A Vancouver-based biotech company brought its genetic know-how to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine development. Thomas Madden, president and CEO of Acuitas Therapeutics, explains his company’s contribution to the vaccine effort.
Category: November 2020
CNN’s Brianna Keilar breaks down President Trump’s use of large stacks of papers as political props.
CNN’s Salma Abdelaziz and Ben Wedeman report from England and Italy as the world tops more than 50 million cases of Covid-19 and countries hit new records globally.
France is now the worst coronavirus affected country in Europe, overtaking Russia. The country reported 35,879 new cases on Wednesday, taking the national total to 1,865,538 million. The country is almost two weeks into a new lockdown.
Germany has recorded 21,866 new cases in 24 hours, while 215 people died in that time. Health Minister Jens Spahn said he expects restrictions to continue through winter and that he does not expect life to return to normal in December or January even if infections fall. “I don’t see events with more than 10 or 15 people happening this winter,” Spahn told RBB broadcaster.
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said his government is planning to present a law proposal that would ban nationwide the sale of alcohol after 10pm in bars, restaurants and night clubs. It is expected to take effect on November 20. Earlier Wednesday, Stockholm reintroduced a ban on visiting elderly care homes after a coronavirus spike was reported in retirement homes in the capital.Sweden has recorded 166,707 COVID-19 casesand 6,082 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
CNN’s Brian Stelter explains how President Donald Trump’s relationship with Fox News is changing following the results of the 2020 presidential election.
From Ontario to Alberta and British Columbia, provincial governments across Canada are introducing new restrictions as provinces continue to grapple with a second wave of COVID-19.
CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Jake Tapper discuss the worsening coronavirus situation in the US and President Donald Trump’s reaction to it.
President Donald Trump will return to just plain old Donald Trump on January 20. Meanwhile, there are at least a half dozen ongoing cases involving him — and placing him in various levels of legal jeopardy — still pending.
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reports on President Trump’s attitude and strategy days after President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
On November 11, cities across Canada commemorated the sacrifices of Canadian soldiers and veterans, marking the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, under tight restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.