Texas nurse expecting Mother’s Day baby makes tough choices over virus fears
By Richard Chang (Reuters) – Samantha Salinas never planned to give birth during a global...
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WHO readies coronavirus app for checking symptoms, possibly contact tracing
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, California (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to...
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Countries must return to public health surveillance in COVID-19 fight: WHO’s Ryan
ZURICH (Reuters) – Countries must return to “basic principles” of public health...
Read MoreStudy suggests Abbott COVID-19 antibody test highly likely to give correct results
By Reuters Staff Abbott Laboratories’ antibody test for the new coronavirus is highly likely to correctly determine whether people have ever been infected with the fast-spreading virus, the company said, citing a U.S....
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NIH begins study of remdesivir with anti-inflammatory drug to treat COVID-19
(Reuters) – The National Institutes of Health said on Friday it has started a clinical study...
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FDA authorizes first at-home saliva test for COVID-19
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has authorized the first...
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France’s daily coronavirus deaths rebound just before reopening
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s daily coronavirus death toll rebounded on Friday, three...
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Italy tops 30,000 coronavirus deaths, new cases edge down
ROME (Reuters) – Italy on Friday became the third country in the world to record 30,000...
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`I’m never going to be the same’: Medics grapple with mental trauma on COVID-19 front line
By Gabriella Borter and Kristina Cooke NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Anne Messman, a...
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Japan, faced with criticism, scrambles to do more coronavirus testing
By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government, under fire for a limited...
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Abbott coronavirus test is accurate; infected mother’s breast milk may protect infants
By Nancy Lapid NEW YORK (Reuters) – The following is a brief roundup of the latest...
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U.S. CDC reopening guidelines are under review: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s...
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Exclusive: Iran-linked hackers recently targeted coronavirus drugmaker Gilead – sources
By Jack Stubbs and Christopher Bing LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hackers linked to Iran...
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UK’s COVID-19 death toll rises 626 to 31,241: minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s COVID-19 death toll has risen by 626 to 31,241, according...
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South Africans mourn a metre apart as COVID-19 curbs funerals
By Emma Rumney SOWETO, South Africa (Reuters) – Maaki Modimola sways along to a hymn in the...
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Spanish cat tests positive for coronavirus
By Clara-Laeila Laudette MADRID (Reuters) – A cat belonging to a family in the Spanish...
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Indonesia provinces blame reagents, labs for stalling COVID-19 testing
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian provinces have blamed flawed distribution...
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Saudi Arabia coronavirus cases exceed 35,000
(Reuters) – The number of coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia exceeded 35,000 on Friday as the...
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Sorrento ties up with New York’s Mount Sinai for COVID-19 antibody cocktail
(Reuters) – Sorrento Therapeutics Inc on Friday partnered with New York City’s Mount...
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Australia sets plan to end most COVID-19 restrictions by July
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will ease social distancing restrictions in a...
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