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China reports 27 new coronavirus cases, death toll at 4,632 after data revisions

Apr 18, 2020

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s National Health Commission reported 27 new confirmed...

Mexico registers 578 new cases of coronavirus, 60 new deaths

Apr 17, 2020

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican health officials reported on Friday 578 new cases of the...

White House touts coronavirus testing capacity in face of criticism

Apr 17, 2020

By Steve Holland and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Friday...

U.S. coronavirus death toll passes 35,000, cases top 700,000: Reuters tally

Apr 17, 2020

By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) – U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 35,400 on Friday, rising by more...

GM dispatches first batch of ventilators for COVID-19 patients

Apr 17, 2020

(Reuters) – General Motors said on Friday it had started delivering the first batch of 54...

Gilead increases enrollment target for remdesivir trial in COVID-19 patients

Apr 17, 2020

By Manas Mishra (Reuters) – Gilead Sciences Inc on Friday increased enrollment target by...

France coronavirus death toll nears 19,000 but spread continues to slow

Apr 17, 2020

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s registered death toll from coronavirus infections neared...

U.S. to start antibody testing of sailors on coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier

Apr 17, 2020

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy said on Friday it will conduct antibody testing of sailors aboard the coronavirus-hit aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt to determine whether they were...

California forms task force to jump-start economy as coronavirus deaths surge

Apr 17, 2020

By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California Governor Gavin Newsom tapped...

WHO unsure antibodies protect against COVID, little sign of herd immunity

Apr 17, 2020

GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization is not sure whether the presence of...

China says nearly 1,300 virus deaths not counted in Wuhan, cites early lapses

Apr 17, 2020

By Yawen Chen and Brenda Goh Nearly 1,300 people who died of the coronavirus in the Chinese city...

China’s revised COVID figures are a bid to ‘leave no case undocumented’: WHO

Apr 17, 2020

By Stephanie Nebehay and Michael Shields GENEVA/ZURICH (Reuters) – A sharp upward revision...

Global coronavirus death toll hits 150,000: Reuters tally

Apr 17, 2020

(Reuters) – The number of deaths worldwide linked to the novel coronavirus reached 150,000...

‘We all stay home’: no work and no stimulus checks for undocumented family in U.S.

Apr 17, 2020

By Norma Galeana LE GRAND, Calif. (Reuters) – In Fresno, California, 58-year-old grandmother...

Seattle Genetics wins early U.S. approval for $18,500 breast cancer therapy

Apr 17, 2020

By Saumya Joseph (Reuters) – Seattle Genetics Inc’s add-on therapy for an advanced form of breast cancer that has progressed despite prior treatment was on Friday approved months ahead of schedule by the U.S. Food...

Britain launches coronavirus vaccine taskforce

Apr 17, 2020

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain launched a new coronavirus taskforce on Friday to support efforts to make a vaccine available to the public as quickly as possible. The government said 21 new research projects would get funding...