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Famous chefs, New York restaurants to push landlords for rent breaks during coronavirus crisis
Renowned restaurants, including Cipriani, Smith & Wollensky, The Smith, and Boqueria, as well as owners Stephen Starr and chef Bobby Flay, have formed a new group seeking help from New York City landlords to survive the coronavirus crisis.
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Chile's coronavirus outbreak surpasses 1,000-case mark
Chile has surpassed 1,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus since the outbreak began in the Andean nation, its health ministry said on Wednesday, among the highest tallies in Latin America.
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Gilead asks FDA to take back lucrative orphan drug status on possible coronavirus treatment
Gilead Sciences Inc on Wednesday took the unusual step of asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to rescind a controversial orphan drug designation the agency had granted for the biotech company's potential coronavirus treatment remdesivir just 48 hours earlier.
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Brazil doctor urges caution on coronavirus 'game changer' drug
A Brazilian doctor leading a clinical trial of a malaria drug and antibiotic combination to treat the coronavirus urged caution on Wednesday, saying initial results of the drug that U.S. President Donald Trump called a potential "game changer" would take two weeks.
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India struggles with coronavirus shutdown; Pakistan cases top 1,000
India's 1.3 billion people were under lockdown on Wednesday to prevent an explosion of coronavirus cases as the government struggled to deliver essential goods and calm nerves.
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Indian doctors evicted over coronavirus transmission fears: medical body
Some doctors combating India's coronavirus outbreak have been evicted from their homes by force, a medical association said on Wednesday, due to fears that they may be infected and spread the disease to neighbors.
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Tesla to reopen New York plant 'as soon as humanly possible' to make ventilators: Musk
Tesla Inc will reopen its New York factory "as soon as humanly possible" to manufacture ventilators for coronavirus patients, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Twitter on Wednesday.
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UK government orders 10,000 ventilators from Dyson for coronavirus patients
The British government has ordered 10,000 medical ventilators designed at breakneck speed by vacuum cleaner-maker Dyson, billionaire founder James Dyson said in an email to staff on Wednesday, as the country tries to boost the number of ventilators available to treat coronavirus patients.
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Erdogan says Turkey will overcome coronavirus in two-three weeks; school closures extended
Turkey will overcome the coronavirus outbreak in two to three weeks through good measures, with as little damage as possible, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, as Ankara extended the closure of all schools until April 30.
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As virus explodes, world races to mask up
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Explainer: Who should wear a face mask, and do they stop the coronavirus?
Many people across Asia wear face masks to try and protect themselves against COVID**19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. In Europe and the United States, masks are less commonly worn, but many people are asking: Should they wear them during the pandemic?
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Babcock says to design and build thousands of ventilators for UK
British engineer Babcock International said on Wednesday it had joined forces with a leading medical equipment company to design and supply thousands of critical care ventilators to Britain's publicly funded health service.
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Countries must not squander chance to control coronavirus: WHO
Countries that have locked down their populations to prevent the spread of coronavirus need to put a premium on finding new cases and doing everything they can "to suppress and control" the virus, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
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Spain's Grifols to test plasma therapy for COVID-19 with U.S. FDA
Spain's Grifols has agreed to work with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other agencies to gather plasma from patients who have recovered from COVID-19 and test potential therapies for the disease, the pharmaceutical firm said on Wednesday.
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Explainer: Why are malaria pills being used against coronavirus?
Older malaria drugs are being studied, and in some cases used, to treat or try to prevent infection with the new coronavirus, even though there is no firm evidence to show they are effective.
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Coronavirus cases in Ireland top 1,500, two more deaths
The total confirmed cases of coronavirus in Ireland rose to 1,564 on Wednesday from 1,329 a day earlier, with two more deaths reported to bring the number of fatalities to nine, the health department said.
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France's Macron pledges massive investment in health system after virus crisis
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday pledged "massive investments" in the country's public hospital health system, close to a breaking point as it copes with the coronavirus outbreak which has already caused 1,331 deaths in the country.
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More than 170,000 volunteer to help UK fight coronavirus
More than 170,000 people have signed up to help Britain's National Health Service tackle the coronavirus outbreak just hours after a request for a quarter of a million volunteers.
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China's Hubei eases coronavirus curbs; new imported cases decline
China's Hubei, the epicentre of the country's coronavirus outbreak, started returning to normal on Wednesday as authorities lifted two months of counter-epidemic restrictions that locked down the province and its capital Wuhan.
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Thailand records 107 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 934: health official
Thailand has recorded 107 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 934, a health official said on Wednesday.
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