Madrid records new jump in coronavirus cases, faces hospital bed crunch
By Belén Carreño and Jose Elías Rodríguez MADRID (Reuters) – The number of confirmed...
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Month: March 2020
Many willing to trade genetic data for compensation, control
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) – More than half of Americans want money and control when companies or organizations use their genetic data, a new study suggests. Public views about the value of DNA continue to evolve,...
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U.S. likely to advise Americans against travel to Europe: sources
By David Shepardson, Alexandra Alper and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump...
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Egypt’s confirmed coronavirus cases increase to 67
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has registered seven new coronavirus cases bringing the total number...
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World Health Organization calls coronavirus outbreak ‘pandemic’ for first time
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization described the new coronavirus...
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Number of coronavirus deaths in Britain rises to eight
LONDON (Reuters) – The number of people in the UK who have died after testing positive for...
Read MoreU.S. government aims at high insulin prices with plan for $35 copay in Medicare
By Caroline Humer NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Wednesday turned back to its pledge to fight high U.S. drug prices with a plan to limit the out-of-pocket cost for insulin, a life-saving medicine, to $35...
Read MoreIreland reports first coronavirus death, nine more cases
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s Health Ministry confirmed its first death of a patient diagnosed with the coronavirus on Wednesday as the number of confirmed cases of the virus rose to 43 from 34 a day earlier. The...
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Conference Highlights: CROI 2020
New research was presented at CROI 2020, the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic...
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Italy in coronavirus lockdown as deaths soar and economy fades
By Angelo Amante and Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – Shops and restaurants closed, hundreds...
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U.S. states struggle to expand coronavirus testing despite federal push
By Carl O’Donnell and Nathan Layne NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York and Washington, the...
Read MoreSaudi Arabia to close cinemas until further notice over coronavirus
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday it will close cinemas until further notice over coronavirus, state news agency reported. (Reporting by Stephen Kalin; Editing by Toby...
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Briton struck with coronavirus in Wuhan recalls: ‘I couldn’t get enough air’
By Ben Dangerfield LONDON (Reuters) – Connor Reed was working in Wuhan when he contracted...
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Turkey confirms first coronavirus case, wins WHO praise for vigilance
By Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey confirmed its first case of the coronavirus on...
Read MoreBulgarian Orthodox Church to continue all services for ‘health’ reasons despite coronavirus
SOFIA (Reuters) – The leader of Bulgaria’s main Orthodox Church said on Wednesday it would continue to hold all traditional services ahead of Easter despite the coronavirus outbreak as they were key to the physical...
Read MoreQatar records 238 new coronavirus cases among quarantined people
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar said on Wednesday it has recorded 238 new coronavirus cases among individuals already under quarantine in one residential compound, taking the country’s total tally to 262. The individuals,...
Read MoreIreland records first death from coronavirus: RTE
DUBLIN (Reuters) – A elderly woman with an underlying illness who contracted the coronavirus became the first to die from the virus in Ireland on Wednesday, local media including national broadcaster RTE and the Irish...
Read MoreIvory Coast confirms first case of coronavirus: health ministry
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, a 45-year-old Ivorian man who had recently traveled to Italy, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Ivory Coast, Francophone West Africa’s...
Read MoreDutch companies tell staff to stay home as coronavirus infections jump
By Bart H. Meijer AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch bank ABN Amro and chipmachine maker ASML on Wednesday ordered large parts of their staff to start working from home, as the number of people infected with the coronavirus in...
Read MoreDemocratic Republic of Congo confirms first coronavirus case
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed its first case of coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa hit by the epidemic to seven. The patient is a Congolese citizen...
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