(Reuters) – Medical device maker Medtronic said on Thursday it had partnered with Foxconn to increase production of its ventilators that are critical in the care of patients with COVID-19. Reporting by Manas Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Aditya Soni
An undated scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round gold objects), also known as novel coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19, emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab and isolated from a patient in the U.S. NIAID-RML/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT LONDON (Reuters) … Read more
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission is in advanced talks with pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson to reserve or buy up-front doses of its COVID-19 vaccine under development, two officials familiar with the talks told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The U.S. flag is seen over the company logo for Johnson & Johnson to celebrate the 75th … Read more
FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) – Off the east coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) coral freshly removed from a reef is cut into pieces and replanted by a group of divers in the waters below. Coral grows after being transplanted near Dibba Port in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, June 15, 2020. Picture taken … Read more
FILE PHOTO: A pigeon sits next to a medical specialist resting on a bench at the territory of Aleksandrovskaya hospital, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 5, 2020. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov/File Photo MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has revised steeply higher, to nearly 500, the number of medical workers who … Read more
FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labeled with a “Vaccine COVID-19” sticker and a medical syringe are seen in this illustration taken taken April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization hopes hundreds of millions of doses of coronavirus vaccine can be produced this year and 2 billion doses by the end … Read more
BOSTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Vanguard Group, the world’s largest mutual fund manager, backed shareholder resolutions for shippers United Parcel Service Inc (UPS.N) and J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc (JBHT.O) and oil driller Ovintiv Inc (OVV.N) to limit their climate-warming emissions, according to a top Vanguard executive and a company report being released on Thursday. The details … Read more
LONDON (Reuters) – The number of contacts of positive COVID-19 cases reached by England’s test and trace system in its first two weeks of operation was 87,639, Britain’s health ministry said on Thursday. The government’s test and trace system is seen as key to helping to monitor the spread of the new coronavirus and ease … Read more
BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing has brought its latest coronavirus outbreak under control, a Chinese medical expert said on Thursday, although the capital can still expect sporadic new cases. People wearing face masks and uniforms of Alibaba’s supermarket chain Hema Fresh wait outside a site for nucleic acid tests, following new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) … Read more
MILAN/LONDON (Reuters) – Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi wants to turn the 67-year-old Italian oil and gas firm into a greener business, focusing on clean low-carbon products to build a huge customer base which he believes can steady the ship and attract investors more than ever. FILE PHOTO: Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Italian energy company Eni … Read more