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Prejudice can't combat coronavirus, information can: Brazilian daily

Prejudice can't win the battle against viruses, but even-handed information can, a Brazilian daily newspaper's columnist, Flavia Lima, have said in a recent article he

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Answer Bank: Pathologically, how is COVID-19 different from SARS?

Designed by Li Yueyun The ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak looks a bit like SARS in 2003, and many are comparing the two diseases in terms of pathology.Bian Xiuwu, an academician of the Chin

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Chinese police escalate crackdown on wildlife crimes

Chinese police have intensified crackdown on wildlife crimes in accordance with the law amid the fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic, the Ministry of Public S

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How does COVID-19 compare to previous 'pandemics'?

03:04 How does COVID-19 compare to previous viral outbreaks? Mark Honigsbaum, a specialist in the history of infectious diseases at City, University of London gives us the answer, expl

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China greenlights new testing kits to identify COVID-19

China's national Medical Products Administration approved three new testing kits to detect the novel coronavirus on Saturday, according to the announcement published on its official website. The t

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Antimalarial drug proves effective on COVID-19 patients

Photo via social media Chloroquine phosphate, an antimalarial drug that has been on the market for many years, has proved to be effective against the novel coronavirus, according to Sun Yanron

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Interview: China has done what can be done for now, says epidemiologist

The Chinese authorities have responded appropriately to the novel coronavirus outbreak, given all the information they first had at their disposal and the absence of e

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WHO urges "no stigma" to be associated with new coronavirus

Michael Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies Program, urged here Friday that no stigma should be associated with the new coronavirus. "It is the respo

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Nigeria may lose 2 Million children to pneumonia, UNICEF warns

On 16 January 2020, a health worker examines Jorim John, 3, in a health clinic in Yola, Adamawa state, northeastern Nigeria. Pneumonia claims the lives of more than 800,000 children under five ev

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Bats: the Pandora's box you do not want to open

As the novel coronavirus outbreak spreads across China, one animal, often related to vampires, darkness and ugliness, has made frequent appearances on social media.That is bats. The Townsend's bi

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German expert for coronavirus brings virus inhibitors to China: CMG

Rolf Hilgenfeld, a German coronavirus research expert and professor at the Lubeck University, brought two inhibitors developed for SARS-CoV to China to test their effects on the 2019 novel coronavir

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German expert for coronavirus brings virus inhibitors to China: CMG

Rolf Hilgenfeld, a German coronavirus research expert and professor at the Lubeck University, brought two inhibitors developed for SARS-CoV to China to test their effects on the 2019 novel coronavir

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China releases 2019 novel coronavirus database

The National Genomics Data Center (NGDC) has released the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) database, according to Beijing Institute of Genomics from the Chinese Acad

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Samsung unveils cabinet-sized home dry cleaning machine

The company claims that the cabinet-sized cleaning machine can be used to sterilise clothes as well as clean them.

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Codagenix raises $20 million for a new flu vaccine and other therapies

Coadagenix, a company developing vaccines and viral therapies for illnesses ranging from the flu and respiratory viruses to dengue fever has raised $20 million in a new round of financing.The company&

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Viruses raining down from Earth's atmosphere, say scientists

ScientistshavediscoveredthatmillionsofvirusesaretravellingaroundtheEarth'satmosphere.Thevirusesaretransporteduponthebackoforganicparticlessuspendedinairandgas-a

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H7N9 virus mutation poses increased threat: scientists

ChinesescientistsstudyingtheevolutionofH7N9influenzaviruseshavefoundthatmutationsofthevirusposeincreasedthreatstohumans.ThefindingswerepublishedonthewebsiteCell