Putin’s spokesman becomes fifth senior Russian official to get coronavirus
By Gleb Stolyarov and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President...
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Exclusive: UK coronavirus outbreak kills at least 20,000 in care homes – Reuters calculation
By Stephen Grey and Ryan McNeill LONDON (Reuters) – At least 20,000 people have died in care...
Read MoreWar-torn Yemen reports coronavirus cases in three more provinces
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen’s Saudi-backed government reported outbreaks of the new coronavirus in three more southern provinces on Tuesday, taking the total number of cases in areas under its control to 65, with 10...
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Factbox: U.S. COVID-19 tests – What’s out there and how well do they work?
By Carl O’Donnell (Reuters) – Health policy experts say the United States must...
Read MoreLabCorp expands availability of at-home sample collection kit for COVID-19 test
(Reuters) – LabCorp said on Tuesday its at-home sample collection kit for COVID-19 testing would now be available to all individuals with symptoms and possible exposure to the virus, after limiting delivery to healthcare...
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London nurses mark Florence Nightingale’s bicentenary
LONDON (Reuters) – Nurses in central London admired a giant projection of Florence...
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Pfizer to outsource some drug production, focus on coronavirus vaccine
(This May 8 story corrects to delete word “intravenously” in para 8 in reference to...
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Moderna’s potential coronavirus vaccine gains FDA’s ‘fast track’ status
(Reuters) – Moderna Inc said on Tuesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted...
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UK coronavirus death toll rises to 32,692, an increase of 627
LONDON (Reuters) – A total of 32,692 people who tested positive for the new coronavirus have...
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Lebanon, fearing second virus wave, to shut down again for four days
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s government has ordered most of the country to shut down...
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Europe, Asia risk coronavirus relapse if lockdowns eased too soon: IMF
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Asia and Europe risk a coronavirus relapse if they reopen their...
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‘Dengue kills too’ – Latin America faces two epidemics at once
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) – As the coronavirus kills thousands and dominates...
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Indonesia’s COVID-19 deaths top 1,000 as those under 45 urged to resume work
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s death toll from the novel coronavirus passed the 1,000...
Read MoreEU signs contract with Philips on ventilators
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Dutch electronics giant Philips signed a contract with the European Commission to supply medical ventilators to EU hospitals, the company and EU officials said, in a deal that...
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Singapore plans coronavirus tests for all in migrant dormitories
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore plans to test all 323,000 migrant workers living in cramped...
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Pope praises nurses’ role in fighting coronavirus
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis praised the work of nurses around the world on...
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Japan sees 20% fall in number of hospitalised COVID-19 patients in 9 days
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan saw a 20% fall in the number of hospitalised COVID-19 patients in...
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China calls for coronavirus vigilance, warns against complacency
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese health authorities called on Tuesday called for vigilance to be...
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Spain’s adds lowest daily number of coronavirus new cases in two months
MADRID (Reuters) – The number of newly diagnosed cases of coronavirus in Spain in one day...
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Malaysia reports 16 new coronavirus cases with no new deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian health authorities on Tuesday reported 16 new coronavirus...
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