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A woman holds a sign listing ‘COVID Cures’, including hydroxychloroquine, at a protest against coronavirus restrictions in the US state of Massachusetts [Reuters/Brian Snyder] US President Donald Trump announced this week that he is taking hydroxychloroquine as a prophylactic against the coronavirus despite medical warnings against its general use. Trump’s statement was met with shock from […]

    President Jair Bolsonaro has refused to take the coronavirus pandemic seriously, even though more than 17,500 Brazilians have already died from the virus. And the number of cases continues to grow exponentially. This past weekend scores of young revelers were out and about in Rio de Janeiro, enjoying the nightlife and gathering for beers […]

Chen Zhi donates plasma at a blood donation vehicle in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, March 12, 2020. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua) Animal experiments showed that the most potent antibody, BD-368-2, could provide strong therapeutic efficacy and prophylactic protection against SARS-CoV-2. WASHINGTON, May 18 (Xinhua) — Chinese researchers have successfully identified multiple highly potent neutralizing antibodies against […]

American Mink   –   Copyright  Flickr/Peter Trimming The Dutch government says it has evidence to suggest a human has contracted coronavirus from a mink. In a letter sent on Wednesday, the Dutch agriculture minister Carola Schouten said a worker on a mink farm had contracted a strain of COVID-19 that was similar to that found in an animal on […]

Scores of people have tested positive for COVID-19 at a refugee home in western Germany, local authorities say. Some 70 people have tested positive and authorities have tested around 300 other residents at the compound, which is located in the town of Sankt Augustin outside the city of Bonn. Read more: Coronavirus pandemic poses threat to […]

The predictions were sombre and the statistics scary. A calamity of immense proportion would hit the continent, leaving it worse off than other regions of the world. But months since COVID-19 struck, Africa with its notorious poor health infrastructure has recorded the least deaths. The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) had in April […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the opening of the 73rd World Health Assembly via video link in Beijing, capital of China, May 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Xueren) BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday announced concrete measures to boost global fight against COVID-19 including providing international aid and making […]

Members of Libya’s internationally recognized government are seen after taking control of Al-Watiya air base, southwest of Tripoli, Libya, May 18, 2020. (Reuters Photo)  The Libyan Army’s success at Al-Watiya will prove effective in eliminating the presence of Khalifa Haftar’s militias in the country, GNA officials said, as the army continued to take over more […]

Trump admits taking unproven anti-malaria drug to ward off coronavirus View 24 comments Sam CorbishleyTuesday 19 May 2020 7:30 am Share this article via facebookShare this article via twitterShare this article via messenger 604 SHARES Trump claims he takes dangerous drug hydroxychloroquine ‘every day’ Play Video Loaded: 0% 0:00Progress: 0% PlayMute Current Time0:00 / Duration […]

ANSA) – Rome, May 18 – Shops, bars and restaurants are reopening on Monday as Italy steps up phase two by further easing the lockdown measures imposed due to the coronavirus emergency. Hairdressers, barbers, beauty salons and beaches are reopening too after Premier Giuseppe Conte signed off a new timetable for phase two following talks […]