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Kremlin frets at COVID surge but calls it ‘under control’ | Reuters

The Kremlin said on Friday it was worried by a record surge in COVID-19 cases but...

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Britain moves closer to COVID-19 vaccine trials that infect volunteers | Reuters

 “Human challenge” trials of potential COVID-19 vaccines, where volunteers are deliberately infected with the disease, could...

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‘Endangered species’: Barcelona bar staff protest against coronavirus shutdown | Reuters

 Banging pots and pans, some 1,000 hospitality workers rallied in Barcelona’s Old City on Friday to...

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Young people in France: ‘Don’t make us scapegoats for COVID-19’ | Reuters

 Solene Tissot, a 19-year-old student in Paris, will obey the curfew imposed to fight COVID-19, but...

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Daily coronavirus cases surge above 10,000 in Italy for first time | Reuters

 Italy has registered 10,010 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said...

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Row breaks out over WHO trial casting doubt on remdesivir as COVID-19 drug | Reuters

 A row broke out on Friday over a World Health Organization (WHO) clinical trial which concluded...

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WHO trial to assess other antibody, antiviral drugs after remdesivir doubt | Reuters

The World Health Organization said on Friday it would assess monoclonal antibodies and other antiviral drugs...

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Gloomy COVID drug data shows why big, randomized trials matter | Reuters

When it comes to trials of any drug, size matters, potentially giving the World Health Organization’s...

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BBC News: Covid: Lancashire to move to highest alert level

Lancashire has agreed a deal to enter Tier 3 – the highest level of England Covid...

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France’s new COVID-19 cases set new 24-hour record, above 30,000 | Reuters

 French health authorities on Thursday reported the number of new daily coronavirus infections jumped above 30,000...