased levels of both protective neutralizing antibodies and immune T-cells that target the virus, according to the stud […]
As cases continue to rise, the government has ordered police to accompany medics and transfer any infected patients to isolation facilities. Citizens have also been encouraged to report any infected neighbors in hiding.
View NPR’s maps and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are growing and which are leveling off.
Redundancies at stores and head office follow job losses at John Lewis and Boots this monthCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMarks & Spencer is to cut 950 jobs at its head office and stores, in the latest blow to UK high street retailers hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.The latest cuts – to store management posts as well as […]
It’s been a month of harrowing milestones set across the country, with the US beating its own daily record of total new coronavirus cases at least nine times.
How seasonal viruses interact with the coronavirus is unknown – it may lessen or sharpen the pandemic – so flu vaccinations are vital Optimists had hoped Covid-19 might not withstand the blistering heat of a British summer. However those hopes have faded: the virus staged a recent resurgence in Iran amid actual blistering temperatures, and has had no trouble […]
The WHO has registered almost 260,000 global COVID-19 cases, a record single-day spike since the start of the pandemic in December. More than 600,000 people have died. Follow DW for the latest.
Victoria state, which includes Melbourne, now has nearly 3,000 active cases of Covid-19 after a further 363 infections were reported Sunday despite a 10-day lockdown. Mask-wearing is not common in Australia and has not been part of the country’s COVID-19 response until now.
Judge Barbara Canales of Nueces County, Texas, talks about the need for medical supplies and testing supplies as medical workers are being overwhelmed by the growth in COVID-19 cases and the spread of the coronavirus.
A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed thousands of people.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday said he has recovered from Covid-19 and resumed official activities, two weeks after testing positive for the deadly disease. “Thank you all for your good wishes and support. I am fortunate to be back in the office today (Friday) post #COVID,” he tweeted. Qureshi praised Pakistan’s healthcare […]
U.S., U.K., and Canadian government officials claim Russian intelligence is carrying out cyberattacks in an effort to steal coronavirus vaccine research.
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