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Vietnam determined to save British pilot, avoid its first COVID-19 death
Vietnam has mounted an all-out effort to save the life of its most critically ill coronavirus patient, a British pilot who works for Vietnam Airlines, the national carrier.
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UK follows EU, U.S. with talks on Roche COVID-19 antibody tests
Britain is in talks with Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG to buy an accurate COVID-19 antibody test, following the lead of the European Union and United States, which had already given preliminary approval to the tests.
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Spain's daily coronavirus death toll rises above 200 on Thursday
Spain's daily coronavirus death toll rose on Thursday above 200 for the first time since May 8, the health ministry reported.
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Indonesia reports 568 new coronavirus infections, 15 deaths
Indonesia reported 568 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the total in the Southeast Asian country to 16,006, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said.
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European Medicines Agency: coronavirus vaccine could be ready for approval in a year
A vaccine for the new coronavirus could be approved in about a year's time in an "optimistic" scenario, the European Medicines Agency said on Thursday.
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Reprogrammed skin cells inserted in brain help Parkinson's patient regain function: study
Skin cells reprogrammed to produce the neurotransmitter dopamine and inserted deep into the brain of a 69-year-old man with Parkinson's disease have allowed him to tie his shoes again and resume swimming and biking, researchers reported in The New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday.
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Japan says drugmaker Gilead's COVID-19 treatment remdesivir now in use in hospitals
Japan has begun treating severely ill COVID-19 patients with Gilead Sciences Inc's COVID-19 remdesivir drug, a health ministry official said, just days after giving the drug emergency approval as it seeks to curb the coronavirus outbreak.
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China calls U.S. accusation of hacking in COVID-19 research "slander"
China's foreign ministry, asked about China-linked hackers breaking into U.S. COVID-19 research, said China opposed what it called slander from the United States.
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China's BGI gets Australian foothold through mass coronavirus test delivery
Australia says its purchase of 10 million coronavirus test kits from Chinese genomics company BGI will not risk patient privacy, as researchers hope for greater price competition in a biotech market dominated by a U.S rival.
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Kidney injury seen in more than a third of hospitalized COVID-19 patients: U.S. study
Over a third of patients treated for COVID-19 in a large New York medical system developed acute kidney injury, and nearly 15% required dialysis, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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UK in talks with Roche on 'game changer' COVID-19 antibody tests
Britain is in talks with Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG on rolling out an accurate COVID-19 antibody test that it said could be a 'game changer' on getting the world's fifth largest economy back to work.
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Only 4.4% of French population infected by coronavirus: Pasteur institute
A study led by the Pasteur Institute says a mere 4.4% of the French population - or 2.8 million people - have been infected by the novel coronavirus, much higher than the official count of cases but way too low to achieve so-called "herd immunity".
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Sanofi gets priority U.S. FDA review for sutimlimab product
French healthcare company Sanofi said on Thursday that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) regulator had granted a priority review for Sanofi's sutimlimab product, which treats hemolysis in adults suffering from cold agglutinin disease.
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Germany's coronavirus infections rise by 933 cases to 172,239: RKI
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany rose 933 to stand at 172,239, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Thursday.
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'This virus may never go away,' WHO says
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could become endemic like HIV, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, warning against any attempt to predict how long it would keep circulating and calling for a "massive effort" to counter it.
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Trump to tap ex-Glaxo exec, U.S. general for coronavirus vaccine effort
President Donald Trump is expected to tap a former GlaxoSmithKline executive and a U.S. general to spearhead the government's effort at developing a coronavirus vaccine on an accelerated schedule, officially called "Operation Warp Speed," an administration official said on Wednesday.
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Pentagon awards $134 million for medical supplies for U.S. nursing homes
The Pentagon said on Wednesday it has awarded a $134 million contract to buy protective eyewear, gloves, gowns, and masks for medical personnel at over 15,000 U.S. nursing homes, as it helps gather medical equipment to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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Sanofi to accelerate European COVID-19 vaccine access after CEO prioritizes U.S. preorders
French drugmaker Sanofi SA said on Wednesday that it is working with European regulators to speed up access to a potential coronavirus vaccine in Europe after its chief executive suggested Americans would likely get the vaccine first.
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Brazil passes France in coronavirus cases to become 6th worst-hit country
Brazil registered a record number of new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, surpassing France's tally to become the sixth-worst hit country, as the disease sends the economy toward its worst year since at least 1900.
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China reports three new COVID-19 cases, down from seven a day earlier
China reported 3 new coronavirus cases for May 13, down from 7 cases a day earlier, the country's health commission said.
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