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China legislators take on wildlife trade, but traditional medicine likely to be exempt
As China's parliament prepares new laws to ban the trade and consumption of wildlife, local action plans published this week suggest the country's fur trade and lucrative traditional medicine sectors will continue as usual.
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Mexico registers record one-day coronavirus death toll with 424 fatalities: health ministry
Mexico's health ministry on Wednesday registered 2,248 new coronavirus infections and an additional 424 fatalities, a record one-day death toll since the start of the pandemic.
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New York City's low-income, minority areas hit hardest by COVID-19, Cuomo says
New York City residents from low-income communities have tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies at a higher-than-average rate, underscoring the disproportionate impact of the disease on people of color, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday.
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Ecuador's largest city eases quarantine as COVID-19 deaths decline
Ecuador's largest city allowed some businesses to reopen on Wednesday following a fall in daily deaths from the coronavirus pandemic that had for weeks required the city to remain in quarantine.
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China reports two new coronavirus cases for May 20 vs 5 day earlier
China recorded two new coronavirus cases for May 20, down from five a day earlier, the National Health Commission (NHC) reported on Thursday.
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Apple-Google contact tracing tech draws interest in 23 countries, some hedge bets
Authorities in 23 countries across five continents have sought access to contact tracing technology from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google, the companies announced on Wednesday as they released the initial version of their system.
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Apple and Google still in talks with UK about COVID-19 app technology
Apple and Google said they were continuing to talk to the British government about the technology used in its smartphone COVID-19 contact tracing app as the two companies released the initial version of their own system.
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Higher dose of Gilead-Galapagos drug meets ulcerative colitis study goals
Gilead Sciences Inc and partner Galapagos NV said on Wednesday only a higher dose of their experimental drug filgotinib showed greater effectiveness than placebo in a pivotal study testing it in ulcerative colitis patients.
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Brazil coronavirus outbreak worsens as country could soon be No. 2 in cases
Brazil's coronavirus outbreak worsened on Wednesday and the South American nation could soon have the second-highest number of cases in the world as the Health Ministry reported 888 new deaths and nearly 20,000 new infections in a single day.
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Brazil coronavirus outbreak worsens, cases could soon be second highest in world
Brazil's coronavirus outbreak worsened on Wednesday and the South American nation could soon have the second-highest number of cases in the world as the Health Ministry reported 888 new deaths and nearly 20,000 new cases in a single day.
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Top HIV scientist says he wouldn't count on a vaccine for coronavirus soon
A top U.S. scientist said on Wednesday that governments should not count on a successful vaccine against COVID-19 being developed anytime soon when deciding whether to ease restrictions imposed to curb the pandemic.
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Trump says his hydroxychloroquine regimen finishes in the next day or two
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the regimen of an anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine that he is taking to ward off the coronavirus finishes in the next day or two.
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Discontent bubbles in Spain even though coronavirus cases wane
Spain's fragile left-wing coalition won backing from political foes to extend a state of emergency on Wednesday as public protests simmered over economic damage and social restrictions during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Red Cross aid agency warns against any move to limit vaccine access
The head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) appealed on Wednesday for the world to work together toward a coronavirus vaccine, warning against any unilateral action that could prevent access for poor countries.
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U.S. nursing homes plagued by infection control issues pre-COVID-19: report
U.S. nursing homes have been plagued with infection control deficiencies even before the coronavirus pandemic turned them into hotspots for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the virus, a government report said on Wednesday.
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Argentine scientists working on low-cost two-hour coronavirus test
Argentine scientists are producing what they call a fast and inexpensive coronavirus test, which according to the government has captured the interest of other countries.
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California border hospitals hit by surge in COVID-19 cases from Mexico
(This May 19 story corrects name to Pioneers Memorial Hospital, from Pilgrims Memorial Hospital, in paragraphs 3 and 7)
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Gilead-Galapagos's drug meets main goals of ulcerative colitis study
Gilead Sciences Inc and partner Galapagos NV said on Wednesday a higher dose of their experimental drug filgotinib showed greater effectiveness than placebo in a mid-stage study testing it in ulcerative colitis patients.
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Peru coronavirus cases surpass 100,000 as demand sends drug prices soaring
Peru's number of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 104,000, the Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday, as the outbreak puts pressure on the demand for medicines, whose prices have soared in recent days.
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South Africa records first neonatal coronavirus death, toll jumps to 339
South Africa recorded its first neonatal coronavirus death on Wednesday, as the death toll jumped by 27 to 339, the health ministry said.
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