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GM and Ventec Life Systems partner to ramp up production of ventilators

GM said Friday that it is working with Ventec Life Systems to help increase production of respiratory care products such as ventilators that are needed by a growing number of hospitals as the COVID-19

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Healthcare startups Nurx and Carbon Health ship at-home COVID-19 test sample kits

Efforts to get at-home test kits for the COVID-19 coronavirus are ramping up quickly, and two more health industry startups are bringing their own products to market, with both Carbon Health and Nurx

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More than 600 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Africa

A picture of the map of Africa outlining some of the countries that have confirmed cases of Covid-19./WHO More than 600 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in 34 countries in Africa as of 19

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Brunei reports 12 new cases of COVID-19

Brunei reported 12 new cases of the COVID-19 on Wednesday following preliminary tests, bringing the country's total to 68 cases. According to Brunei's Ministry of Heal

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Japanese flu drug appears ‘effective’ in coronavirus treatment in Chinese clinical trials

Japanese-made flu drug favipiravir (also known as Avigan) has been shown to be effective in both reducing the duration of the COVID-19 virus in patients, and to have improved the lung conditions of th

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U.S. government reportedly in talks with tech companies on how to use location data in COVID-19 fight

U.S. government officials are currently in discussion with a number of tech companies, including Facebook and Google, around how data from cell phones might provide methods for combatting the ongoing

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Mnuchin: We absolutely believe in keeping the markets open

At a press conference in Washington, D.C. today, United States Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin assured a room full of reporters that the government has no plans to shut down the markets. Pose

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Italy rushes to promote new doctors to relieve coronavirus crisis

Italy will rush 10,000 student doctors into service, scrapping their final exams, in an effort to help the struggling health service cope with the coronavirus onslaught

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FIFA's Infantino urges unity, calls for FAs to push WHO advice

FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks at the 44th UEFA Congress at Beur van Berlage in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 3, 2020. /VCG FIFA is urging all football associations to publicise the Wo

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Roundup: Wall Street nosedives amid heightened coronavirus fears

Wall Street's major averages finished sharply lower on Monday even after the Federal Reserve's aggressive stimulus measures, as investors grew concerned about recession risk driven by the corona

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Where’s the Zoom of VR?

Remote collaboration tools like Zoom are gathering massive amounts of attention as people begin working from home en masse. But, as with most trends, virtual reality seems to be sitting out this boom.

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Italy to push further measures to help economy amid outbreak: PM

Italy is ready to roll out a stimulus plan, since current measures have so far not been sufficient enough to support the country's economy, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Monday. "D

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U.S. government official: coronavirus vaccine trial starts Monday

The first participant in a clinical trial for a vaccine to protect against the new coronavirus will receive an experimental dose on Monday, according to a government official.The National Institut

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Canada diagnoses 313 COVID-19 cases

Canada has diagnosed 313 COVID-19 cases and Canadians need to take strong action to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam said Sunday afternoon. Ta

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More Chinese provinces cleared of COVID-19 cases

According to initial counting by Xinhua, 11 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland are clear of the novel coronavirus infections after their last COVID-19 pat

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Italy sees its biggest daily increase in coronavirus deaths, again

The death toll from coronavirus in Italy has jumped by 250 in the last 24 hours, the biggest daily increase ever recorded by any country, as the worst-affected Lombardy region asked for a complete sh

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Trump's emergency declaration is needed, but way too late

U.S. President Donald Trump (Front) addresses a news conference at the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on March 13, 2020. /Xinhua Photo Editor's note: Tom Fowdy is a British