London: The first human trial in Europe of a coronavirus vaccine has begun in Oxford. Two volunteers were injected, the first of more than 800 people recruited for the study, the …
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Beijing: US-based Gilead Sciences’ remdesivir, a potential antiviral drug to treat COVID-19 patients and is under several trials around the world, has reportedly failed to produce desired results during a Chinese …
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United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stressed the need to protect human rights in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. “The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health emergency. But it is …
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Washington: US President Donald Trump said that the US “had no choice” but to pour trillions of dollars into fighting the coronavirus pandemic, adding that “this was an attack… this wasn’t …
This was an attack, this wasn’t the flu: Trump Read MoreSingapore: An Indian national, who was found lying motionless at the staircase landing of a hospital in Singapore, died on Thursday from his injuries, it was reported. In a statement, the …
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Sharjah: A 10-year-old Indian boy was found dead inside his bedroom in Sharjah, police has confirmed. David Punnakkal, who lived in Al Qasimiya Tower with his parents and younger sister, was …
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New York: Four tigers and three lions have tested COVID-19 positive at the Bronx Zoo in New York, authorities announced, weeks after a Malayan tiger at the facility was confirmed …
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Rome: Italy will keep its ports closed to NGO boats carrying out rescue operations in the Mediterranean for the duration of the coronavirus emergency in the country, Interior Minister Luciana …
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Moscow: Neither the coronavirus nor the blizzard sweeping through Red Square in Moscow could stop Russians from celebrating the 150th birthday of the founder of the Soviet Union, Vladimir Lenin …
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Beijing: People coming to Beijing from abroad must undergo one week of additional quarantine, besides the two weeks period that was mandatory until now due to the coronavirus pandemic, according …
Beijing extends quarantine for overseas arrivals to 3 weeks Read More