Coronavirus News Roundup, August 1-August 7
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Coronavirus: England’s contact-tracing app readies for launch
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The app should log when two people have been within 2m of each other
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Novavax has announced encouraging early results for its experimental coronavirus vaccine
The news: Maryland biotechnology company Novavax has announced encouraging results from a preliminary study of its experimental coronavirus vaccine. The
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Nine Important Things We’ve Learned About the Coronavirus Pandemic So Far
We’re in a terrifying and confusing pandemic, with new and sometimes conflicting information about COVID-19 emerging all the time. In
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Coronavirus News Roundup, July 25-July 31
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Coronavirus: Scotland developing its own contact-tracing app
Scotland is developing its own coronavirus contact-tracing app, which it hopes to have ready for use in the autumn. It
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Coronavirus: Samsung profits soar on work from home demand
Image copyright Getty Images Samsung Electronics has seen its earnings soar as sales were boosted by millions working and learning
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Some scientists are taking a DIY coronavirus vaccine, and nobody knows if it’s legal or if it works
Preston Estep was alone in a borrowed laboratory, somewhere in Boston. No big company, no board meetings, no billion-dollar payout
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Coronavirus: Camera firm Kodak turns to drugs to fight virus
Image copyright Getty Images Better known for making cameras, Kodak has moved into drug making and has just secured a
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Little Evidence that Mass Transit Poses a Risk of Coronavirus Outbreaks
In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ben Fried made a difficult decision: He stopped riding New York City’s
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