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New COVID-19 test gives result in matter of minutes: Report

London: A new COVID-19 test that reduces testing time from 30 minutes to less than five and delivers accurate results has been developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham. more

Moderna says plans to produce at least 600 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in 2021

Moscow/Sputnik: US pharmaceutical company Moderna said it planned to produce at least 600 million doses of its vaccine against COVID-19 in 2021, not 500 million as previously announced.

New York State detects first positive case of 'UK' coronavirus variant

Washington/Sputnik: New York State detected the first case of the novel coronavirus mutated variant that was discovered in the United Kingdom , Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a statement o ...

Scientist warns covid vaccines may be ineffective against South African mutation

London: A leading scientist has warned that the vaccines might not work against the South African variant of the coronavirus.

UK registers almost 55,000 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours: Government

London/Sputnik: The United Kingdom registered 54,990 COVID-19 cases within the past 24 hours, a drop from 57,725 the day before, according to government figures.

US registers single-day record of 299,087 Covid-19 cases: Johns Hopkins University

Moscow/Sputnik: The United States has reported 299,087 COVID-19 new cases in the past 24 hours, which is a single-day record since the beginning of the pandemic, data compiled by Johns Ho ...

Thailand detects first patients with UK-linked strain of COVID-19

Manila/Sputnik: Thailand has identified its first four cases of the new coronavirus strain that originated in the United Kingdom, the Thai PBS reported Sunday, citing the chief of the Cen ...

WHO issues its first emergency use validation for a COVID-19 vaccine and emphasizes need for equitable global access

Geneva:The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday listed the Comirnaty COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for emergency use, making the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine the first to receive emergency vali ...

UAE registers first cases of coronavirus variant linked to UK: Gov’t Spokesman

Doha/Sputnik: The United Arab Emirates has confirmed the first cases of coronavirus variant linked to the United Kingdom on its soil, Omar al-Hammadi, a spokesman of the UAE government, s ...

Colorado confirms first known US case of COVID-19 variant detected in UK : Governor

Washington/Sputnik: Colorado has detected the first known US case of the mutated novel coronavirus (COVD-19) variant originally found in the United Kingdom, Governor Jared Polis said in a ...