Taiwan rebuffs accusations it racially attacked WHO chief
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan on Thursday angrily condemned accusations from...
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Germany’s coronavirus cases rise by 4,974, deaths by 246: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Germany rose by 4,974...
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Australian police take ‘black box’ off cruise ship in coronavirus homicide probe
By Byron Kaye and Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police said on Thursday they...
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Mexico could have up to 26,500 cases of coronavirus, official says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico might have 26,500 people infected with the coronavirus, a...
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Workers at two more Mexican hospitals test positive for coronavirus
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities said on Wednesday that about 60 personnel across...
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Brazil turns to local industry to build ventilators as China orders fall through
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s health minister said on Wednesday that...
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U.S. nurses who can’t get tested fear they are spreading COVID-19
By Gabriella Borter NEW YORK (Reuters) – In New York City, an intensive care nurse treated...
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Generic drugmakers win EU okay to cooperate in coronavirus fight
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Generic drugmakers will be allowed to cooperate to...
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U.S. to seize exports of masks and gloves amid coronavirus crisis
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will seize exports of key protective...
Read MoreFDA approves generic to commonly used inhaler as demand surges due to coronavirus
(Reuters) – The U.S Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved https://reut.rs/2RnpE3h first generic of a commonly used albuterol sulfate-based inhaler, catering to increased demand from COVID-19 patients suffering...
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WHO head defends handling of coronavirus pandemic against Trump criticism
By Stephanie Nebehay and Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – The head of the World Health...
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From fine to flailing – rapid health declines in COVID-19 patients jar doctors, nurses
By Nick Brown and Deena Beasley (Reuters) – One medical worker called it...
Read MoreMedtronic wins U.S. approval for ventilator, plans launch in May
(Reuters) – Medical device maker Medtronic Plc said on Wednesday it has won the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval to immediately market its ventilator, which it plans to launch by May, to meet increased...
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‘This is very real’: from their window, New York couple sees refrigerated trucks remove bodies
(Reuters) – A New York couple has seen the cityscape outside their Brooklyn apartment change...
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France to extend lockdown, coronavirus death toll close to 11,000
PARIS (Reuters) – France reported some positive coronavirus-linked data on Wednesday, with...
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‘We’ll be a history project’: children in the U.S. talk about the coronavirus
(Reuters) – “I feel like 20 years from now, we’ll be a history project.”...
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GM, Philips to supply 73,000 U.S. ventilators in $1.1 billion effort
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Health and Human Services Department...
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Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll falls, but new cases accelerate
ROME (Reuters) – Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 542 on Wednesday, a...
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WHO rejects ‘China-centric’ charge after Trump criticism
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – World Health Organization officials on Wednesday denied...
Read MoreHead of EU’s top science body quits amid coronavirus controversy
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The president of the European Union’s main science organisation has quit the post he took up only in January, the European Commission said, amid controversy over the bloc’s response to the...
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