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Coronavirus deaths in Eastern Europe topped 1 million as the Omicron variant threatened to batter the region.
Fri Dec 31 2021
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Russian firm seeks to produce COVID-19 drug without patent, Vedomosti reports
Siberia-based Pharmasyntez previously approached Gilead requesting a voluntary licence to produce and distribute the drug in Russia.
Mon Nov 02 2020