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CHICAGO (Reuters) - The United States plans a massive testing effort involving more than 100,000 volunteers and a half dozen or so of the most promising vaccine candidates in an effort to deliver a safe and effective one by the end of 2020, scientists leading the program told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labeled with…

Grant Esterhuizen (Gallo Images) In an exclusive interview, ex-Springbok centre GRANT ESTERHUIZEN talks about South Africa’s midfield options, Pieter-Steph du Toit staying put for now and the Sanzaar alliance.Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021Sport24 asked: Do you think the Sanzaar alliance is under threat?Grant Esterhuizen: My personal…

European countries should brace themselves for a deadly second wave of coronavirus infections because the pandemic is not over, the World Health Organisation’s top official in Europe has said.  In an exclusive interview with The Telegraph, Dr Hans Kluge, director for the WHO European region, delivered a stark warning to countries beginning to ease their…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.A recent order from Harris County judge Lina Hidalgo is facing backlash in Houston, Texas. The order would fine citizens $1,000 if caught not wearing a face mask in public for the next 30 days starting next week.TEXAS JUDGE'S 30-DAY CORONAVIRUS…

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A black market has developed in Russia for an antiviral HIV drug explored as a possible treatment for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus, according to sellers, HIV activists and the head of the drug’s main Russian producer. FILE PHOTO: A view shows a warning sign during a demonstration…