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20.5m years of life may have been lost to Covid across 81 countries, study finds
Data shows Covid has taken far greater toll than flu, to which it is often dismissively comparedCoronavirus – …
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Origin story: what do we know now about where coronavirus came from?
When Chinese scientists alerted colleagues to a new virus last December, suspicion fell on a Wuhan market. Wha…
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Case of man reinfected with coronavirus stokes immunity fears
Hong Kong case leads scientists to doubt development of antibodies in previous patients, but other experts say…
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Hydroxychloroquine: NHS staff to take drug as part of global trial
Participating hospitals begin enrolling volunteers to test drug’s impact on coronavirusCoronavirus – latest up…
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Lockdowns can’t end until Covid-19 vaccine found, study says
China’s restrictions have brought the first wave to an end but the danger of a second is very realCoronavirus …
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Coronavirus causes mild disease in four in five patients, says WHO
Covid-19 not as deadly as Sars, figures show, and children not affected in same way as adultsCoronavirus – lat…