EU resolution on pandemic adopted at WHO assembly: official
GENEVA (Reuters) – A resolution on the need to investigate the global response to the...
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Namibia lifts foot-and-mouth disease restrictions
WINDHOEK (Reuters) – Namibia has lifted restrictions that halted the trade and movement of cattle from Kabbe North Constituency in the north east of the country after an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in August...
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Step up COVID-19 testing, tracking; lawmakers criticise UK response
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain must step up its testing and tracking to help tackle the...
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England reports far fewer COVID-19 deaths in care homes than European states
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – England has reported the lowest level of deaths in nursing homes as a...
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UK defends its care home coronavirus ‘protective ring’
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain defended its handling of the coronavirus outbreak in care homes...
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Tested in harbour, Spanish fishermen return to sea
By Vincent West ONDARROA, Spain (Reuters) – Spanish fishermen are taking coronavirus tests...
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China’s Wuhan conducts 467,847 COVID-19 tests, says health authority
BEIJING (Reuters) – The city of Wuhan, the original epicentre of the new coronavirus...
Read MoreMyanmar says eight coronavirus cases among returnees from Malaysia
By Thu Thu Aung YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar authorities said on Tuesday said they have found eight coronavirus cases among scores of people who returned from Malaysia, where the authorities have recently been detaining...
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Coronavirus infections in Poland may start to fall: minister
WARSAW (Reuters) – New coronavirus infections in Poland may start to fall within a week,...
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Indonesia reports 486 new coronavirus infections, 30 deaths
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia reported on Tuesday 486 new coronavirus infections, taking the...
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Malaysia reports 37 new coronavirus cases with one new death
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian health authorities on Tuesday reported 37 new coronavirus...
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Philippines reports 224 new coronavirus infections, cases near 13,000
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine health ministry on Tuesday reported six new coronavirus...
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Japan may free more regions from emergency as new virus cases drop: Asahi
By Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan may lift its state of emergency in more regions...
Read MoreUK ventilator consortium says scaling up in case of COVID-19 second spike
LONDON (Reuters) – A consortium of British aerospace, automotive and medical companies said they were ramping up ventilator production to make sure there were enough available should there be a second spike in the novel...
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Novartis wins conditional EU approval for gene therapy Zolgensma
ZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis won European approval for its gene therapy Zolgensma for the...
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Singapore’s health ministry confirms 451 new coronavirus cases
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s health ministry said on Tuesday it confirmed 451...
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Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 513 to 175,210: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany rose by 513 to...
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France reports fewer new coronavirus deaths, uptick in cases
(This May 18 story, corrects to say France has fourth highest number of coronavirus deaths, not...
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Singapore sorry for sending positive coronavirus test results in error
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore has apologised to 357 COVID-19 patients who received an...
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Thailand reports two new coronavirus cases, no additional deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand on Tuesday confirmed two new coronavirus cases and no...
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