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Novartis to donate malaria drug in fight against coronavirus
Novartis will donate enough doses of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to treat several million patients in the fight against the coronavirus, if it wins approval, the Swiss company said on Friday.
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EU opens probe into fake coronavirus-related products
European Union regulators have opened an investigation into imports of fake coronavirus-related products that are ineffective or even harmful to health, the European anti-fraud office OLAF said on Friday.
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As coronavirus takes emotional toll, mental health professionals brace for spike in demand
For the last few days, unease and paranoia have followed Ann Ostberg like a black cloud, as the coronavirus swept through the United States, reaching all 50 states by this week.
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Sri Lanka imposes curfew as South Asia steps up coronavirus battle
Sri Lanka imposed a nationwide weekend curfew on Friday as South Asian countries escalated efforts to check the spread of coronavirus across the densely populated region of 1.9 billion people.
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Health Canada okays GSK unit's monthly HIV injection
GlaxoSmithKline's HIV treatments division said on Friday that Canada's healthcare regulator has approved its long-acting HIV injection, in a major win for the British drugmaker after a U.S. rejection late last year.
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Come back to fight coronavirus, UK begs 65,000 former nurses and doctors
Britain has asked 65,000 former nurses and doctors to return to work and will deploy final-year medical students to fight the coronavirus health crisis, the health ministry said.
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Malaysia to deploy army amid movement curbs to contain coronavirus
Malaysia will deploy the army from Sunday to assist police in enforcing a restricted movement order aimed at reining in the spread of a coronavirus, the government said.
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Dutch coronavirus cases up by 534 to 2,994, deaths up 30 to 106
Dutch health authorities confirmed 534 new cases of coronavirus and 30 new deaths on Friday, bringing the Netherlands' total to 2,994 cases and 106 deaths.
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UK bans parallel exports of key drugs to protect supplies
Britain has banned the parallel export of 80 crucial medicines including adrenaline, insulin, paracetamol and morphine to protect supplies during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Venezuelans sew homemade face masks amid coronavirus quarantine
After two decades of sewing jackets and school uniforms, Venezuelan clothing designers Stalina Svieykowsky and Nelson Jimenez this month revamped their operations to make the country's most sought-after article of apparel: face masks.
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UK government scientists publish evidence on COVID-19 evolution
British government emergency response scientists published the evidence on their understanding of COVID-19 evolution on Friday.
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U.S. CDC, Emory Univ set up sites to check coronavirus symptoms online
Americans worried about their exposure to coronavirus can check their symptoms with two new screening tools online.
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Japan to reopen schools closed for coronavirus after spring recess
Japanese Education Minister Koichi Hagiuda said on Friday the government would not extend its request that schools be closed until spring break to stem coronavirus infections, setting the stage for classes to resume at the start of the academic year in April.
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Belgium coronavirus deathtoll rises to 37 in largest daily jump
Belgium recorded 16 new deaths on Thursday because of coronavirus, for a total of 37 in the country, the biggest daily rise since the beginning of the epidemic, a spokesman for the Belgian health ministry said on Friday.
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Crowds form at Olympic torch event in Japan despite coronavirus caution
An Olympic torch event in Japan drew hundreds of spectators on the day of the flame's arrival on Friday, creating the type of packed gathering the government and Tokyo 2020 organisers have warned against to prevent coronavirus from spreading further.
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Finnish health boss questions WHO coronavirus testing advice
Finland's national health authority questioned on Friday the World Health Organization's call on countries to test as many patients as possible for coronavirus, after the country ran out of testing capacity this week.
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Muslims in Indonesia divided over Friday prayers amid coronavirus fears
While many Muslims in Indonesia's capital accepted advice to avoid religious gatherings and prayed at home on Friday elsewhere in the world's most populous Muslim country, people ignored the risk of coronavirus and crowded into their mosques.
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Spain's coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,000
Spain's death toll from the coronavirus epidemic soared to 1,002 on Friday from 767 on the previous day, the country's health emergencies chief Fernando Simon said.
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Coronavirus concerns overshadow Olympic flame arrival in Japan
An Olympic cauldron was ignited in Japan on Friday with a flame carried from Greece, with officials again pledging the Tokyo 2020 Games will proceed despite mounting pressure to halt the world's biggest sporting event due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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