Top news of the week: 13.07.2021.
Coronavirus
UK to track COVID-19 variants with genomic sequencing across the world
Britain said on Wednesday it would provide genomic sequencing support to Brazil, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and Pakistan to help identify, assess and track new variants of the novel ...
Egypt-China cooperation in COVID-19 vaccine production "successful model for int'l cooperation" -- WHO
Airport staff members unload the first batch of Chinese Sinovac vaccine raw materials from a plane at the Cairo International Airport in Cairo, Egypt, May 21, 2021. (Xinhua/Sui …
U.S. publisher rejects random lab-leak theory of COVID-19
Staff members clean up a makeshift hospital converted from a sports venue following its closure as its last batch of cured COVID-19 patients were discharged in Wuhan, central …
Stop politicizing COVID-19 origins: more scientists speak out
-- As the global vaccination rollout brings light to countries wrapped in a COVID-19 darkness, an emerging "political virus" has cast a shadow on the origins of the disease. -- …
Lab leak theory of COVID-19 "highly unlikely": German expert
A staff member carries out testing at the inactivated COVID-19 vaccine quality inspection lab of Sinovac Life Sciences Co., Ltd. in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 23, …
U.S. shipping COVID-19 vaccines to Bhutan, Nepal on Friday
The United States on Friday will send 1.5 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) COVID-19 vaccine to Nepal and 500,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine to Bhutan, a White House ...
Taiwan's Foxconn, TSMC confirm $350 mln COVID-19 vaccine deal
Taiwan's Foxconn (2317.TW) and TSMC (2330.TW) said on Monday they had reached deals to buy 10 million doses of Germany's BioNTech SE's (22UAy.DE) COVID-19 vaccine, putting the total cost of ...
Livzon's COVID-19 vaccine appears safe, triggers antibodies -study
A potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by a subsidiary of China's Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc (000513.SZ) appeared safe and able to elicit antibodies in healthy adults in a mid-stage ...