April 2020
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A United States senator has lashed out at Chinese students studying in America, accusing them of stealing intellectual property. He says the government needs to take a hard look at visas issued to students from China attending U.S. universities. The senator has also lashed out at the Chinese government, accusing it of incompetence and negligence…
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Preliminary data from two clinical trials using the antiviral drug remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients is encouraging, researchers report. One trial is providing the drug to patients with moderate illness and the other focuses on patients with severe illness. A number of the patients are now recovering and have been released from the hospital. While it’s too early…
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Remdesivir Approval Status FDA Approved: No Generic name: remdesivir Company: Gilead Sciences, Inc. Treatment for: COVID-19 Remdesivir is an investigational antiviral compound undergoing clinical trials in China, the United States, and the United Kingdom as a potential treatment for COVID-19. Remdesivir is not yet licensed or approved anywhere globally and has not been demonstrated to be safe or effective for any use.…
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Scientists on Wednesday announced the first effective treatment against the coronavirus — an experimental drug that can speed the recovery of coronavirus patients — in a major medical advance that came as the economic gloom caused by the scourge deepened in the U.S. and Europe. The U.S. government said it is working to make the…
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German doctors are stripping off their clothes to protest shortages of personal protective equipment. Photos appearing to show nude medical workers with body parts artfully obscured by stethoscopes and other medical equipment have been posted to the website Blanke Bedenken, which translates to “Naked Qualms,” according to the Guardian. “We are your GPs. To be able…
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No one knows for sure if Kim Jong Un is dead or alive, or if someone else has already wrested power from him, but satellite images taken by a website that monitors North Korea offer new hints as to the whereabouts of the nation’s leader. According to a report from NK Pro, luxury boats often used by…
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22-year-old actress and singer Bella Thorne has been spurring her Instagram feed with numerous quarantine selfies and posts in the last couple of weeks. Most of them were visibly inelaborate and makeup-free, although hot as hell, but the last one turned out to be slightly more intimate than all the rest. It turns out that…
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A hoax text message claiming to come from the government’s newly launched coronavirus app is circulating online. Yesterday the COVIDSafe app was unveiled to help track cases of the virus in Australia and prevent community transmission. The app already has more than a million downloads. Off the back of privacy concerns about the data the…
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US officials have repeatedly accused China of misreporting the real state of affairs with the COVID-19 outbreak. Additionally, the POTUS announced on 16 April that Washington would look into a theory that the virus was “leaked” from a Chinese laboratory that has been criticised by experts. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has stated that…
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The United States has imposed stricter restrictions on exports to China, which includes civil aircraft components and items related to semiconductors. The new rules will require licences for U.S. companies to sell certain items to military entities in China, even if those goods are for civilian use. Media reports confirm the new rules also eliminate…
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Both the terms, cybersecurity and information security, are associated with the security of computer systems and are often used as synonyms. For those who are not aware of the difference — the definition and understanding of the terms vary a lot and should not be interchangeable as it is done often. Putting it in a…
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The Chinese city of Wuhan has no remaining cases in its hospitals, health officials said. But the country remains on alert for a second possible wave, with Beijing reimposing some of its lockdown measures and other cities seeing new quarantines, the Daily Mail reported. Wuhan and the province of Hubei were put in lockdown near…
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Spain has registered 288 deaths in its latest 24-hour period, the lowest figure since 20 March, as the country finally eased up on lockdown restrictions to allow children up to 14 years old outside for the first time in six weeks. A further easing of restrictions is set for next week, as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced…
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De Ligt has been a world-class footballer at Ajax, long before joining Juventus, and Barcelona management thinks the 20-year-old will “perfectly” fit into their current squad. “I know where De Ligt will play next season,” President Josep Bartomeu said in an interview. His words, without doubts, filled Barcelona fans with excitement as it appeared that…
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US President Donald Trump’s claims during his daily White House coronavirus briefing on Friday that the ingestion of disinfectant could be an effective measure to prevent contracting Covid-19 has led to the hospitalization of at least 100 people in the US, according to reports. “I see the disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute, one minute,…
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Saudi Arabia has taken steps to ease coronavirus curfews but insists on 24-hour curfew in Mecca. Saudi Arabia eased curfews on Sunday across the country, while keeping 24-hour curfews in the city of Mecca and in neighbourhoods previously put in isolation, state news agency SPA said. Outside those exceptional areas, curfews will be eased between…
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