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coronavirus
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31 March 2020
Coronavirus in Thailand: dealing with the 2019-nCoV (COVID-19) outbreak and impact
Thailand was dealing with the third-highest number of confirmed coronavirus infection cases after China and Singapore, within four weeks of reporting its first confirmed case of the COVID-19.
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31 March 2020
Noveome studies anti-inflammatory drug ST266 in Covid-19
Next generation biologics company Noveome Biotherapeutics will evaluate its lead programme ST266 as a potential treatment of severe cytokine storm response associated with Covid-19.
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31 March 2020
Coronavirus in Philippines: The COVID-19 risk, impact and measures
Philippines, one of the high-risk countries from the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, recorded the first death outside China. The government has announced lock-down of Metro Manila, followed by the entire Luzon...
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31 March 2020
US HHS expedites development and manufacture of Covid-19 vaccines
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is accelerating the development and manufacturing of vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus infection.
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31 March 2020
US urges India to lift export ban on pharmaceutical ingredients
Officials of the US have asked India to lift the ban imposed on export of pharmaceutical ingredients amid the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
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31 March 2020
Coronavirus outbreak: The countries affected
The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), officially named as COVID-19 by the WHO, has spread to more than 170 countries including China prompting the WHO to declare the disease as a...
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31 March 2020
COVID-19 in Iran: Coronavirus outbreak, measures and impact
The Islamic Republic of Iran was the first Middle East country to report a death due to coronavirus.
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31 March 2020
COVID-19 coronavirus: Top ten most-affected countries
One Asian country and seven European countries are among the ten most affected list of countries with coronavirus, while more European countries are witnessing a surge in cases. The US...
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30 March 2020
Influenza drug Favipiravir being tested to treat COVID-19
Treatment options for COVID-19 are urgently needed as the total number of confirmed cases globally rises to 550,000 on Friday and the US becomes the country with the most confirmed...
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30 March 2020
COVID-19: Pharmaceutical companies and agencies that partnered for coronavirus vaccine development
Pharmaceutical companies from across the world along with government agencies have partnered to develop a cure for the new coronavirus (COVID-19) that emerged from Wuhan, China.