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Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus

May 16, 2020

(Reuters) – Several countries around the world began gradual easing of the coronavirus-led...

Russia reports 9,200 new coronavirus infections

May 16, 2020

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia reported 9,200 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on...

Cambodia says all COVID-19 patients recovered, no new cases for a month

May 16, 2020

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s last patient with the new coronavirus has recovered and left hospital, leaving the Southeast Asian country with zero cases, the health ministry said on Saturday, while urging...

India’s coronavirus infections surpass China, but contagion slowing

May 16, 2020

By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s total novel corornavirus cases rose...

Trump administration to restore partial funding to World Health Organization: Fox News

May 15, 2020

(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is set to restore partial...

Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 620 to 173,772: RKI

May 15, 2020

BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 620 to...

China reports eight new COVID-19 cases, up from four a day earlier

May 15, 2020

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Mainland China reported eight new confirmed COVID-19 cases for May 15,...

U.S. employers wary of coronavirus ‘immunity’ tests as they move to reopen

May 15, 2020

By Caroline Humer and Timothy Aeppel NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. employers have cooled to the...

U.S. health secretary expresses confidence in Abbott’s fast COVID-19 test

May 15, 2020

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top Trump administration official said on Friday the government...

U.S. to stockpile vaccine candidates as trials continue: health secretary

May 15, 2020

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government plans to stockpile hundreds of millions of doses...

Trump says U.S. working with other countries on coronavirus vaccine

May 15, 2020

By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Friday...

Brazil registers new daily record of 15,305 coronavirus cases

May 15, 2020

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil confirmed 15,305 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, a...

FDA approves Bristol-Myers combo therapy for lung cancer

May 15, 2020

By Manas Mishra (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Bristol Myers Squibb Co’s combination therapy for previously untreated patients with a form of lung cancer, a much-needed boost as...

CDC reports 1,412,121 coronavirus cases, 85,990 deaths

May 15, 2020

(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported...

Gilead to end coronavirus drug trials, adding to access worry: researchers

May 15, 2020

By Deena Beasley (Reuters) – Gilead Sciences Inc’s two clinical studies of its...

Clovis Oncology’s Rubraca gets FDA approval for prostate cancer

May 15, 2020

(Reuters) – Clovis Oncology Inc said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its drug Rubraca for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, whose tumors have...