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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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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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France to lift the 100 km travel restriction on June 2: PM
France on June 2 will lift an 100 km (62 mile) travel restriction imposed to contain the new coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Thursday.
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EU launches new COVID-19 fundraising to address concerns over equal access
The European Commission launched a new global fundraising campaign on Thursday to finance the development and worldwide distribution of testing, vaccines and treatments against COVID-19, seeking to address concerns they may not be equally shared.
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Main sports events in France to remain suspended until June 21: PM
Major sporting events in France will remain suspended for now until at least June 21, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Thursday.
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Italy records 70 new coronavirus deaths, 593 new cases
Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 70 on Thursday, against 117 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily tally of new cases edged up to 593 from 584 on Wednesday.
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France to speed up re-opening of schools: PM
France will accelerate a plan a plan to re-open high schools and junior high schools across the country, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Thursday.
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AstraZeneca says it may consider exposing vaccine trial participants to virus
The chief executive of AstraZeneca , which is developing a leading coronavirus vaccine with Oxford University, said it is too early to deliberately expose trial participants to the pathogen, but it may become an option if ongoing tests hit a snag.
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Coronavirus reproduction rate below one in most of France: minister
The reproduction rate of the coronavirus infection is below 1 in most of France's national territory, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Thursday.
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Exclusive: GSK says science does not link pandemic H1N1 flu vaccine to sleep disorder
British drugmaker GSK said on Thursday that its previous flu pandemic vaccine, which used some of the same ingredients as COVID-19 vaccines currently under development, was not linked to a rise in cases of the sleep disorder narcolepsy.
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Health results are good in France regarding coronavirus: PM
Health results have been good so far in France, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Thursday, as the country prepares to enter a second phase in its relaxation of lockdown rules on June 2.
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