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Expert: Spotting COVID-19 first doesn't make China origin of virus

VCG Studies show a very high possibility that COVID-19 first emerged outside China, said Zeng Guang, the chief epidemiologist at China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Just be

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Juganu begins selling its tunable lighting system for pathogen disinfection and deactivation in the US

Juganu, the venture-backed Israeli company that makes lighting systems capable of emitting light at specified wavelengths, is now selling a product that it claims can disinfect surfaces and deactivate

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Progress made in Cuba's recombinant protein-based vaccines

CFP Cuban scientists are making advances in developing two vaccines against COVID-19, Soberana 1 and Soberana 2, which are currently in the clinical trial phase, local press reported on Saturd

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Clinical trials for pain-free coronavirus vaccine could begin in autumn

Funding of £1.9 million has been provided which will allow the research team to take the vaccine candidate to clinical trials.

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U.S. FDA issues EUA for convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) on Sunday for investigational convalescent plasma for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients.

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U.S. politicians urged to stop "despicable performance"

China's Foreign Ministry on Thursday urged certain U.S. politicians to stop dragging China into its election campaigns, and stop their "despicable performance." The mi

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New vaccine design strategy holds promise for COVID-19: study

VCG PhotoA team of researchers has developed a new vaccine design strategy that could confer improved immunity against certain viruses, including those that cause AIDS,

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SARS-CoV-2's close relatives circulating in bats for decades: Study

CFP The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, that causes COVID-19, evolved from most closely related bat viruses 40 to 70 years ago, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Microbiol

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Indian company launches ultra-violet sanitisation box to kill virus, bacteria

Indian consumer appliance company, Orient Electric has launched a box-shaped sanitisation chamber at 160 U.S. dollars that uses ultra-violet (UV-C) light to kill virus

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Fetch Robotics introduces a heavy-duty autonomous UV disinfecting robot

Fetch is no doubt best known for its warehouse fulfillment robotics, which have found success competing directly with the likes of Amazon. But as with any good autonomous robotics platform, the Bay Ar

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2020 Chinese proficiency contest held online in Portugal

The 19th Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students, also known as "Chinese Bridge" contest, was held online in Portugal on Sunday, with Nuno Magalhaes from the Confucius Institute

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Expert: Beijing outbreak might have occurred one month earlier

The current COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing might have occurred one month earlier than thought, Gao Fu, director of China's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a meeting in Shang

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Cue Health’s portable, fast COVID-19 test gains FDA emergency approval

Fresh off a $100 million Series C funding round, molecular diagnostics startup Cue Health has more good news – it has received an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for its rapid, point-of-care COVID-1

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Serbian ambassador hails Serbia-China cooperation in epidemic control, Belt & Road

Serbia and China have seen deepened cooperation in containing the COVID-19 outbreak and building the Belt and Road, according to Serbian Ambassador to China Milan Bacevic. In an interview with Xinhu

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WHO: Coronavirus is not mutating, but doesn't mean it is not dangerous

The World Health Organization (WHO) said a large number of scientists across the world are studying coronavirus and none of the genome sequences show the virus is mutating to become more dangerou

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Israeli research: Gaucher's disease drug effective against COVID-19

FILE PHOTO: A worker weighs drugs at the workshop of a pharmaceutical company in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, on Feb. 3, 2020. /Xinhua. Israeli researchers have found that derivative

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RAZOR: Virus aerodynamics - Do runners and cyclists spread COVID-19?

06:08 Lockdown restrictions are easing around the world, but with the threat of subsequent outbreaks of COVID-19, more and more people are trading in public transport for personal trav