Junshi Biosciences Announces Co-Development Agreement with IMCAS to Advance Neutralizing Antibodies as Potential Novel Treatment for COVID-19
SHANGHAI, China, March 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Junshi Biosciences (HKEK: 1877) announced that it has recently signed a collaboration agreement with the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS) to jointly develop neutralizing antibodies, a potential novel treatment for COVID-19. Junshi Biosciences and IMCAS have been working together to explore innovative […]
CNH Industrial announces two week suspension of its assembly operations in Europe in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
London, 20 March 2020 CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) announced today that, in light of the supply chain constrains caused by the COVID-19 emergency in Europe, it is suspending the majority of its European assembly operations for a two week period. This suspension applies to the Company’s agricultural, construction, commercial and specialty […]
Taconic Biosciences Supports Coronavirus Research
Announces Preclinical COVID-19 Research Tools RENSSELAER, N.Y., March 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Taconic Biosciences, a global leader in providing drug discovery animal model solutions, announces support for global COVID-19 research efforts via a new Coronavirus Toolkit featuring relevant models and services. Mouse models have been extensively used for research on the SARS-CoV virus, closely […]
Panic Grips Rohingya Refugee Camps in Bangladesh over Coronavirus Concerns
Panic hit Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh on Thursday after an international charity’s report highlighted that the government had no resources to test for the deadly coronavirus, rights groups and officials said.A Save the Children report, which w…
Five Myanmar Villagers Get Five-Year Sentences in China Cement Factory Protest
Five Myanmar villagers each were sentenced to five years in prison on Friday on charges of destroying a factory building and vehicles during a protest against a Chinese-backed coal-powered cement factory in Mandalay region, a lawyer for the defendants …
Police Accept Criminal Complaint in Acid Attack Case in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Region
Myanmar police have accepted a criminal complaint by a businesswoman who was the victim of an acid attack in Ayeyarwady region, five months after she reported the assault that severely burned her face and caused her to lose sight in one eye, she told R…
Local Economies Suffer in Cambodia as Thailand Closes Border to Stop Spread of Virus
Citizens of Cambodia living along the country’s border with Thailand are struggling to make ends meet as authorities close checkpoints between the two nations to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), prompting calls for a government bail…