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FDA authorizes COVID-19 plasma treatment amid Trump pressure
Aug 24, 2020 04:24The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized COVID-19 plasma treatment after President Donald Trump put the agency under pressure.
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Rohingya Muslims voice fears over coronavirus outbreak at Myanmar's “apartheid” camps
Aug 23, 2020 11:57Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya Muslims have expressed fears of coronavirus outbreak reaching their overcrowded camps in conflict-wracked Rakhine state, where they face state-sponsored violence and apartheid-like conditions.
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At least 13 crushed to death as Peru police raid clandestine club party
Aug 23, 2020 06:38At least 13 people were crushed to death or asphyxiated as playgoers tried to flee a Lima nightclub raided by police because it was open in violation of restrictions imposed to fight the coronavirus pandemic, officials said.
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Iran says e-commerce activities surged by 236% during pandemic
Aug 23, 2020 01:37Iranian government authorities say the spread of the coronavirus pandemic and restrictions imposed to contain the virus have caused a major boom in electronic commerce in the country.
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WHO chief hopes coronavirus can be over in two years
Aug 22, 2020 00:52The World Health Organization hopes the coronavirus crisis can be over in less than two years, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
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Study shows 'unambiguous evidence' Covid-19 infectious in the air, researchers claim
Aug 21, 2020 17:20A research team at the University of Florida has confirmed Covid-19 does live in aerosol droplets, and that the standard 6-foot social distancing protocols used around the world as safety precautions may not be sufficient.
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3 in 5 Americans firmly oppose Trump on his push to reopen schools, poll finds
Aug 21, 2020 17:13Americans overwhelmingly oppose schools fully reopening as coronavirus cases continue to climb across the country, according to a new poll.
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Officials are optimistic of overall positive trend of infections across the UK
Aug 21, 2020 11:53Despite the large spike in the number of positive tests reported by England's test and trace service earlier, the level of coronavirus in the community has remained stable during the past week according to the Office for National Statistics.
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Coronavirus in Iran: Daily death toll on decline
Aug 21, 2020 09:38The daily death toll from COVID-19 in Iran continues to fall, the Health Ministry said.
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Latin America passes 250K COVID-19 death toll amid warning of poverty surge
Aug 21, 2020 07:32The number of coronavirus fatalities across Latin America has surpassed the 250,000 mark as the pandemic continues to overwhelm the region that has become the world’s worst-hit so far.