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Two UK COVID test makers pull devices due to new review
Two producers of COVID-19 tests in Britain said on Tuesday they had pulled some of their tests from the market after a new review system came into force, which has…
China launches anal swab tests to detect high-risk Covid-19 cases
Forbes - As Chinese authorities struggle to contain rising Covid-19 infections ahead of the Lunar New Year celebrations, Beijing has introduced anal…
France’s Institut Pasteur stopping one of its potential COVID-19 vaccine projects
France's Pasteur Institute said that it was terminating the development of a Covid-19 vaccine with US pharmaceutical company Merck after clinical trial…
Covid variant might lead to ‘false’ negative testing results – FDA
Jan 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. drugs regulator said on Friday genetic variants of COVID-19, including the one found in the UK,…
Million line up as Slovakia launches unique nationwide COVID-19 test
Over a million Slovaks took a coronavirus swab on Saturday as the country launched a huge logistical operation to test most of…
Malta: 14-day quarantine period should be reconsidered, Malta Chamber says
Optimised testing, contact tracing, and quarantine leave are needed to ensure the survival of viable businesses, the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise…
Global partnership to make available 120 million affordable, quality COVID-19 rapid tests for low- and middle-income countries
A set of agreements to make available, for low and middle-income countries, affordable, high-quality COVID-19 antigen rapid tests were today announced by…
European Parliament approves plans for coronavirus testing centre
The European Parliament's Committee on Budgets has approved plans for a coronavirus testing facility for MEPs and staff. A request was made…
London 2012 Olympians were used in secret project to test experimental substance
Ninety-one elite-level sports people across eight Olympic sports were used as “guinea pigs” in a secret UK Sport project trialling ketones in…
Austria to expand its testing to screen hotel staff
Austria plans a hefty expansion of its coronavirus testing just to screen hotel staff, in the hope of luring Germans and other…