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WHO Suspends Hydroxychloroquine Trial Over Safety Concerns
The WHO is pausing testing on hydroxychloroquine for a week or two while it reviews data to make sure it's safe to continue testing it.
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WHO Urges An End To Sales of Live Animals At Food Markets
Scientists say disease transmission often occurs when humans come in contact with an infected animal's bodily fluids.
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U.S. To Compare W.H.O. COVID Data From China With Intelligence Reports
State Department says it will compare W.H.O. report on virus with information gathered by U.S. intelligence community.
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WHO Scientist Says Herd Immunity Won't Be Achieved This Year
The WHO's chief scientist stressed social distancing and other measures should stay in place for a while.
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WHO Europe: Kids In 5-14 Age Group Show Highest COVID Rates
The regional director, Dr. Hans Kluge, also argued that vaccine mandates should be "an absolute last resort."
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Leaders Address Vaccine Inequity At U.N. General Assembly
Several wealthy nations, including the U.S., have pledged to donate doses but distribution has been slow.
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Coronavirus Outbreak Infects More Than 900 In China
Global health officials are working to understand and contain a coronavirus outbreak that has so far infected more than 900 people.
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WHO, CDC Say Measles Cases Spiked Globally Last Year
Health agencies estimate that 140,000 people died from measles last year.
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4 European Countries Have Lost Their Measles Elimination Status
The World Health Organization said Thursday the disease is no longer considered eliminated in Albania, the Czech Republic, Greece and the U.K.
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Coronavirus Is More Dangerous for the Global Economy Than SARS
Feb.07 -- The spread of the coronavirus continued to grab the headlines, with its fallout threatening the global economy. SARS was a killer. Both literally and economically. SARS killed almost 800 people in 2003. It also knocked two full...
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Wall Street Week - Full Show (01/24/20)
Jan.31 -- One of the most iconic brands in financial television returns for today's issues and today's world. Lawrence H. Summers, Former U.S. Treasury Secretary, Roger Ferguson, TIAA CEO, Jessica Reif Ehrlich, BofA Media Analyst and...
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Moderna President Hopes to Develop Coronavirus Vaccine in Record-Setting Time
Jan.28 -- Dr. Stephen Hoge, Moderna Inc. president, discusses the efforts to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus. He speaks with Bloomberg's Paul Allen and Taylor Riggs.
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China's Hubei Province Sees Drop In New Daily Coronavirus Cases
China says there were eight new coronavirus cases in Hubei province, a low since the outbreak started.
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Trump Says He’s Halting Payments to WHO
Apr.14 -- President Donald Trump says he instructed his administration to temporarily halt funding to the World Health Organization for taking China’s claims about the coronavirus “at face value” and failing to share information about...
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WHO Recommends Countries Ease Lockdowns In Phases
The WHO says countries need a comprehensive plan for lifting restrictions before they take the first steps.
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WHO Says COVID-19 'Likely' Came From Animals, Not Lab
Theories have swirled about whether the virus originated in a Wuhan, China virology laboratory.
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Johns Hopkins' Adalja on Coronavirus Containment: 'All Bets Are Off'
Mar.11 -- Dr. Amesh Adalja, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security senior scholar, discusses the efforts to contain the coronavirus with Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu, Joe Weisenthal and Romaine Bostick on "Bloomberg Markets: What'd You...
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WHO: Discussing New Mission to Seek Source of Covid-19 in China
May.06 -- Maria Van Kerkhove, a World Health Organization epidemiologist, says the United Nations agency is considering a new mission to seek the source of the coronavirus in China. She speaks at a press briefing in Geneva.
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Quarantines Don't Work and Cause Mass Panic, NYU's Gounder Says
Jan.27 -- Dr. Celine Gounder, New York University assistant professor in the department of medicine, discusses the efforts to contain the deadly coronavirus outbreak with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Balance of Power."
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Travel Restrictions Won't Help Contain Virus, Johns Hopkins' Nuzzo Says
Feb.04 -- Jennifer Nuzzo, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health senior scholar, discusses the efforts to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus. She speaks with Bloomberg's Amanda Lang and Shery Ahn on "Bloomberg...
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Coronavirus Update: China Death Toll at 1,380; Revisions Cloud Picture
Feb.14 -- China’s revisions to coronavirus data are making it more difficult to gauge the true scope of the outbreak. China’s Hubei province reported 4,823 additional coronavirus cases, confirming that the nearly 15,000 reported a day...
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Allianz CEO Says Market Panic Over Coronavirus Isn’t Warranted
Feb.26 -- Allianz SE Chief Executive Officer Oliver Baete discusses the markets and economic reaction to the threat of the rapidly spreading coronavirus. He compared the virus with a “strong flu,” saying it hadn’t yet become a pandemic....
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Spain's Foreign Affairs Minister on Coronavirus, U.K. and EU Relations
Feb.13 -- Arancha Gonzalez Laya, Spain's minister for foreign affairs, discusses the threat posed by coronavirus outbreak and the future of Spain's relations with the U.K. and the European Union. She speaks with Bloomberg's Vonnie Quinn...
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Blackstone `Still Bullish' on China Despite Coronavirus
Feb.26 -- Jonathan Korngold, head of growth equity investing at Blackstone Group, discusses the outlook for private equity markets and the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on China sentiment. He speaks from the SuperReturn conference...