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(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday approved emergency use authorization (EUA) to Quidel Corp for the first COVID-19 antigen test. The emergency use authorization was issued late Friday to Quidel for the Sofia 2 SARS Antigen FIA, the agency said.

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The nationwide tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 59,662 on Saturday and the death toll rose to 1,981 with the country registering an increase of 95 deaths and 3,320 cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning, the Union Health Ministry said

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Bob Seelert, chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi and author of "Start with the Answer: And Other Wisdom for Aspiring Leaders."

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Stewart Friedman, Wharton School professor and author of "Total Leadership: Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life."

Dr. Robert Blendon, professor at the Harvard School of Public Health and the John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Whitney Johnson, founding partner of Rose Park Advisors.

Michael Schrage, research fellow at MIT Sloan School's Center for Digital Business and author of "Serious Play."

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Robert Kaplan, Harvard Business School professor and author of "What to Ask the Person in the Mirror."

Francis Ford Coppola, acclaimed film director.

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