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World Bank’s IFC to launch $4 billion medical supply financing platform – Reuters

The World Bank Group’s private-sector arm said on Wednesday it is launching a $4 billion financing...

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Covid studies to examine virus link with ethnicity- BBC NEWS

The government is to plough millions into research into why ethnic minorities are at increased risk.UK...

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Unhealthy diets are ‘slow motion disaster’- BBC NEWS

A national food review calls for wider access to free school meals and warns of misleading...

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Coronavirus vaccine: UK signs deal with GSK and Sanofi – BBC NEWS

The government signs a fourth deal, securing doses of a treatment being developed by GSK and...

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Getting the nation fit and healthy – Tackling Obesity – U.K.

The government has unveiled its new obesity strategy which is designed to get the nation fit...

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Covid-19 appears to attack placenta during pregnancy, study says – CNN

A small study of 16 pregnant women who tested positive for Covid-19 found evidence of injury...

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WHO pauses trial of hydroxy chloroquine in COVID-19 patients due to safety concerns – Reuters

The World Health Organization has suspended testing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients due to...

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WHO warns of ‘second peak’ in areas where COVID-19 declining – Reuters

Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an “immediate second peak” if they let...

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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson says UK is past the peak of virus

Boris Johnson says he will set out a plan next week on the economy, schools and...

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This is where all 50 US states stand on reopening – CNN

More than 97% of the US population is currently under a stay-at-home or shelter-in-place order as...