Experts at the University of Oxford said the first results of coronavirus vaccine trials could by ready as early as mid-June, as the institution announced a new partnership with drug giant AstraZeneca. The agreement with the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company will allow for rapid large-scale distribution of the vaccination around the world if the candidate proves ... Read More »
Ozone depletion over the Arctic hit a “record level” in March, the biggest since 2011, but the hole has now closed, the U.N. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday. The springtime phenomenon in the northern hemisphere was driven by ozone-depleting substances still in the atmosphere and a very cold ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that 4 new Coronavirus cases were registered in Lebanon. This brings the total number of cases in Lebanon to 737. The ministry added that 2 out of the 4 new cases were registered among the Lebanese returnees, noting however that no death was ... Read More »
In its daily report on the latest developments of the novel Coronavirus, the Rafic Hariri University Hospital announced on Sunday that no new infected cases were reported out of 157 laboratory tests conducted today, which all came out negative. It added that the total number of laboratory-confirmed cases infected with ... Read More »
Traders have had to rapidly adjust their day-to-day routine as the corornavirus pandemic has forced many around the world to work from home. Some are using software that lets them remotely log in to their work computers, while others have been given company PCs with specific programs installed. But it’s not ... Read More »
The Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that 4 new Coronavirus cases were registered in Lebanon. The total number of cases in Lebanon reached 733 cases with one death recorded among Coronavirus patients bringing the number of total deaths to 25. This as the ministry noted that 832 tests were ... Read More »
In its daily report on the latest developments of the novel Coronavirus, the Rafic Hariri University Hospital announced on Saturday that out of 155 laboratory tests conducted today, one new Covid-19 case has been recorded, while the remaining tests came out negative. It added that the total number of laboratory-confirmed ... Read More »
The coronavirus pandemic is likely to last between 18 and 24 months, scientists from the University of Minnesota have predicted. In a report published Thursday, researchers from the university’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) stressed that Covid-19 was more contagious than the flu and was likely to ... Read More »
Countries must lift lockdowns gradually, while still being “on the look-out” for COVID-19 and ready to restore restrictions if the virus jumps back, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Vulnerable people in institutions, including those in long-term care facilities, prisons and migrant dormitories, must be protected, its top ... Read More »
Scientists cast doubt on the Trump-backed theory that the coronavirus escaped from a Chinese lab Why are the origins of the pandemic so controversial? How Covid-19 began has become increasingly contentious, with the US and other allies suggesting China has not been transparent about the origins of the outbreak. Donald ... Read More »
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