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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

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DIFFERENT DEATH RATES Gene study to see if racial factors behind severe COVID-19 cases June 3, 2020 Researchers have started a project analyzing genes of COVID-19 patients here to determine if race plays a part in the development of severe symptoms and differences in death rates.
MULTIPURPOSE DEVICE Sports medal maker produces no-contact tool for pandemic June 3, 2020 KANAZAWA--A medal maker here has created a tool shaped like a question mark that allows people to take a hands-off approach during the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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