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Mass move to work from home in coronavirus crisis creates opening for hackers: cyber experts
As people disperse to their homes to work and study because of the coronavirus pandemic, taking their laptops and company data with them, cyber security experts say hackers will follow, seeking to take advantage and infiltrate corporations.
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Coronavirus delays Biogen's Spinraza for some patients
U.S. drugmaker Biogen Inc said on Wednesday that some patients on its drug Spinraza - which treats a rare disorder called spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) - are having their treatments postponed to prioritize COVID-19 patients.
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HIV drug combo fails as treatment for severe COVID-19 in China study
A pill containing two HIV drugs that was touted as a potential treatment for the novel coronavirus was not effective, according to a study released late on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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FDA urges virtual patient visits as coronavirus disrupts clinical trials
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday recommended switching to virtual patient visits instead of in-person monitoring for clinical studies, as signs emerge that the rapid spread of the coronavirus outbreak is disrupting trials.
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Pfizer puts off investor day, reports two late-stage study results in advance
Pfizer Inc on Wednesday reported results from two late-stage studies ahead of schedule as it put off its March 31 investor day amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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Netanyahu threatens Israeli lockdown orders in coronavirus crisis
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday lockdown orders would be issued unless people stepped up compliance with guidelines urging them to stay at home to help halt the spread of the coronavirus in Israel.
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Special Report: How Korea trounced U.S. in race to test people for coronavirus
SEOUL - In late January, South Korean health officials summoned representatives from more than 20 medical companies from their lunar New Year celebrations to a conference room tucked inside Seoul’s busy train station.
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Factbox: What Africa is doing to fight coronavirus
The World Health Organization has warned of the risk that COVID-19 could overwhelm strained public health systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Here is a selection of measures countries are taking to prepare for the virus and limit its spread.
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Armed with lessons from Ebola, Africa braces for coronavirus surge
When a passenger arriving from Brussels at Cameroon's Yaounde Nsimalen airport on Saturday was found to have a temperature, health officials say he was whisked to a hospital and diagnosed inside four hours as the country's fourth case of coronavirus.
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Kosovo coalition partner to file no-confidence vote in government
A coalition partner in the Kosovo government will file a motion for a no-confidence vote in the government following the sacking of the interior minister over a dispute whether to declare a state of emergency to halt the spread of the coronavirus.
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UK faces 'massive shortage' of ventilators - Swiss manufacturer
Britain faces a "massive shortage" of ventilators that will be needed to treat critically ill patients suffering from coronavirus, after it failed to invest enough in intensive care equipment, a leading ventilator manufacturer said on Wednesday.
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Patients with breathing, lung problems at highest risk with COVID-19 - study
Patients with existing illnesses that cause breathlessness, wheezing or lung problems run a higher risk of developing severe cases of COVID-19 infection due to the new coronavirus, according to a pooled analysis study published on Wednesday.
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Synairgen gets green light for coronavirus drug trial
British pharmaceutical company Synairgen said on Wednesday it had the go-ahead to test a drug that could boost the lung function of patients with coronavirus, potentially assisting in the global fight against the pandemic.
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Italy threatens to ban outdoor exercise as coronavirus deaths surge
The Italian government threatened on Wednesday to ban all outdoor exercise as the coronavirus death toll soared to 2,978 and frustration grew over the number of people defying a nationwide lockdown order.
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Italian unions urge post office to cut workload after coronavirus kills two
Italian unions urged the national post office Poste Italiane on Wednesday to cut the number of people at work and make sure that all employees have face masks and plastic gloves after two of them died from the coronavirus.
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Exclusive: UK faces 'massive shortage' of ventilators - Swiss manufacturer
Britain faces a "massive shortage" of ventilators that will be needed to treat critically ill patients suffering from coronavirus, after it failed to invest enough in intensive care equipment, a leading ventilator manufacturer said on Wednesday.
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UK coronavirus deaths rise to 103, up from 71
The number of deaths of people who tested positive for coronavirus in the United Kingdom rose to 103 on Wednesday, from 71 a day earlier, the health ministry said in a statement.
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Netflix sued by former prosecutor over portrayal in 'Central Park Five' miniseries
A former prosecutor who ran the sex crimes unit in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office in 1989 sued Netflix on Wednesday for defamation over her portrayal in "When They See Us," claiming the miniseries about the “Central Park Five” fabricated both her statements and actions related to the case.
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Coronavirus death toll in Italy's Lombardy jumps 319 in a day: sources
The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, which has borne the brunt of a nationwide contagion, has risen by 319 in a day to 1,959, two sources with access to the data said on Wednesday.
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