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Roche rheumatoid arthritis drug fails to help COVID-19 patients in Italian study
Roche's rheumatoid arthritis drug Actemra failed to help patients with early-stage COVID-19 pneumonia in an Italian study, the latest instance in which an anti-inflammatory drug has fallen through in a coronavirus trial.
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Russia revises sharply higher coronavirus death toll among medics
Russia has revised steeply higher, to nearly 500, the number of medical workers who have died after contracting COVID-19, illustrating the severe toll the pandemic has taken on its frontline doctors and nurses.
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WHO hopes for hundreds of millions of vaccine doses this year, 2 billion next year
The World Health Organization hopes hundreds of millions of doses of coronavirus vaccine can be produced this year and 2 billion doses by the end of 2021, chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Thursday.
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Steroid should be kept for serious coronavirus cases, WHO says
A cheap steroid that can help save the lives of patients with severe COVID-19 should be reserved for serious cases in which it has been shown to provide benefits, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
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England's COVID-19 test and trace system reaches over 85,000 in two weeks
The number of contacts of positive COVID-19 cases reached by England's test and trace system in its first two weeks of operation was 87,639, Britain's health ministry said on Thursday.
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Beijing residents rush coronavirus test clinics as emergency rules expand
China's capital has mandated coronavirus tests for hundreds of thousands of people as it widens measures against a new outbreak of the disease that has sent anxious residents flooding to clinics for voluntary tests, putting a strain on the system.
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Exclusive: EU in advanced talks with Johnson & Johnson on COVID-19 vaccine deal - sources
The European Commission is in advanced talks with pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson to reserve or buy up-front doses of its COVID-19 vaccine under development, two officials familiar with the talks told Reuters.
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Beijing's coronavirus outbreak under control, Chinese expert says
Beijing has brought its latest coronavirus outbreak under control, a Chinese medical expert said on Thursday, although the capital can still expect sporadic new cases.
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China reports 28 new coronavirus cases in mainland
China reported 28 new coronavirus cases in the mainland as of end-June 17, 21 of which were in the capital of Beijing, the country's health commission said on Thursday.
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Exclusive: Peru miners restart pandemic-hit operations with mass testing, isolating workers
Peru's miners are revving up stalled operations with mass testing, isolation periods and revamped shift patterns, setting up the world's No. 2 copper producer to hit 80% of production capacity by the end of June, industry officials said.
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Black patients with COVID-19 in Atlanta more likely to be hospitalized: CDC
(The June 17 story corrects to show 79% of hospitalized patients were black, not 79% of black patients were hospitalized, in second paragraph)
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WHO testing interim data from COVID-19 trial on HIV drugs
The World Health Organization is looking at interim data from its large multi-country trial of the combination of HIV drugs Lopinavir and Ritonavir to treat COVID-19 patients, the UN agency's chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Thursday.
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Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
China's capital, Beijing, has mandated coronavirus tests for hundreds of thousands of people as it widens measures against a new outbreak of the disease that has sent anxious residents pouring into clinics for voluntary tests, putting a strain on the system.
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Beijing coronavirus outbreak under control - Chinese CDC expert
Beijing's latest coronavirus outbreak has been brought under control, Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist of China's Center for Diseases Prevention and Control, said at a regular news conference on Thursday.
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From Asia to Africa, 'Sesame Street' special tackles coronavirus pandemic
Elmo, Cookie Monster and Muppets from Asia and the Middle East are joining forces for a special episode of "Sesame Street" aimed at helping kids cope with a world turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Russia's new coronavirus cases rise at lowest in six weeks
Russia on Thursday reported 7,790 new cases of the novel coronavirus, its lowest daily rise in infections in six weeks, bringing the nationwide total to 561,091.
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COVID-19 cases surge in Oklahoma, other states ahead of Trump's Tulsa rally
Several U.S. states including Oklahoma reported a surge in new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, days before a planned campaign rally for President Donald Trump in Tulsa that would be the nation's largest indoor social gathering in three months.
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Novacyt shares jump after launch of new COVID-19 testing products
Healthcare and clinical diagnostics company Novacyt, whose shares have surged on the back of its COVID-19 testing products, on Thursday announced the launch of three new products to support testing for the presence of the virus.
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Thailand reports six new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
Thailand on Thursday reported six new coronavirus infections and no new deaths, bringing its total to 3,141 confirmed cases, of which 58 were fatalities.
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