U.S. demands review of WHO’s handling of pandemic starts now, seeks reforms
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States called on the World Health...
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Human trials of British coronavirus vaccine to reach 10,000
By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) – Oxford University and AstraZeneca <AZN.L> are recruiting...
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Spain’s coronavirus death toll rises by 56 to 28,628 on Friday
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s overnight death toll from the new coronavirus rose by 56 on...
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Thailand to extend coronavirus emergency to end of June
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand will maintain its state of emergency over the coronavirus until...
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Children with COVID-19 may have lower infectivity than adults, UK scientists say
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – Children have milder COVID-19 symptoms than adults...
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Putin urges more testing as Russia’s coronavirus death toll climbs
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin told officials on Friday to ramp up testing for...
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UK’s Blair: Patchy data means Africa could use antibody tests to track COVID-19
By Katharine Houreld NAIROBI (Reuters) – African nations should use antibody tests to find...
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South Africa scientists say up to 50,000 COVID-19 deaths possible
(This May 21 story clarifies that lockdown is entering ninth week, not eighth week) JOHANNESBURG...
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Yemen’s health system ‘has in effect collapsed’ as COVID spreads: U.N.
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The new coronavirus is believed to be spreading...
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UK government took decision to stop mass testing and tracing in March: advisers
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain decided to end mass testing and contact tracing of those with or...
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Coronavirus cases in Singapore surpass 30,000: Reuters tally
By Jane Wardell (Reuters) – Coronavirus cases in Singapore topped 30,000 on Friday as the...
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Delegates at China’s virus-delayed congress tested and masked
By Cate Cadell BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top leaders took the stage in front of a...
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U.S. secures 300 million doses of potential AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
By Aakash B, Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton BENGALURU/LONDON (Reuters) – The United...
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Tech firms deploy Bluetooth chips for coronavirus contact tracing in office
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Technology companies are developing their own...
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China reports four new coronavirus cases in mainland as of end-May 21
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China recorded four new coronavirus cases on May 21, up from two a day...
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Mexico posts record 2,973 coronavirus cases in single day
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican health authorities on Thursday reported 2,973 more...
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Brazil suffers record 1,188 daily coronavirus deaths
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil registered a record of 1,188 daily coronavirus deaths on...
Read MoreU.S. FDA approves Parkinson’s treatment from Sunovion Pharma
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a sublingual film from Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc, a unit of Japan-based Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma , for the treatment of “off” episodes...
Read MoreU.S. FDA names 27 coronavirus antibody tests no longer ok to be sold
By Caroline Humer and Carl O’Donnell (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday identified 27 coronavirus antibody tests that should no longer be sold in the United States, following up on new...
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Exclusive: A quarter of Americans are hesitant about a coronavirus vaccine – Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Joseph Ax and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) – A quarter of Americans have little or no...
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