International News

Russia’s coronavirus cases surge past 100,000 after record daily rise

Apr 30, 2020

By Andrew Osborn and Polina Nikolskaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s nationwide tally of...

Health minister urges patience as Ukraine passes 10,000 coronavirus cases

Apr 30, 2020

By Ilya Zhegulev KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine reached 10,000 coronavirus cases on Thursday and...

WHO says very concerned at community spread of coronavirus in West Africa

Apr 30, 2020

PARIS (Reuters) – The World Health Organization is worried by the community spread of the...

Swiss researchers see sewage as early warning sign for COVID flares

Apr 30, 2020

ZURICH (Reuters) – Researchers in Switzerland have been able to detect the new corovarirus at even low concentrations in wastewater, offering a potential early warning system for flareups in infections as countries emerge...

On coronavirus ICU front line: A Thai nurse’s story

Apr 30, 2020

By Jiraporn Kuhakan BANGKOK (Reuters) – At the end of every 12-hour shift working with...

The last places on earth without the coronavirus

Apr 29, 2020

By Gurman Bhatia and Manas Sharma (Reuters) – Despite infecting more than 3 million people...

High-Dose IV Vitamin C on ARDS by COVID-19: A Possible Low-Cost Ally With a Wide Margin of Safety

Apr 29, 2020

The following is reprinted, at the request of the author, from an article originally posted in...

Australia moving towards ‘COVID-safe’ society, but travel ban stays: PM

Apr 29, 2020

By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s prime minister Scott Morrison said on...

UK on track for one of Europe’s worst virus death tolls

Apr 28, 2020

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is on track to record one of the worst coronavirus...

UK says some children have died from syndrome linked to COVID-19

Apr 28, 2020

By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – Some children in the United Kingdom...

WHO chief says pandemic ‘far from over’, worried about children

Apr 28, 2020

GENEVA (Reuters) – The coronavirus pandemic is “far from over” and is still...

China lab rejects COVID-19 conspiracy claims, but virus origins still a mystery

Apr 28, 2020

By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Claims that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a...

Children in South Asia at risk as coronavirus disrupts immunization drive: UNICEF

Apr 28, 2020

By Charlotte Greenfield and Jibran Ahmad ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR (Reuters) – Disruptions to...

Singapore says COVID-19 cases may be higher than official tallies

Apr 28, 2020

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s top medical authority said on Tuesday the number of migrant workers infected with coronavirus may be higher than official tallies due to a priority to isolate those staying in...

Regeneron, Sanofi arthritis drug may only help critical coronavirus patients: study

Apr 27, 2020

By Michael Erman and Saumya Joseph (Reuters) – Results of a study of Regeneron...

‘It is still a mystery’: War-hit Yemen struggles to trace COVID-19 infection

Apr 27, 2020

By Mohammed Ghobari and Aziz El Yaakoubi ADEN/DUBAI (Reuters) – When doctors first confirmed...

More than two million Australians download COVID-19 app, testing expands

Apr 27, 2020

By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) – More than two million Australians have downloaded an app...

Indian medical body asks states to stop using COVID-19 test kits from two Chinese firms

Apr 27, 2020

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s federal medical research agency on Monday asked state government to stop using coronavirus testing equipment brought from China because of conflicting results. More than half a million...