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[Unicode] ပြည်တွင်းလေကြောင်းခရီးစဉ်များကို ၂၀၂၀ ပြည့်နှစ်၊ ဒီဇင်ဘာ (၁၆)ရက်နေ့တွင် ပြန်လည်ပြေးဆွဲသွားမည် ဖြစ်ကြောင်း မြန်မာအမျိုးသား လေကြောင်းမှ ဒီဇင်ဘာ (၁၃) ရက်က ထုတ်ပြန်ထားသည်။ ကိုဗစ်-၁၉ ကာကွယ်၊ ထိန်းချုပ်၊ ကုသရေး အမျိုးသားအဆင့်ဗဟိုကော်မတီ၏...

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Peru suspended trials for China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine due to a “serious adverse event” that occurred with one of the volunteers for the study, the Peruvian government said in a statement on Saturday. The health ministry said the event is “under investigation to determine if it is related to the vaccine or if there is another explanation.” Sinopharm Group Co Ltd, which is conducting its trials in Peru with some 12,000 volunteers, was about to complete the first stage of the trials in the next few days. Some 36,544 people have died so far in Peru from the coronavirus pandemic. “The decision to temporarily suspend clinical trials is a safety...

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The Singapore-based biotechnology company Tychan has started the third and final phase of its clinical trials on an antibody drug for patients with Covid-19, after it received the nod from the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) in October. The trials, which began on Friday (Dec 11), will involve 1,305 volunteers. The company is in the process of recruiting trial candidates. Trials for the drug, known as TY027, will be done at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and National University Hospital (NUH). Patients may also check if they are suitable for the trials at Changi General Hospital and Sengkang General Hospital. If so, they will be referred to SGH or NUH. Owing to the low incidence of...

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Archaeologists have unearthed new sections of an Aztec tower of human skulls dating back to the 1400s beneath the center of Mexico City. The team has uncovered the facade and eastern side of the tower, as well as 119 human skulls of men, women and children, adding to hundreds previously found, the National Institute of Anthropology and History (Inah) announced on Friday. The tower, approximately five meters (16.4ft) in diameter, was first discovered in 2017, and the latest discoveries were made in March. It is believed to be part of the Huey Tzompantli, a huge array of skulls that struck fear into the Spanish conquistadores when they captured the city under Hernán Cortés...

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As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, transportation officials around the world have been looking for ways to keep passengers and crew safe on board planes. On November 25, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) released new guidelines for the country's airline industry, which it oversees. The document, titled Technical Guidelines for Epidemic Prevention and Control for Airlines, Sixth Edition, contains advice about the best hygiene practices to carry out on aircraft and in airports. But one of those suggestions -- that personnel like flight attendants wear disposable diapers so they don't need to use the bathroom -- has raised some eyebrows. A section on PPE...

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  A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended approval of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE, clearing the way for the FDA to grant emergency authorization of the vaccine as early as Friday. The approval—by a vote of 17-4 with one abstention after a daylong hearing—came as Covid-19 infections continued surging, claiming about 290,000 American lives. The disease is now “essentially out of control,” Kathrin Jansen, Pfizer’s PFE -0.29% head of vaccine research and development, told the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee. “Vaccine introduction is an urgent need.” In its vote to...

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The United Arab Emirates issued the first government approval of a Chinese coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, citing preliminary data showing that it was 86 percent effective, a move that could bring Chinese vaccines a step closer to widespread use. The announcement by the Emirates’ Ministry of Health and Prevention was the first official indicator of a Chinese vaccine’s potential to help stop the pandemic. If results from elsewhere show similar findings, the Chinese vaccines could offer a lifeline to developing countries that cannot afford vaccines from the United States that are likely to be more expensive and more difficult to transport. But Chinese officials and Sinopharm,...

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US drugmaker Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech said on Wednesday (Dec 9) that documents related to development of their Covid-19 vaccine had been "unlawfully accessed" in a cyberattack on Europe's medicines regulator. The European Medicines Agency (EMA), which assesses medicines and vaccines for the European Union, said hours earlier it had been targeted in a cyberattack. It gave no further details. Pfizer and BioNTech said they did not believe any personal data of trial participants had been compromised and EMA "has assured us that the cyber attack will have no impact on the timeline for its review. "It was not immediately clear when or how the attack took place, who was...

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Filipino nurses are the best in the world and in the talk show Ellen, one of them gets the surprise of her life when host Ellen DeGeneres gives her a brand new car. In an episode uploaded yesterday, viewers meet the Los Angeles-based FlorMaylyn Roz, a nurse who has had to take Uber rides after a bout with the coronavirus left her cash-strapped. The Filipino-American said she decided to be a nurse because she “love[s] helping people.” She added that the coronavirus pandemic “has changed everything,” and she couldn’t go home to her family because they might get infected. “People who are sick, since they cannot be visited by their families, I will be the...

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An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm has 86% efficacy, the United Arab Emirates Health Ministry said in a statement Wednesday. The Health Ministry said the results for the vaccine were based on interim analysis of the late-stage clinical trials which the UAE started in July, according to the statement which was carried by the state news agency. Though few details were provided, the statement marks the first publicly released information regarding the performance of the Chinese vaccine, developed by the China National Biotec Group (CNBG), a unit of Sinopharm. The UAE approved emergency use for frontline workers in...

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