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UK will have to wait for excess death statistics for clearer COVID-19 picture: health official

Apr 29, 2020

LONDON (Reuters) – Figures for the number of excess deaths in Britain as a result of the coronavirus crisis will provide a clearer picture of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic but might not be available for a while,...

‘Test and trace’ has worked for us, Ghana’s president says

Apr 29, 2020

PARIS (Reuters) – A rigorous programme of testing for coronavirus and tracing the contacts...

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...

Scientists urge Germans to keep social distancing discipline

Apr 29, 2020

By Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) – Germans must persevere with social distancing or risk...

Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll falls, new cases stable

Apr 29, 2020

ROME (Reuters) – Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 323 on Wednesday, against 382 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily tally of new infections stood at 2,086, broadly stable...

China trial shows Gilead’s drug does not show benefits in COVID-19 patients: Lancet

Apr 29, 2020

(Reuters) – Gilead Sciences Inc’s experimental drug remdesivir does not speed up...

Canada’s coronavirus outbreak slows as cases top 50,000, but long fight looms

Apr 29, 2020

By Allison Martell and Moira Warburton TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian hospitals had beds to...

Labs see bottlenecks in France’s plan to scale-up COVID-19 testing

Apr 29, 2020

By Matthias Blamont PARIS (Reuters) – The leaders of two federations representing thousands...

India’s Serum Institute to make millions of potential coronavirus vaccine doses

Apr 29, 2020

By Zeba Siddiqui NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Serum Institute of India said on Tuesday it plans this year to produce up to 60 million doses of a potential vaccine against the new coronavirus that is under clinical trial in...

UK death toll 27,241, opposition Labour leader Starmer says

Apr 29, 2020

By Guy Faulconbridge and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom’s...

Sweden’s sweet tooth turns sour as coronavirus stirs hygiene fears

Apr 29, 2020

(This April 28 story corrects to show 1.8 billion SEK for 2019 is group revenue, not Sweden only,...

GSK boss does not see mass-produced coronavirus vaccine before mid-2021

Apr 29, 2020

(Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline, the world’s largest vaccine maker, said the global push...

English hospital COVID-19 death toll rises 445 to 19,746

Apr 29, 2020

LONDON (Reuters) – A further 445 people who tested positive for COVID-19 have died in English hospitals, bringing the total there to 19,746, the health service said. Of the 445, 27 had no known underlying health condition...

India has 1,000 coronavirus deaths but expert says no exponential rise

Apr 29, 2020

By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has recorded its 1,000th novel coronavirus...

Germany buys extra flu jabs to avoid double hit to healthcare

Apr 29, 2020

BERLIN (Reuters) – The coronavirus pandemic is a long way from over, German Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Wednesday, announcing measures, including ramped-up purchases of flu vaccines, to help ready the healthcare...

Sweden’s confirmed COVID-19 cases rise above 20,000

Apr 29, 2020

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Sweden rose past the 20,000 mark on Wednesday as the Nordic country reported 107 new deaths to put the tally at 2,462 since the outbreak began....

Dutch coronavirus cases rise to 38,802, with 145 new deaths: health authorities

Apr 29, 2020

THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The Netherlands’ number of confirmed coronavirus cases has risen by 386 to 38,802 health authorities said on Wednesday, with 145 new deaths. The country’s death toll stands at 4,711, the...