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One of the 18 research projects recently selected for funding of € 48.2 million from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 program , aimed at developing diagnostic and therapeutic tools to combat coronary pandemics, is already yielding positive results. Researchers at the HG nCoV19 test have approved the introduction of a new point-of-care test for …
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Wearing one will be compulsory for most people indoors and out, if social distancing is not possible.
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