With over a million coronavirus cases, economic freefall looms
By Cate Cadell and Lisa Shumaker BEIJING/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global cases of the new...
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U.S. doctors on coronavirus frontline seek protection from malpractice suits
By Tom Hals (Reuters) – U.S. medical professionals on the front line of the coronavirus...
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IMF, WHO urge leaders to focus on health spending to get virus under control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The IMF and the World Health Organization on Friday urged leaders of...
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WHO opens door to broader use of masks to limit spread of coronavirus
By Stephanie Nebehay and Andrea Shalal GENEVA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Health...
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Spain overtakes Italy in coronavirus cases, death rate slows
By Inti Landauro and Clara-Laeila Laudette MADRID (Reuters) – Spain overtook Italy for the...
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Ireland sees four-fold rise in nursing home coronavirus clusters
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland has seen a more than four-fold increase in coronavirus outbreaks...
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CDC reports 239,279 coronavirus cases, 5,443 deaths
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported...
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Britain’s Prince Charles opens massive new field hospital to fight coronavirus
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Charles opened a new hospital in London on Friday,...
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UK ramps up coronavirus trials but results ‘a few months away’
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Friday it was launching the biggest...
Read MoreCanada’s Ontario warns coronavirus cases will soar without further distancing measures
TORONTO (Reuters) – Ontario health officials on Friday projected 80,000 coronavirus cases in the province, Canada’s most heavily populated region, by April 30 under current public health measures and urged people to...
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Italy looks to safeguard biomedical valley leading fight against COVID-19
By Stephen Jewkes MILAN (Reuters) – Italy plans to tighten health checks to ensure that work...
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UK nowhere near running out of ventilators: senior medic
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is not “anywhere close” to the scenario of running...
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Turkey’s coronavirus death toll rises to 425, total cases 20,921: health minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak increased by 69...
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Two young American doctors spend honeymoon fighting coronavirus
By Katharine Houreld (Reuters) – She’d picked her dress, they’d booked their...
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Masks do reduce spread of flu and some coronaviruses, study finds
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Face masks could help limit the spread of the COVID-19...
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Swiss coronavirus death toll rises to 484, cases jump by more than 1,000
ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss death toll from coronavirus has reached 484, the...
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Volunteer disinfectant sprayers help Wuhan prepare for a return to work
WUHAN, China (Reuters) – Volunteers in hazmat suits have been spraying Wuhan with...
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Google data shines light on whether coronavirus lockdowns worldwide are working
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, California (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s <GOOGL.O> Google...
Read MoreSwiss government expands powers to force firms to make supplies to fight COVID-19
ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss government on Friday boosted its powers to order companies to raise production of critical medical supplies like drugs and protective gear should more be needed in the fight against...
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UK coronavirus death toll rises to 3,605, up 23% in a day
LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom death toll from the coronavirus rose by 684 to 3,605...
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