Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. hospitalized COVID-19 patient number hits record 90,000 ahead of expected case surge
By Gabriella Borter NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of COVID-19 patients being treated in hospitals across the United States reached 90,000 on Friday after nearly doubling in the last month, just as h...
Nov 27, 2020
Norway makes its first discovery of highly pathogenic bird flu
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway has detected its first case of the highly pathogenic H5N8 strain of bird flu, the country's Food Safety Authority (FSA)said in a statement on Friday. Farm birds in southern Nor...
Nov 27, 2020
WHO says it needs to evaluate vaccine candidates on more than just a press release
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization needs to evauate coronavirus vaccines and their immune responses based on more than just a press release, Kate O'Brien, WHO's director of immunisation ...
Nov 27, 2020
Explainer-Will COVID-19 vaccines protect us? Does efficacy equal effectiveness?
By Kate Kelland (Reuters) - The frontrunners in the COVID-19 vaccine race have emerged with different success rates for their shots in clinical trials, but what does that mean for the global fight aga...
Nov 27, 2020
UniCredit working with GS, JPM as strategic advisers: sources
By Valentina Za, Giuseppe Fonte and Pamela Barbaglia MILAN (Reuters) - UniCredit is working with strategic advisers Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, three people close to the matter said, as it prepares to...
Nov 27, 2020
Most Canadians could get COVID-19 vaccine by Sept if all goes well - PM Trudeau
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Doctors believe most Canadians could be vaccinated against the coronavirus by next September rather than the end of 2021 as previously projected, Prime Minister Ju...
Nov 27, 2020
Belgium reports bird flu outbreak on farm - OIE
PARIS (Reuters) - Belgium has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N5 bird flu on a poultry farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Friday. The outbreak, which occurred in...
Nov 27, 2020
WHO says would be "highly speculative" to say COVID did not emerge in China
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's top emergency expert said on Friday it would be "highly speculative" for the WHO to say the coronavirus did not emerge in China, where it was first i...
Nov 27, 2020
Hyundai, Kia agree to $210 million U.S. auto safety civil penalty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Co's and Kia Motors Corp's U.S. units on Friday agreed to a record-setting $210 million civil penalty after U.S. auto safety regulators over the untimely recalls o...
Nov 27, 2020
WHO warns countries with falling COVID cases to stay alert
GENEVA (Reuters) - Even if countries see a fall in coronavirus cases, they need to stay vigilant, Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization's technical lead for COVID-19, said on Friday. "What...
Nov 27, 2020
