Explainer: What is herd immunity and will it affect the pandemic?
LONDON (Reuters) – The outbreak of disease caused by the new coronavirus has raised...
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Canadian distilleries make sanitizers as coronavirus sparks demand for hygiene products
By Denise Paglinawan TORONTO (Reuters) – Some Canadian distilleries and breweries have...
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Exclusive: Ferrari and Fiat look at helping Italy make ventilators in coronavirus crisis
By Elvira Pollina and Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) – Italian carmakers Ferrari and Fiat...
Read MoreIsrael approves generic HIV drug to treat COVID-19 despite doubts
By Steven Scheer and Julie Steenhuysen TEL AVIV/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Israel approved the licensing of a generic version of an HIV drug to treat patients infected with the coronavirus on Thursday, despite doubts about its...
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J&J’s Tylenol production at maximum capacity as coronavirus boosts demand
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson is running its Tylenol...
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Public figures who have tested positive for coronavirus
(Reuters) – These are some of the public figures who have tested positive for coronavirus...
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Nivea-maker Beiersdorf starts producing disinfectants
BERLIN (Reuters) – Nivea-maker Beiersdorf has started serial production of medical grade...
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First coronavirus death reported in Russia, which plans to quarantine all new arrivals
By Gleb Stolyarov and Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow city authorities on Thursday...
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Indonesia orders more coronavirus tests as deaths climb
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) – Faced by a rising death toll from coronavirus and a...
Read MoreGE Healthcare to produce ventilators round-the-clock to meet coronavirus-led demand
By Manas Mishra (Reuters) – General Electric’s healthcare unit said on Thursday it will hire more people and increase the number of shifts as it races to produce ventilators round-the-clock to meet the surge in...
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China reports no new local coronavirus transmissions for first time
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China and the epicenter of its coronavirus outbreak, Wuhan...
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WHO says testing, tracing must be ‘backbone’ of COVID-19 response
LONDON/LAUSANNE (Reuters) – Countries across the world must take a comprehensive approach to...
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Australia closes borders to coronavirus, pumps $56 billion into economy
By Colin Packham and Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia is closing its borders to...
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Rattled world ‘at war’ with coronavirus as deaths surge in Italy, France
By Sonya Dowsett and Ryan Woo MADRID/BEIJING (Reuters) – Hundreds of millions of people...
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Taiwan airlines to get $1.6 billion help, more stimulus may be coming
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan will help its hard-hit airline industry access T$50 billion ($1.6...
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U.S. approves Abbott coronavirus test; company set to ship 150,000
By Julie Steenhuysen and Carl O’Donnell (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug...
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Some 60,000 California homeless could get coronavirus in coming weeks, governor says
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Modeling has shown that more than 60,000 homeless...
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Here’s what you need to know about coronavirus right now
(Reuters) – Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak right now:...
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FDA urges virtual patient visits as coronavirus disrupts clinical trials
By Manas Mishra and Saumya Joseph (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on...
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Pfizer puts off investor day, reports two late-stage study results in advance
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc on Wednesday reported results from two late-stage studies ahead of...
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