New Mexico governor issues statewide stay-at-home order
TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) – New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday issued a...
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In battle against coronavirus, Colombia transforms military hospital
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s central military hospital, which...
Read MoreU.S. prison union official urges halt to inmate transfers due to coronavirus spread
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is still transferring some inmates from coronavirus hotspots such as New York City to prisons in other parts of the country, even as three...
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Turkey will hire more medics, stop exporting face masks: minister
By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey will hire 32,000...
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South Africa to impose 21-day lockdown as coronavirus cases jump
By Tanisha Heiberg and Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa will impose a...
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Spain lauds the medics on the front line of coronavirus crisis
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain paid tribute on Monday to front-line staff battling a worsening...
Read MoreEgypt reports five more coronavirus deaths for a total of 19: health ministry
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt on Monday reported five new fatalities because of coronavirus, four Egyptians and an Indian, which brings the total of coronavirus-related deaths in the country to 19, the health ministry said. A...
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French prime minister says coronavirus lockdown could last weeks
PARIS (Reuters) – Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said a virtual lockdown in France imposed...
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Georgia bans passenger traffic on domestic railway over coronavirus
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia banned passenger traffic on its domestic railway on Monday to...
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Italy coronavirus deaths rise by 602 in a day, lifting total death toll to 6,077
ROME (Reuters) – The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has grown by 602 to...
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India shuts down flights, big cities as coronavirus toll rises in region
By Sanjeev Miglani and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India on Monday announced a halt to...
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Robot designed in China could help save lives on medical frontline
By Martin Pollard SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Researchers at one of China’s top universities...
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In the shadow of Ebola and Covid-19, measles rips through Congo
By Hereward Holland BUSU-MANDJI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Thomas the Tank...
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Beer and spirit makers join global efforts to make sanitisers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s biggest beer maker, and Diageo,...
Read MoreUK begins trial of HIV medicine, steroid as possible COVID-19 treatments
LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists at Britain’s Oxford University have started a clinical trial to investigate the effects of an HIV medicine and a steroid drug in UK patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 caused by...
Read MoreMore Swiss companies ask for aid than during financial crisis
By John Revill and Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH (Reuters) – Record numbers of Swiss companies have applied for government aid to overcome shutdowns and reduced output as the coronavirus outbreak grips the country, the...
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Roche CEO says broad coronavirus testing in U.S. could take weeks: CNBC
(Reuters) – It could take at least a couple of weeks, if not months, for the United States...
Read MoreIreland to develop guidelines for public spaces
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland will develop guidelines to help people adhere to government recommendations to stay apart in public spaces to rein in the spread of coronavirus after crowds gathered in parks and beaches at the...
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Workers leave as Thailand steps up measures against coronavirus
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of migrant workers left Thailand for neigbouring...
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Germany reports 22,672 coronavirus cases, 86 deaths
BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany has risen to 22,672...
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