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US records 2,494 more coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

The United States recorded 2,494 more coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours, according to figures reported Saturday night by Johns Hopkins University. The country now has an overall death

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Coronavirus: US Congress passes $484bn economic relief bill

The US Congress has passed a new Covid-19 relief package totalling $484bn (£391bn), the fourth aid bill to clear Congress in response to the pandemic. The legislation, approved 388-5 by

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Coronavirus drug remdesivir fails first trial

A potential antiviral drug for the coronavirus has reportedly failed in its first randomised clinical trial.   There had been widespread hope that remdesivir could treat Covid-19, BBC reported.  

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Coronavirus: First patients injected in UK vaccine trial

The first human trial in Europe of a coronavirus vaccine has begun in Oxford.   Two volunteers were injected, the first of more than 800 people recruited for the study.

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WHO warns ‘long way to go’ in virus crisis, deaths top 180,000

The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned that the coronavirus crisis will not end any time soon, with many countries only in the early stages of the fight, as the

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Trump to curb immigration over virus as WHO warns ‘long way to go’

US President Donald Trump vowed to sign Wednesday an order partially blocking immigration to the United States as health experts warned that a second US coronavirus wave could be even

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US protests demand end to stay-at-home orders

The incessant clang of car horns rang out in the US state of Pennsylvania Monday as hundreds of vehicles circled the Capitol building in a protest against confinement measures aimed

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US oil prices turn negative as demand dries up

The price of US oil has turned negative for the first time in history. That means oil producers are paying buyers to take the commodity off their hands over fears

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