Trials of potential coronavirus treatments start for some existing drugs
(Reuters) – Drugs used for treating arthritis are being tested as treatments for COVID-19,...
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Johnson & Johnson says no evidence HIV drug works against coronavirus
(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson said on Monday there is no evidence its HIV drug,...
Read MoreFatal crashes might decline with lower legal blood alcohol limits
By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – The blood-alcohol threshold for being considered legally impaired in the U.S. may be too high, according to a study that finds a meaningful percentage of crashes happen when drivers are...
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Saudis told to stay home as Bahrain reports Gulf’s first coronavirus death
By Lisa Barrington and Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain reported the Arab Gulf’s...
Read MorePoland’s environment minister tests positive for coronavirus
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s environment minister Michal Wos has tested positive for coronavirus, he said in a tweet on Monday. “I feel good … and I express solidarity with all those who are sick,”...
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Deserted streets, talking drones as Spain imposes state of emergency over virus
By Emma Pinedo and Nathan Allen MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s streets were eerily quiet...
Read MoreWhite House working on order to cut U.S. dependency on foreign medicines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is preparing an executive order to help relocate medical supply chains from China and elsewhere overseas to the United States amid the coronavirus outbreak, top Trump administration...
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Thailand plans to close bars, schools, halt cockfights to curb coronavirus
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand plans to close schools, bars, movie theaters, cockfighting...
Read More‘I must keep up people’s spirits’: Mexico president defends rallies during coronavirus
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday rejected criticism he was setting a poor example by holding mass rallies during the coronavirus scare even as his government...
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Malaysia closes borders, schools and businesses as virus tally climbs
By Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia will shut its borders to travellers,...
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South Korea designates regions hit hardest by coronavirus as disaster zones
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea on Sunday reported 76 new coronavirus cases and...
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Germany to shutter most shops, bars, churches
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s federal and state governments agreed sweeping rules...
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Turkey to temporarily close gyms, cafes, cinemas -interior ministry
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey is temporarily closing cafes, restaurants, cinemas, theatres,...
Read MoreCoronavirus death toll in Lombardy rises 202 in a day to 1,420
ROME (Reuters) – The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, which has borne the brunt of a nationwide contagion, has risen over the past day to 1,420 from 1,218, two sources...
Read MoreShanghai government says companies can return to work without need to notify authorities
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The government of Shanghai has permitted companies to resume normal operations without first notifying authorities, except in certain industries, according to an official social media post from the...
Read MoreCoronavirus may be slowing in Italy’s worst hit region: governor
By Francesca Landini and Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) – Lombardy, the northern Italian region that has suffered the biggest hit from Europe’s worst coronavirus outbreak, is showing the first signs of a possible...
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Brazil Congress to seek consensus on coronavirus measures
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian House Speaker Rodrigo Maia on Monday said lawmakers will...
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Malaysia restricts travel, shuts schools and businesses to combat coronavirus
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia said it would restrict travel, ban public gatherings and...
Read MoreVentilators: What are they and what do they do?
LONDON (Reuters) – As Europe becomes the epicentre of the global coronavirus outbreak, national authorities are becoming increasingly concerned about a potential lack of ventilators, one of the key pieces of equipment...
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Duterte puts Philippines under quarantine, says ‘we are in the fight of our lives’
By Martin Petty and Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines announced strict...
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