South Korea to pay families hundreds of dollars to ease coronavirus impact
By Sangmi Cha and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will make emergency cash...
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Thailand reports 136 new coronavirus cases, two more deaths
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand reported 136 new coronavirus cases and two new deaths on...
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UK has 8,000 ventilators and another 8,000 on the way, junior minister says
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain currently has about 8,000 ventilators with another 8,000 on order...
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AstraZeneca scores win as diabetes drug shown to slow kidney disease
(Reuters) – AstraZeneca’s diabetes treatment Farxiga has proven to be...
Read MoreUK trials new breathing aid developed by Mercedes Formula One
LONDON (Reuters) – A new version of a breathing aid that can help coronavirus patients has been developed in less a week by a team involving Mercedes Formula One, and is being trialed at London hospitals. Continuous...
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Number of coronavirus cases in Germany rises to 57,298: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Germany has risen to...
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Thailand reports two new coronavirus deaths, bringing total to nine
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s public health ministry said on Monday that two more...
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Australian brewers swap cleansing ale for sanitizer in coronavirus fight
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – As demand for a cleansing ale collapses with the...
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South Korea’s emergency exercise in December facilitated coronavirus testing, containment
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean tabletop exercise on emergency responses to...
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Vietnam PM asks major cities to prepare for lockdown to stop virus
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s prime minister on Monday asked major cities to prepare for...
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Bolsonaro visits market to press need to keep Brazil going during pandemic
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – President Jair Bolsonaro visited a market area just...
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Argentina extends coronavirus quarantine until mid April
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez said on Sunday that...
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China defends against incoming second wave of coronavirus
By Brenda Goh and Thomas Suen WUHAN, China (Reuters) – A growing number of imported...
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‘No farewells, no ceremonies’: China’s Hubei cremates coronavirus dead
By Brenda Goh JINGZHOU, China (Reuters) – Ten unclaimed urns sit in the crematorium in...
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An online lifeline in Portugal for old ventilators amid coronavirus crisis
(This March 24 story was republished to correct Nascimento’s title in paragraph 3) By...
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‘Just one case’: fears coronavirus may spread like wildfire in world’s refugee camps
(Reuters) – In the world’s largest refugee settlement in Bangladesh, filmmaker Mohammed...
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Nigeria orders 14-day cessation of movement in Lagos, Abuja to fight coronavirus
By Alexis Akwagyiram LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday ordered...
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Coronavirus deaths fall again in Italy but lockdown extension looms
By Giulia Segreti ROME (Reuters) – The number of deaths from coronavirus in Italy fell for...
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German health institute warns pandemic could overstretch system: paper
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s health system could face strains similar to those in...
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Trump drops idea of New York lockdown as U.S. death count crosses 2,000
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he...
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