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5 November 2020
• An international team of researchers reports in a pre-print article that they have developed a nasal spray that prevents...
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4 November 2020
• As coronavirus cases increase, Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta bans public gatherings and imposes a 10pm curfew until January of...
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3 November 2020
• Spain’s Health Minister, Salvador Illa, says that its central government has no plans to implement lockdowns as hard-hit regions...
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2 November 2020
• Duke University’s Global Health Innovation Center reports that 3.8 billion doses of potential coronavirus vaccines have already been sold...
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1 November 2020
• Germany begins a four-week, nation-wide lockdown. Belgian enters a six-week lockdown. Source • The New York Times reports that...
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31 October 2020
• UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces a lockdown until December 2. Source • The UK reports surpassing one million...
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30 October 2020
• An independent data monitoring committee (IDMC) recommends suspending enrollment of hospitalized participants with COVID-19 and high oxygen requirements in...
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29 October 2020
• US coronavirus cases surpass nine million. Source • In India, coronavirus cases exceed eight million. Source • Europe reports...
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28 October 2020
• Pfizer’s chief executive, Dr Albert Bouria, announces that it will be “nearly impossible” to have results from the trial...
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27 October 2020
• NIH announces that it is halting a trial of the Eli Lily neutralizing antibody, bamlanivimab, in people hospitalized with...
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26 October 2020
• The Financial Times reports that the deal made between AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford will permit it to...
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25 October 2020
• Poland’s president, Andrzej Duda, tests positive for coronavirus amid a surge in cases. Source • Indonesia’s Ministry of Health...