Author Archives: Syndicated Content
BioNTech CEO expects data from late-stage study soon
BERLIN (Reuters) - BioNTech Chief Executive Ugur Sahin expects efficacy results from its late-stage trial of its potential coronavirus vaccine to be available shortly and said the company could file f...
Oct 30, 2020
Polish state firms ordered to set up field hospitals
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's prime minister has ordered six big Polish state-run companies to create field hospitals to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, the prime minister's chancellery chief of sta...
Oct 30, 2020
Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - The White House coronavirus task force warned that much of the country is in the grips of an "unrelenting" surge in COVID-19 cases and urged tough countermeasures, as the number of U.S. in...
Oct 30, 2020
Lonza to make COVID-19 antibody combination for AstraZeneca
ZURICH (Reuters) - Lonza Group has agreed with AstraZeneca to make AZD7442, an experimental combination of two antibodies that may be used to prevent and treat COVID-19, the Swiss contract manufacture...
Oct 30, 2020
Trump vs Biden: What’s at stake in key emerging markets?
By Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) - Emerging markets have historically fared better with a Democrat as U.S. president and after this year's underperformance under Republican Donald Trump, much of t...
Oct 30, 2020
‘Don’t end up a real ghost’, warn South Korea officials worried about virus resurgence
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean officials are stepping up efforts to ensure locals stick to social distancing guidelines during Halloween, warning this year's party "could really turn sca...
Oct 30, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 18,681 to 499,694
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany has increased by 18,681 to 499,694, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday. The repo...
Oct 30, 2020
Tokyo to expand coronavirus testing to about 65,000 a day by early December
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo will expand coronavirus testing to about 65,000 tests a day by early December, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said during a news conference on Friday, according to Kyodo News Agen...
Oct 30, 2020
West Yorkshire to move to Tier 3 COVID-19 restrictions from Monday
(Reuters) - West Yorkshire will be placed under Tier 3 COVID-19 restrictions from Monday, Britain's highest alert level, the government said on Friday. "Following close discussions with local leaders,...
Oct 30, 2020
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: EU pooling its efforts The European Union will finance the transfer of patients across borders within the bloc to prevent hosp...
Oct 30, 2020
