coronavirus

Russia has approved R-Pharm’s Coronavir treatment for outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19 infections and the antiviral drug could be rolled out to pharmacies in the country as soon as next week, the company said on Friday. R-Pharm’s…

Turkey began final Phase III trials of an experimental Chinese coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, the health minister Fahrettin Koca said. “The first administration of the Sinovac vaccine was started with three healthcare workers at…

The United Kingdom recorded nearly 4,000 new daily cases of COVID-19, government data showed on Wednesday, with the total number of daily cases at its highest level since May 8. Official stats showed there were 3,991 new positive cases of…

France’s health authorities on Tuesday reported 7,852 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, rising from 6,158 new infections on Monday. In a daily website update, the French health ministry also reported the number of arrivals…

Russia reported 5,529 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, pushing its national tally to 1,073,849, the fourth largest in the world. Authorities said 150 people had died in the last 24 hours, bringing the official death toll to 18,785.

The death toll in Turkey due to the novel coronavirus reached 7,056 on Sunday, rising by 57 people in the last 24 hours, data from the Health Ministry showed. The total number of cases in the country rose by 1,527 on Sunday, for a total of…

AstraZeneca has resumed British clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine, one of the most advanced in development, after getting the green light from safety watchdogs, the company said on Saturday. “On 6 September, the standard review…

India reported a record daily jump in coronavirus cases for a second consecutive day, recording 97,570 new infections on Saturday, data from the federal health ministry showed. With total cases of more than 4.65 million, India is the…

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,630 to 258,480, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday. Five more people has died in the past day bringing the death toll…

 Canada reported zero COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours for the first time since March 15, according to public health agency data released late on Friday. Canada’s death toll from the pandemic stood at 9,163 as of Sept. 11, the same as…