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China Embarks On Clinical Trial For Coronavirus Vaccine

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2020

China has started the first phase of a clinical trial for a novel coronavirus vaccine, records show, as the world’s scientists race to find a way to combat the deadly pathogen. It comes after US health officials said last week they had started a trial to evaluate a possible vaccine in Seattle.

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Coronavirus: Iran, Spain announce 532 deaths in 24 hours

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2020

Iran on Sunday announced 129 new deaths caused by the novel coronavirus, raising to 1,685 the official death toll in one of the worst-hit countries along with Italy and China.  Health ministry spokesman Kianouche Jahanpour said more than 1,028 new cases had been recorded in the past 24 hours and a total of 21,638 people […]

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COVID-19: Passengers stranded as Benin Republic closes border

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2020

Hundreds of passengers were stranded in Seme on Saturday as the Benin Republic closed its border over the global coronavirus pandemic. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who visited Seme border reports that the Benin Republic had closed the departure and arrival gates as early as 6:00 a.m. on Saturday NAN reports that most […]

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Alpha Barry Burkina Faso foreign minister tests positive

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2020

Burkina Faso’s Foreign Minister Alpha Barry has tested positive for COVID-19, the third minister to catch the bug. The minister confirmed his infection on social networks without revealing more information about his condition. Barry was the third minister declared infected by COVID-19 in a single day. Burkina Faso Minister of Mines Oumarou Idani also tested […]

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US reports 10,491 coronavirus cases, 150 deaths

Daily Dispatch March 19, 2020

The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 10,491 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 3,404 cases from its previous count, and said the death toll had risen by 53 to 150. The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness, COVID-19, caused by a new coronavirus, as of […]

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Coronavirus kills more people in Italy than China

Daily Dispatch March 19, 2020

Italy, with its shambolic health services, has surpassed China, in the number of people killed by coronavirus. While China recorded 3245 deaths out of 80,928 infected people, Italy has recorded 3405 deaths in 41,035 cases. On Thursday, official figures showed that 427 people died in one day, a slight decrease over the 470 on Wednesday. […]