Covid-19 News

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PNG demands China explain COVID-19 vaccine trial on miners

The vaccine was administered to the 48 Chinese in China three days before they landed in Port Moresby on August 13, Health Minister Jelta Wong said.

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Safer UV light can effectively kill coronavirus without harming humans, say scientists

Scientists have shown for the first time that a form of ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which is safer to use around humans, can effectively kill the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19, an advance that may lead to a potent disinfection system for occupied public spaces including hospitals. The...

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'Unfathomable': US death toll from coronavirus hits 200,000

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 200,000 Tuesday, by far the highest in the world, hitting the once-unimaginable threshold six weeks before an election that is certain to be a referendum in part on President Donald Trump's handling of the crisis...

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The number of dead is equivalent to a 9/11 attack every day for 67 days. It is roughly equal to the population of Salt Lake City or Huntsville, Alabama.

 

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Govt may need Rs 80,000 cr for COVID-19 vaccine in next 1 year: Adar Poonawalla

Adar Poonawalla, CEO and owner, Serum Institute of India, on Saturday in a tweet asked the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare how the Government of India planned to procure Rs 80,000 crore to distribute COVID-19 vaccine to everyone in India.

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