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Hungary confirms third coronavirus case in man who returned from Milan

Mar 5, 2020

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary has confirmed a third case of the coronavirus, after a Hungarian man who had returned from Milan to the eastern city of Debrecen on Feb. 29 tested positive, the government said on its official...

Spanish coronavirus victim lived at infected Madrid nursing home

Mar 5, 2020

MADRID (Reuters) – A 99-year old woman who became Spain’s third coronavirus death was a resident at a Madrid nursing home where at least nine people have been diagnosed with the infection, local health authorities...

Lockdown: Bad news keeps spirits low in Italy’s red zone

Mar 5, 2020

SAN FIORANO, Italy (Reuters) – After almost two weeks shut off from the outside world, the...

Coronavirus death toll jumps to 107 in Italy, all schools shut

Mar 5, 2020

By Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Italy closed all schools and universities...

Moscow imposes ‘high alert regime’ to stem coronavirus outbreak

Mar 5, 2020

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow authorities announced a “high alert regime” and...

Britain moves to trying to delay coronavirus spread

Mar 5, 2020

By Elizabeth Piper and Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is moving into the second...

Coronavirus shuts school attended by Swedish royals

Mar 5, 2020

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – An exclusive private school in Stockholm, which counts Swedish royalty...

Kiss me? Are you mad? Coronavirus turns Italian life upside down

Mar 5, 2020

By Silvia Aloisi and Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) – A day after their government ordered a...

Europe could face more drug shortages as coronavirus squeezes supplies

Mar 5, 2020

By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe is experiencing delays in supplies of...

France reports two more coronavirus deaths, taking total to six

Mar 5, 2020

PARIS (Reuters) – French authorities on Thursday reported two more deaths linked to the...

South Africa confirms first case of coronavirus

Mar 5, 2020

By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa on Thursday confirmed its first case of...

Prosthetic innovation: ‘It’s like you have a hand again’ – study

Mar 5, 2020

By Linda Carroll NEW YORK (Reuters) – Today’s artificial limbs can look very natural,...

California declares emergency over coronavirus as death toll rises in U.S.

Mar 5, 2020

By Steve Gorman and Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The U.S. death toll from...

Thailand announces compulsory quarantine for arrivals from six places

Mar 5, 2020

BANGKOK (Reuters) – The Thai government on Thursday announces new compulsory quarantine...

Robotic arm designed in China could help save lives on medical frontline

Mar 5, 2020

By Martin Pollard SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Researchers at one of China’s top universities...

Egypt registers first coronavirus case in an Egyptian national returning from Europe

Mar 5, 2020

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt registered the first coronavirus case in an Egyptian national who had returned from Serbia via France, a joint statement from the health ministry and the World Health Organization said on Thursday....