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Pfizer to make Gilead's COVID-19 treatment remdesivir 07 Aug 2020 - 04:47 pm
In this file photo a sign for Pfizer pharmaceutical company is seen on a building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on March 18, 2017. Canada announced August 5, 2020 it has signed two agreements with American pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and Moderna for the de
UK's Hikma starts manufacturing COVID-19 drug remdesivir for Gilead 07 Aug 2020 - 04:22 pm
FILE PHOTO: Pharmacists at a Hikma Pharmaceuticals plant package tablets, February 8, 2011. Picture taken February 8, 2011. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji/File Photo
WHO warns 'vaccine nationalism' not good for world 07 Aug 2020 - 02:18 pm
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AstraZeneca in first COVID-19 vaccine deal with Chinese company 06 Aug 2020 - 02:34 pm
FILE PHOTO: The company logo for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
CDC warns against drinking hand sanitizer amid reports of deaths 06 Aug 2020 - 12:09 am
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WHO urges Russia to follow guidelines on virus vaccine 04 Aug 2020 - 03:38 pm
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference organized by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, at the WHO headquar
Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus 03 Aug 2020 - 11:20 pm
Healthcare workers collect samples at a testing room for the novel coronavirus COVID-19 at a primary health care center in Barcelona on August 3, 2020.  / AFP / Pau BARRENA
WHO advance team ends visit to China to probe COVID origin 03 Aug 2020 - 10:09 pm
FILE PHOTO: Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Eli Lilly starts late-stage study of COVID-19 drug in nursing homes 03 Aug 2020 - 04:24 pm
The logo of Lilly is seen on a wall of the Lilly France company unit, part of the Eli Lilly and Co pharmaceuticals group, in Fegersheim, near Strasbourg, France, February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler/File Photo
There may never be a 'silver bullet' for COVID-19, WHO warns 03 Aug 2020 - 02:23 pm
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference organized by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, at the WHO headquar
Next big COVID-19 treatment may be manufactured antibodies 03 Aug 2020 - 02:07 pm
FILE PHOTO: A Lab technician works at Sorrento Therapeutics where efforts are underway to develop an antibody, STI-1499, to help in prevention of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in San Diego, California, U.S., May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Phot
Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus 02 Aug 2020 - 07:29 pm
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Record spikes in Asia as WHO issues grim virus warning 01 Aug 2020 - 07:18 pm
A medical specialist wearing a protective suit pours droplets of blood, collected from people who have returned from Da Nang, onto a test kit for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a rapid testing center outside Hanoi, Vietnam July 30, 2020. REUTERS/Kham
Impact of coronavirus will be felt for decades to come, WHO says 31 Jul 2020 - 05:52 pm
FILE PHOTO: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference organized by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, at the
WHO urges countries to prioritise essential international travel 30 Jul 2020 - 11:59 pm
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Virus wreaks economic havoc as global cases top 17 million 30 Jul 2020 - 11:46 pm
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AstraZeneca: won't profit from COVID-19 vaccine in pandemic 30 Jul 2020 - 07:36 pm
FILE PHOTO: Chief executive of AstraZeneca Pascal Soriot pictured after appearing at a parliamentary hearing in London, May 13, 2014. REUTERS/Neil Hall/File Photo
Eli Lilly advances experimental coronavirus treatment with eye toward approval 30 Jul 2020 - 07:05 pm
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Lilly is seen on a wall of the Lilly France company unit, part of the Eli Lilly and Co drugmaker group, in Fegersheim near Strasbourg, France, February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler/File Photo