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Lancet says concerned about validity of widely-cited hydroxychloroquine study
The Lancet medical journal on Tuesday said "serious scientific questions" had been brought to its attention about the validity of the data behind a widely-cited study on the dangers of the use of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
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U.S. CDC reports total of 1.8 million coronavirus cases
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported a total of 1,802,470 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 14,790 cases from its previous count, and said that the number of deaths had risen by 761 to 105,157.
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Black and Asian people in England more likely to die from COVID-19, says report
Black and Asian people in England are up to 50% more likely to die after becoming infected with COVID-19, an official study said on Tuesday, putting pressure on the government to outline plans to protect the most at-risk communities.
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France's coronavirus death toll up but hospitalizations down
France's coronavirus death toll rose by more than a 100 for the first time in 13 days on Tuesday, an increase that includes nursing homes data again after a three-day interruption.
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California court hears appeal of $289 million verdict against Bayer in first Roundup cancer trial
A California appeals court on Tuesday heard arguments in the first case that went to trial over allegations that Bayer AG's glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup causes cancer, resulting in a $289 million judgment against the company.
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Trump and Bolsonaro discussed research effort on using hydroxychloroquine to fight coronavirus, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro discussed a joint research effort on using the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as both a prophylaxis and treatment for the coronavirus, the White House said on Tuesday.
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WHO director for Americas urges U.S. help as coronavirus surges in region
The World Health Organization's regional director for the Americas urged the United States on Tuesday to keep helping countries in the region to fight the novel coronavirus even as the Trump administration leaves the U.N. agency.
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U.S. temporarily to allow certain impurities in hand sanitizer
The Trump administration said this week it will temporarily allow some impurities in alcohol-based hand sanitizer to ensure access to the product during the coronavirus pandemic, reversing course after having tightened restrictions in April.
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Combat 5G COVID-19 fake news, urges Europe
European Union (EU) nations banking on 5G to boost economic growth are eager to tackle conspiracy theories linking the wireless technology to the spread of the novel coronavirus that have seen masts torched in several places.
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Timely screening, isolation helped U.S. Air Force base contain coronavirus
Measures taken at a U.S. Air Force base in Texas to curb the spread of the coronavirus resulted less than one percent of its population becoming infected over seven weeks between March and April, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Too early to exclude travellers from UK coronavirus quarantine: testing coordinator
It is too early to be able to exclude some international travellers from quarantine measures due to be introduced next week to prevent a resurgence of the coronavirus, Britain's COVID-19 testing coordinator said on Tuesday.
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Any resurgence of virus would likely be local, says UK testing coordinator
Any resurgence of COVID-19 in Britain would probably be local and patchy, testing coordinator John Newton said on Tuesday.
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Exclusive: Lonza sets new goal to make Moderna COVID-19 vaccine ingredients
Lonza aims to speed completion of two commercial production lines for Moderna Inc's trial COVID-19 vaccine so manufacturing could start four to six weeks earlier than planned if the project is successful, the Swiss drugmaker's chairman said on Tuesday.
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Gilead's next step on coronavirus: inhaled remdesivir, other easier-to-use versions
Gilead Sciences Inc is developing easier-to-administer versions of its antiviral treatment remdesivir for COVID-19 that could be used outside of hospitals, including ones that can be inhaled, after trials showed moderate effectiveness for the drug given by infusion.
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Explainer: Can you catch COVID-19 from delivered packages?
An outbreak of COVID-19 at a logistics centre run by one of South Korea's largest online shopping companies has raised concerns over whether the virus can be transmitted by package deliveries.
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'Often mistrusted': stats watchdog criticises UK COVID-19 test data
Britain's statistics watchdog chided the government on Tuesday for publishing data on coronavirus tests that it said were often mistrusted and "far from complete and comprehensible".
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First Rohingya dies from coronavirus in Bangladesh
An elderly Rohingya refugee has become the first person to die from coronavirus in the camps in southern Bangladesh, officials said on Tuesday.
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UK has more to do to understand why virus hits ethnic minorities harder, says Hancock
Britain has more work to do to understand why COVID-19 has a disproportionate effect on black and minority ethnic minorities, health minister Matt Hancock said on Tuesday.
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Proteins in COVID-19 patients' blood could predict severity of illness, study finds
Scientists have found 27 key proteins in the blood of people infected with COVID-19 which they say could act as predictive biomarkers for how ill a patient could become with the disease.
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