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French coronavirus cases jump by 3,325 due to better tracking
The number of coronavirus infections in France jumped on the same day the government announced an easing of lockdown rules, but the increase reflected the inclusion of new data rather than a rise in daily infections, the Health Ministry said.
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Doctors in Chile face tough decisions as coronavirus cases spike
Doctors in hospitals across the Chilean capital Santiago said on Wednesday beds are fast running short as new coronavirus cases spike across the city, forcing urgent care wards to make tough decisions with patients flooding the system.
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U.S. coronavirus deaths top 100,000 as country reopens
The novel coronavirus has killed more than 100,000 people in the United States, according to a Reuters tally on Wednesday, even as the slowdown in deaths encouraged businesses to reopen and Americans to emerge from more than two months of lockdowns.
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Factbox: Where states stand as U.S. reaches 100,000 coronavirus deaths
(This May 27 story has been refiled to add extension of stay-at-home order through June 12 in Michigan entry)
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Valencia region moves to next stage of Spain's lockdown exit
Spain's Valencia region will progress to the next phase of a gradual exit from one of Europe's strictest lockdowns, Health Minister Salvador Illa said on Thursday, as the country's coronavirus death toll rose by just one for the second straight day to 27,119.
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France's coronavirus deaths reach more than 28,500, cases slow
France's coronavirus death toll rose by less than a 100 for the sixth day running on Tuesday, despite nursing home data being included again, raising hopes that the worst of the pandemic is over for the country.
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France to open bars and beaches in second phase of easing lockdown
France will allow restaurants, bars and cafes to reopen from June 2, though with more restrictions in Paris than elsewhere, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Thursday as he announced the next phase in easing the country's coronavirus lockdown.
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CVS, Nuro to test driverless prescription delivery in Houston area
CVS Health Corp and unmanned vehicle delivery Nuro in June will start testing a service that drops prescriptions and other essentials free of charge to some customers in the Houston area, the companies said on Thursday.
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Germany pauses anti-malaria drug study for COVID-19: Spiegel
A university in Germany has suspended a clinical study using the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19, Spiegel Online reported on Thursday, after the World Health Organisation decided this week to pause a large trial over safety concerns.
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The pipes are calling: Bolivian band set to go home after months stranded in Germany
Members of a Bolivian orchestra featuring traditional flutes and pipes hope to return home next week after being stranded in the grounds of a German castle for about 80 days due to the coronavirus epidemic.
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Pfizer ties up with glass maker Corning for vial supply
U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc has signed a long-term agreement with glass maker Corning Inc to procure vials for storing drugs, the companies said on Thursday.
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Quest Diagnostics' COVID-19 test kit gets FDA nod for emergency use
Quest Diagnostics said on Thursday it received emergency use authorization (EUA) for its self-collection COVID-19 test kit from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, sending its shares up 3%.
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AstraZeneca picks Oxford Biomedica to make potential COVID-19 vaccine
AstraZeneca has partnered with British cell therapy company Oxford Biomedica to make its experimental COVID-19 vaccine as the drugmaker looks to bolster its manufacturing capacity to produce one billion doses.
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Feline good: French cat survives coronavirus infection
Papille purrs contentedly as her owner rubs the back of her head, her coat glossy and her eyes a piercing green - back to her old affection-seeking self after recovering from COVID-19.
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Egypt registers 1,127 new coronavirus cases, 29 deaths
Egypt registered 1,127 new coronavirus cases and 29 deaths, the health ministry said on Thursday, the highest daily increase.
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French COVID-19 tracing app to be available from June 2: PM
The French government's contact-tracing app to curb the new coronavirus outbreak spread will be available from June 2, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe told a news conference on Thursday.
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Spain's increase in COVID-19 deaths slows almost to a stall
Spain said its coronavirus death toll reached 27,119 on Thursday, rising by just one for the second day in a row as authorities fine-tune a new way of logging cases and deaths.
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Novartis to make U.S. researchers' COVID-19 gene therapy vaccine hopeful
Novartis re-entered vaccine making on Thursday, inking a manufacturing deal with a U.S. team whose COVID-19 candidate relies on technology similar to that of the Swiss drugmaker's $2.1 million-per-patient gene therapy, Zolgensma.
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France to reopen restaurants, bars and beaches from June 2: PM
France will allow restaurants, bars and beaches to reopen from June 2, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Thursday.
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Factbox: Back to the beaches and bars: France eases COVID lockdown
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Thursday France was making progress in its fight against the COVID-19 outbreak, and unveiled steps to further relax restrictions. Here are the main points:
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