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AU to establish continental anti-COVID-19 fund

The Bureau of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government has decided to establish a continental anti-COVID-19 fund to be used in the battle against the novel coronaviru

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China strengthens int'l cooperation in COVID-19 vaccine development: official

China has strengthened international cooperation in the research and development of vaccines against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to an official Thursday. Vaccines are key

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Canadian gov't to fund COVID-19 vaccine development, Trudeau says

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that his government will allot 192 million Canadian dollars (132 million U.S. dollars) on the development and production of vaccines and treat

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France to invest 5 bln euros in scientific research amid coronavirus pandemic

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday pledged to invest five billion euros (5.35 billion U.S. dollars) over the next decade in bolstering scientific research against the backdrop of the coron

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Shanghai announces steady progress in COVID-19 vaccine development

The development of an mRNA-based vaccine to treat the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is progressing steadily with preliminary trials on primates and clinical trials expected to start in mid-

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U.S. FDA cautions against fraudulent COVID-19 products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned on Monday that seven companies have been selling fraudulent COVID-19 products that pose "significant risks t

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U.S. Congress approves $8.3 billion in emergency funding for coronavirus response

Congress on Wednesday approved $8.3 billion in emergency funding to respond to the spreading novel coronavirus, COVID-19, which has already sickened eighty people across thirteen states and killed nin

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COVID-19 "a unique virus with unique characteristics": WHO chief

Different from SARS, MERS or influenza, COVID-19 is "a unique virus with unique characteristics," the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said here on Tuesday

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Chinese premier urges breakthroughs in medical science to fight epidemic

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday called for greater breakthroughs in the development of efficient detection reagents, effective drugs and vaccines to fight the nov

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COVID-19 special: The Agenda in full

30:10 Nearly two months after the first case of the new form of the coronavirus was identified in China's Hubei province, The Agenda speaks to Dr Osman Dar, a consultant in Internation

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Animal testing begins on coronavirus vaccine in Zhejiang

A coronavirus vaccine is being tested on animals in east China's Zhejiang Province, Song Zhiheng, deputy secretary of Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province, said in a press confer

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China races to develop vaccines against coronavirus: official

Chinese scientists are racing to develop vaccines against the novel coronavirus by adopting five technological approaches, a senior National Health Commission official

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WHO suggests balance of investment in public health interventions and vaccines to fight COVID-19

The World Health Organization (WHO) suggested on Thursday to strike a balance of investment in simple public health interventions and in vaccine development, to fight COVID-19. "It's a matter of str

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China's fiscal support for epidemic control tops 80 bln yuan

China had allocated 80.55 billion yuan (about 11.53 billion U.S. dollars) of fiscal funds as of Thursday to support the nationwide battle against the novel coronavirus

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Japan allocates 94 million USD to combat novel coronavirus

The Cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday said it will use reserve funds amounting to 10.3 billion yen (about 93.8 million U.S. dollars) to cover mea

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WHO chief says first vaccine for novel coronavirus could be available in 18 months

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday that the first vaccines for the novel coronavirus could be ready in 18 months. In the meantime, he tweeted

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Chinese authorities stress medical supplies, medic deployment, anti-virus drugs

Chinese authorities Monday stressed further increasing the production and supply of key medical prevention and control materials, strengthening the deployment of medic