Paris, Oct 13 (AFP/APP):Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: Vaccine trial suspended Johnson & Johnson temporarily halts trials of its Covid-19 vaccine after a patient becomes sick. The US pharmaceutical company says serious adverse events are “an expected part of any clinical study, especially large studies.” An independent safety committee will decide whether to continue the Phase 3 trial on up to 60,000 volunteers in the US, Latin America and South Africa. Pre-clinical testing of the vaccine showed it provided complete or near-complete protection against virus in the lungs and nose. Britain ‘ignored advice’ The British government is criticised after it emerged that it ignored scientific advice three weeks ago for tougher restrictions. The opposition Labour party says the failure to act was alarming and raised questions about the credibility of a new three-tier plan to curb the virus’ spread. England’s chief medical officer Chris Whitty said he was “not confident” the latest measures announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson could reverse the upward trend. China tests millions in two days China says four million people have been tested in two days in the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao. Beijing has ordered that all the port’s nine … Continue reading Coronavirus: Latest global developments