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Russia鈥檚 President Putin announced the registration of a vaccine for coronavirus. This was reported with widespread alarm amid concerns over safety, but as 大象传媒 Russian Service鈥檚 Sergei Goryashko, tells us the announcement was a political move to capture the headlines.

Investigations by Alexandra Reynolds and Hooman Poor at New York鈥檚 Mount Sinai Medical Centre have revealed why some Covid 19 patients have low oxygen levels, but don鈥檛 have breathing difficulties. The answer came when looking for signs of stroke in the brain.

Nisreen Alwan, a specialist in public health at Southampton University is concerned about the quality of life of people who have had a Covid -19 infection. Being classed as recovered is not enough she says and we need to look more at recurring health problems associated with the disease.

And Cardiff University鈥檚 Haley Gomez has news of a tantalising discovery. The detection of a neutron star hidden in a dust cloud for more than 30 years.

(Image:President Putin. Credit: Reuters)

Presenter: Roland Pease
Producer: Julian Siddle