Russia on Thursday rolled out a drug approved to treat patients suffering from the novel coronavirus, its state financial backer said, as the number of infections there surpassed half a million. Source: Russia rolls out first approved COVID-19 drug as infections pass 500,000 Category: worldNews
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Malaysia said on Thursday its citizens would be barred from making the haj pilgrimage this year due to concerns over the new coronavirus, following in the steps of neighbouring Indonesia, which is also a Muslim-majority nation. Source: Malaysia bars citizens from haj pilgrimage on coronavirus fears Category: worldNews
Britain’s death toll from COVID-19 could have been halved if lockdown had been introduced a week earlier, a former member of the UK government’s scientific advisory group said on Wednesday. Source: UK lockdown a week earlier could have halved COVID-19 death toll, scientist says Category: worldNews