 | | | | Fujifilm Holdings Corp's Avigan, once hyped as a potential COVID-19 treatment by Japan's prime minister, is facing uncertain prospects in the country, dampened by disappointing clinical studies and slow progress in regulatory review. | | | | | | Indonesia reported 1,748 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, bringing its tally to 102,051 confirmed cases overall, Health Ministry data showed. | | | | | | Taiwan on Tuesday was investigating its first possible local coronavirus infection in more than a month, a Thai man who tested positive last week, as the island also faces a rise in cases brought from overseas. | | | | | | Russia reported 5,395 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing its nationwide tally to 823,515, the fourth largest in the world. | | | | | | Pakistani authorities are encouraging people to buy sacrificial animals online or at least wear masks when visiting cattle markets, fearing preparations for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha could reverse a decline in COVID-19 infection numbers. | | | | | | AstraZeneca Plc said on Tuesday its diabetes treatment Farxiga met the main goal in a late-stage trial testing the drug's effectiveness in treating patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). | | | | | | Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: | | | | | | The United States has awarded a $265 million contract to a Texas facility of Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp to step up production of a coronavirus vaccine candidate, President Donald Trump said. | | | | | | The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 633 to 206,242, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. | | | | | | China reported 68 new coronavirus cases for July 27, up for the fourth consecutive day, including two in Beijing, the country's health authority said on Tuesday. | | | | | | Australia's second-most populous state of Victoria on Tuesday reported six deaths from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours and 384 new cases compared with a record 532 cases a day earlier. | | | | | |
