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JACINTA BOWLER 20 APRIL 2020 It's a rumour that just won't die. When asked whether the COVID-19 virus was genetically engineered in a lab, scientists have already said "no" rather firmly, but the matter of the new coronavirus' origin is unlikely to be put to rest so easily. Discussions around this subject have become even…

AMELIE BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS, AFP 20 APRIL 2020 Even as virologists zero in on the virus that causes COVID-19, a very basic question remains unanswered: do those who recover from the disease have immunity?There is no clear answer to this question, experts say, even if many have assumed that contracting the potentially deadly disease confers immunity, at…

LONDON (Reuters) - A million doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine being developed by British scientists are already being manufactured and will be available by September, even before trials prove whether the shot is effective, the team said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication together with Trinity College in…