Coronavirus live news: Trump tests negative for Covid; Johnson & Johnson vaccine trial paused

WHO chief warns herd immunity ‘scientifically and ethically ‘problematic’; Fauci says holding large rallies ‘asking for trouble’; Czech government closes bars and schools. Follow the latest updates:US President Donald Trump tests negative for CovidCovid in Europe: second wave gathers pace across continentFailures at Austrian ski resort ‘helped speed up spread’ in EuropeAnthony Fauci criticises Trump for using his words out of contextBoris Johnson unveils three-tier Covid restrictions for England 2.52am BST Johnson & Johnson said on Monday it has temporarily paused its Covid-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials due to an unexplained illness in a study participant, Reuters reports. The participant’s illness is being reviewed and evaluated by an independent data and safety monitoring board as well as the company’s clinical and safety physicians, it said https://www.jnj.com/our-company/johnson-johnson-temporarily-pauses-all-dosing-in-our-janssen-covid-19-vaccine-candidate-clinical-trials in a statement.Stat News reported the pause earlier in the day, citing a document sent to outside researchers running the 60,000-patient clinical trial, which stated that a “pausing rule” had been met, the online system used to enrol patients in the study had been closed and the data and safety monitoring board would be convened. 2.41am BST South Korea reported 102 new coronavirus cases as of Monday midnight, marking a triple-digit increase in six days, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said on Tuesday.Daily infections had fallen largely into the double-digit range in the past two weeks, which led the government to relax some rules on social distancing this week. Continue reading…
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