Japan says drugmaker Gilead's COVID-19 treatment remdesivir now in use in hospitals

Japan says drugmaker Gilead's COVID-19 treatment remdesivir now in use in hospitals
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Japan has begun treating severely ill COVID-19 patients with Gilead Sciences Inc's COVID-19 remdesivir drug, a health ministry official said, just days after giving the drug emergency approval as it seeks to curb the coronavirus outbreak.

Lupin’s Vizag API Facility Receives EIR from U.S. FDA

Lupin’s Vizag API Facility Receives EIR from U.S. FDA ​​The inspection for the API facility was conducted by the U.S. FDA between January 13, 2020 and January 17, 2020. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

China calls U.S. accusation of hacking in COVID-19 research "slander"

China calls U.S. accusation of hacking in COVID-19 research "slander"
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China's foreign ministry, asked about China-linked hackers breaking into U.S. COVID-19 research, said China opposed what it called slander from the United States.

China's BGI gets Australian foothold through mass coronavirus test delivery

China's BGI gets Australian foothold through mass coronavirus test delivery
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Australia says its purchase of 10 million coronavirus test kits from Chinese genomics company BGI will not risk patient privacy, as researchers hope for greater price competition in a biotech market dominated by a U.S rival.

UK in talks with Roche on 'game changer' COVID-19 antibody tests

UK in talks with Roche on 'game changer' COVID-19 antibody tests
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Britain is in talks with Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG on rolling out an accurate COVID-19 antibody test that it said could be a 'game changer' on getting the world's fifth largest economy back to work.

Kidney injury seen in more than a third of hospitalized COVID-19 patients: U.S. study

Kidney injury seen in more than a third of hospitalized COVID-19 patients: U.S. study
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Over a third of patients treated for COVID-19 in a large New York medical system developed acute kidney injury, and nearly 15% required dialysis, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.

Only 4.4% of French population infected by coronavirus: Pasteur institute

Only 4.4% of French population infected by coronavirus: Pasteur institute
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A study led by the Pasteur Institute says a mere 4.4% of the French population - or 2.8 million people - have been infected by the novel coronavirus, much higher than the official count of cases but way too low to achieve so-called "herd immunity".