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WHO prioritizes 9 areas for global research on COVID-19

The World Health Organization (WHO) prioritized nine key areas for research and development in its recently published global roadmap on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)."The roadmap will focu

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Experts call for rigorous design over clinical trials on COVID-19

Twelve Chinese medical experts issued a joint paper on Wednesday calling for well-designed and orderly clinical trials on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients.The paper, published on Chinese

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74 Jewish groups condemn racism against Chinese over COVID-19 outbreak

Screenshot from social media Seventy-four Jewish groups in the U.S. signed a joint open letter on Friday, condemning anti-Chinese sentiments amid the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak.The letter

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New study shows Wuhan seafood market not the source of COVID-19

A recent study conducted by a group of Chinese scientists have found further genome evidence to prove that the seafood market in Wuhan is not the sourceof the novel coronavirus – a claim first made i

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Facts Tell: Russia denies new coronavirus is man-made

A rumor saying that Russian scientists found the new coronavirus was produced by humans was refuted by Russia itself on Friday.The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (MHRF) told Sputnik,

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WHO chief gives details on intl coronavirus research team in China

A World Health Organization (WHO)-led international team with experts from the U.S., Germany, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Russia, Nigeria is now on the ground in China, according to the Directo

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Will the new coronavirus co-exist with humans for a long time?

VCG Photo The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is likely to turn into a flu-like chronic illness, co-existing with human beings, says Wang Chen, a respiratory expert and president of the Chinese A

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Virus in the deep down, new challenge against the 2019-nCoV battle

The effectiveness of the coronavirus test kit is under questioning. /VCG Photo The effectiveness of the coronavirus test kit is under questioning after a confirmed patient failed to test the n

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Hubei has a severe shortage of medical supplies, says governor

There's currently a severe shortage of medical supplies, not just in Wuhan but in surrounding cities as well, the governor of Hubei Province, Wang Xiaodong said at a press conference on Wednesday.

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Experts confirm Wuhan seafood market was source of novel coronavirus

China Center for Disease Control reported on Sunday that 33 out of the 585 samples collected from the seafood market tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus which caused the pneumonia ou