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Coronavirus: Vaccines, medicine must be fairly shared to beat outbreak, WHO head says
Date: 2020-05-15 18:29:14 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:47 - ID:8434165
GENEVA, May 15 (MENA) - Scientists and researchers are working at "breakneck" speed to find solutions for COVID-19 but the pandemic can only be beaten with equitable distribution of medicines and vaccines, the head of the World Health Organization ....
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Japan to test 10,000 people for coronavirus antibodies
Date: 2020-05-15 18:27:27 GMT - Japan - World - SN:46 - ID:8434187
TOKYO, May 15 (MENA) - Japan will test around 10,000 people for coronavirus antibodies starting from next month, as part of efforts to better understand the deadly infection, Kyodo quoted health minister Katsunobu Kato as saying Friday. The ....
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Afghanistan records highest single-day death toll from coronavirus
Date: 2020-05-15 17:38:35 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:42 - ID:8434126
KABUL, May 15 (MENA) - Afghanistan recorded a single-day highest number of positive coronavirus cases and deaths from the disease during the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Public Health said on Friday. Deputy Public Health Minister Dr. Wahid ....
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UK coronavirus death toll jumps by 384 as total nears 34,000
Date: 2020-05-15 16:56:31 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:38 - ID:8434051
LONDON, May 15 (MENA) – The number of people who have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK has jumped by 384 to nearly 34,000, Evening Standard quoted the UK Department of Health as saying. It brings the total number of Covid-19 ....
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2 migrants test positive for COVID-19 in overcrowded Greek camp
Date: 2020-05-15 15:45:35 GMT - Greece - World - SN:35 - ID:8433994
ATHENS, May 15 (MENA) - Two asylum seekers recently arrived in Greece’s Lesvos island, the site of the country’s biggest migrant camp, have tested positive for the coronavirus, Greek Migration Ministry sources said on Friday. The cases, doubling ....
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WHO:No drug licensed to cure, prevent coronavirus
Date: 2020-05-15 14:31:26 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:29 - ID:8433796
GENEVA, May 15 (MENA) - The World Health Organization said Friday no drug have been licensed to treat or prevent the coronavirus, warning of the misuse of some drugs like the hydroxychloroquine. "There is currently no proof that ....
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CSTO denies threat of military conflict with NATO
Date: 2020-05-15 13:29:05 GMT - Russia - World - SN:23 - ID:8433801
MOSCOW, May 15 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Stanislav Zas denied any threat of a military conflict with NATO, despite deploying different approaches to solving major international problems, Sputnik ....
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Lavrov blasts rumors Russia seeks to hide data on Covid-19 deaths
Date: 2020-05-15 13:28:30 GMT - Russia - World - SN:22 - ID:8433794
MOSCOW, May 15 (MENA) – Moscow has no intention of hiding information about the country’s coronavirus death rate, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with RBC on Friday. "As for the coronavirus statistics, I can assure ....
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Germany reports 913 new coronavirus cases, 101 deaths
Date: 2020-05-15 08:00:18 GMT - Germany - World - SN:8 - ID:8433233
BERLIN, May 15 (MENA) - Germany reported 913 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 173,152, according to data released by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases on Friday. In a statement, ....
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Greece takes delivery of 200,000 coronavirus antibody tests from US
Date: 2020-05-14 20:31:46 GMT - Greece - World - SN:82 - ID:8433087
ATHENS, May 14 (MENA) - Greek Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias on Thursday received US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt at his office in Athens for talks on further strengthening the exchange medical equipment, technology and knowhow, as Greece took ....
