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Spain to phase out coronavirus lockdown, eyes normality by end-June

Apr 28, 2020

By Belén Carreño and Nathan Allen MADRID (Reuters) – Spain announced a four-phase plan on...

Ireland will not hit 100,000 weekly coronavirus testing goal until mid-May

Apr 28, 2020

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland has failed to reach its target to carry out 100,000 coronavirus...

Peru coronavirus cases surpass 30,000: health ministry

Apr 28, 2020

By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s health ministry on Tuesday confirmed its toll...

New research says players at risk of coronavirus spread to lungs

Apr 28, 2020

By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Research from Germany and Italy suggests that...

COVID-19 testing for anyone draws a crowd in hard-hit Detroit

Apr 28, 2020

By Rebecca Cook DETROIT (Reuters) – Detroit residents waited for hours on Tuesday to get...

Italy’s tops 200,000 coronavirus cases, daily death toll rises

Apr 28, 2020

ROME (Reuters) – Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 382 on Tuesday,...

France coronavirus death toll close to 24,000, lockdown exit in sight

Apr 28, 2020

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s coronavirus death toll closed in on 24,000 Tuesday, as...

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...

Buildings closed by coronavirus face another risk: Legionnaires’ disease

Apr 28, 2020

By John Shiffman (This April 24 story corrects 16th paragraph to make clear the paper was a...

As Japan fights coronavirus with shutdowns, rats emerge onto deserted streets

Apr 28, 2020

TOKYO (Reuters) – As more Japanese restaurants shut down and people stay home during the...

UK cuts number of ventilator designs it supports in coronavirus battle

Apr 28, 2020

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Tuesday it would end support for four projects designed to boost the number of ventilators available in the battle against coronavirus, as it backs eleven other devices. “This...

UK widens virus testing scheme to all care home residents

Apr 28, 2020

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s coronavirus testing scheme will be opened up to a much wider pool of people including those over the age of 65 with symptoms, and all care home residents, health minister Matt Hancock...

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...

Global coronavirus cases pass three million as lockdowns begin to ease

Apr 28, 2020

(This April 27 story corrects fourth para to say one-third, not one-quarter, of all cases are in...

UK scientists say face masks have only small effect on coronavirus spread

Apr 28, 2020

LONDON (Reuters) – British scientists advising the government have concluded that wearing a...

Putin extends Russia’s lockdown for two weeks, prepares to ease in mid-May

Apr 28, 2020

By Katya Golubkova and Darya Korsunskaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin...

Iranians should be cautious but not afraid of the coronavirus: Rouhani

Apr 28, 2020

(Reuters) – Iranians should be cautious but not afraid of the coronavirus, President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday as the country eases restrictions in an attempt to return to normal life. Iran is one of the Middle...