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Sweden should have done more against coronavirus but broad strategy right - chief epidemiologist
PM says strategy right, laments deaths among elderly
Reopening responsibly: Dubai intensifies sterilisation of mosques
Authorities have not yet announced any date for the reopening of mosques.
Mortality spiked 155% in Spain in worst week of epidemic
Spain has had one of the world's worst coronavirus outbreaks
UK COVID-19 death toll surpasses 50,000 - Reuters tally
Unlike the daily death toll published by the government, the death certificate figures include suspected cases
Novavax partners with contract drugmaker for COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing
An add-on component of Novavax's vaccine that could help enhance the immune response against the coronavirus would be manufactured by privately held AGC Biologics
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi welcomes US medical team to share best practices for COVID-19 treatment
40 frontline medical staff from the US arrived in Abu Dhabi to spend six weeks
Malaysia reports 93 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
Health ministry reported no new deaths
Philippines confirms 8 new coronavirus deaths, 751 additional cases
Total recoveries have reached 4,153,
Indonesia reports 684 new coronavirus infections
35 new deaths related to COVID-19
Kuwait announces more than 1400 COVID-19 recoveries
The recovered will be transferred to rehabilitation ward
Insights
What the law says about life in the ‘new normal’
The easing will help our society and its institutions to cope with the new lifestyle, which is characterized by self-protection and safe distancing
Saving the most vulnerable from COVID-19
Much emphasis has been placed on building lab capacity for polymerase chain reaction tests, the gold standard for detecting the COVID-19 virus
What COVID-19 is teaching us about how to reform Medicare
Medicare plays a critical role regulating and funding nursing homes