Kudlow says White House not concerned about a second coronavirus wave: WSJ
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White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is not concerned about a second wave of coronavirus cases, the Wall Street Journal reported.
China reports 11 new confirmed, 7 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases for June 12
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China reported 11 new COVID-19 cases and seven asymptomatic cases for June 12, the national health authority said on Saturday.
Mexico reports record tally of 5,222 new coronavirus cases
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Mexico's health ministry reported a record 5,222 new confirmed coronavirus infections along with 504 additional fatalities on Friday, bringing the total in the country to 139,196 cases and 16,448 deaths.
India's Zydus Cadila to make Gilead's potential COVID-19 drug remdesivir Zydus, listed as Cadila Healthcare, joins other Indian pharmaceutical companies Cipla Ltd, Jubilant Sciences Ltd and privately held Hetero Labs Ltd in signing non-exclusive pacts with Gilead for the drug. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Fauci: Slight coronavirus spikes may get out of control amid reopening
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The top U.S. infectious disease official, Dr. Anthony Fauci, on Friday cautioned that the "blips" of rising coronavirus hospitalizations being reported by some states could get out of control if robust contact tracing regimes are not put in place.
Popular blood pressure medicines do not put patients at greater COVID-19 risk, new study finds
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New research offers reassuring evidence to hundreds of millions of people with high blood pressure that popular anti-hypertension drugs do not put them at greater risk from COVID-19 as some experts had feared.