A handful of biotech and pharmaceutical companies are kicking off earnings season this week, weaving Covid-19 updates into quarterly results tinged by the impact of a global pandemic. The virus continues to spread, with more than 3 million people worldwide now confirmed with the infection, as countries and U.S. states begin to ease lockdown restrictions.
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- Global cases: More than 3 million
- Global deaths: At least 211,522
- US cases: More than 988,400
- US deaths: At least 56,253
The data above was compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
9:28 am: Quest Diagnostics rolls out direct-to-consumer coronavirus antibody tests
Quest Diagnostics announced that individuals can now skip a doctor’s visit and order a coronavirus antibody test online in a push to broaden Covid-19 screening.
An antibody test shows whether…
