Fujifilm COVID-19 drug research spills into June, dashing hopes of quick approval
TOKYO (Reuters) – Fujifilm Holdings Corp <4901.T> will continue research on Avigan...
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Masks too dangerous for children under two, Japan medical group says
By Chris Gallagher TOKYO (Reuters) – Children under the age of two shouldn’t wear...
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Red Cross urges halt to cyberattacks on healthcare sector amid COVID-19
By Christopher Bing (Reuters) – The Red Cross called for an end to cyberattacks on...
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WHO pauses trial of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients due to safety concerns
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization has suspended testing the malaria drug...
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Americans make low-key Memorial Day tributes, coronavirus overshadowing events
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Americans paid a low-key tribute to those who died...
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Syria eases coronavirus curbs, new cases jump after expats return
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syria said on Monday it would lift an overnight curfew starting Tuesday...
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Brazil BRF meatpacking plant hit with more than 300 coronavirus cases
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Nearly 340 meatpacking workers at a single BRF SA plant in...
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Spain revises coronavirus death toll down by nearly 2,000
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s health ministry revised the country’s coronavirus...
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WHO warns of ‘second peak’ in areas where COVID-19 declining
GENEVA (Reuters) – Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an...
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U.S.’ Regeneron to buy back $5 billion stake held by Sanofi
PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said it had agreed to repurchase...
Read MoreMink infected two humans with coronavirus: Dutch government
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Mink with the coronavirus have infected two people in the Netherlands in what are probably the first such cases of transmission during the epidemic, government and health authorities...
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Putin back in Kremlin, Russia looks to ease lockdown in some regions
By Tom Balmforth and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin...
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Bayer says it makes progress in settlement talks over weedkiller
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bayer said on Monday it had made progress seeking a...
Read MoreBachem lifts Propofol production to 24/7 as pandemic hikes demand
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s Bachem has begun round-the-clock production of Propofol, a drug needed to sedate ventilated patients whose plight during the pandemic — prone, unconscious, hospitalised —...
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Americans spend holiday at beaches and parks as virus death toll nears 100,000
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) – Americans sunbathed on beaches, fished from boats and strolled...
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France has lowest daily rise in new coronavirus cases and deaths since lockdown
By Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) – French authorities reported the smallest daily rise in...
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U.S. CDC reports total of 1.6 million coronavirus cases and 97,049 deaths
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported...
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First signs if a COVID-19 vaccine works possible in autumn: GAVI
ZURICH (Reuters) – First indications of the effectiveness of a potential vaccine against...
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China reports three new coronavirus cases after first day with none
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China recorded three new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland for...
Read MoreDisruption to global immunization system could delay COVID-19 vaccinations
By Stephanie Nebehay and John Miller GENEVA/ZURICH (Reuters) – Massive disruptions to global immunisation programmes from the COVID-19 pandemic have health experts fearful that much of the developing world will not be able...
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