Saudis told to stay home as Bahrain reports Gulf’s first coronavirus death
By Lisa Barrington and Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain reported the Arab Gulf’s...
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Deserted streets, talking drones as Spain imposes state of emergency over virus
By Emma Pinedo and Nathan Allen MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s streets were eerily quiet...
Read MoreWhite House working on order to cut U.S. dependency on foreign medicines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is preparing an executive order to help relocate medical supply chains from China and elsewhere overseas to the United States amid the coronavirus outbreak, top Trump administration...
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Thailand plans to close bars, schools, halt cockfights to curb coronavirus
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand plans to close schools, bars, movie theaters, cockfighting...
Read More‘I must keep up people’s spirits’: Mexico president defends rallies during coronavirus
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday rejected criticism he was setting a poor example by holding mass rallies during the coronavirus scare even as his government...
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Malaysia closes borders, schools and businesses as virus tally climbs
By Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia will shut its borders to travellers,...
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South Korea designates regions hit hardest by coronavirus as disaster zones
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea on Sunday reported 76 new coronavirus cases and...
Read MoreCoronavirus may be slowing in Italy’s worst hit region: governor
By Francesca Landini and Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) – Lombardy, the northern Italian region that has suffered the biggest hit from Europe’s worst coronavirus outbreak, is showing the first signs of a possible...
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Duterte puts Philippines under quarantine, says ‘we are in the fight of our lives’
By Martin Petty and Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines announced strict...
Read MoreBosnian region declares state of disaster over coronavirus
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnia’s autonomous Bosniak-Croat Federation declared a state of disaster on Monday, which will enable it to introduce emergency measures to halt the spread of the coronavirus, the region’s...
Read MoreRussia builds coronavirus hospital in Moscow as cases rise
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Alexander Reshetnikov MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow authorities are rushing to build a hospital for coronavirus patients, city officials have said, similar to the medical facilities that were...
Read MoreChina to withdraw medical staff from Hubei gradually -state media
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – China will gradually withdraw medical staff from Hubei province, the origin of the coronavirus outbreak and the main site of its spread, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Monday, citing a work...
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Iran’s death toll from coronavirus increases to 853: official
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s death toll from the new coronavirus has reached 853, with 129...
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China sees fewer coronavirus cases, wary of international travellers
By Ryan Woo and Huizhong Wu BEIJING (Reuters) – Mainland China reported a drop in new...
Read MoreChina biotech InnoCare raises $288 million in Hong Kong IPO: sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese cancer drug developer InnoCare Pharma <9969.HK> has priced its Hong Kong initial public offering at the top end of its marketing range to raise $288 million, said two sources, in the...
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Sanofi says production running as per normal, sees no shortages
PARIS (Reuters) – Sanofi <SASY.PA> on Monday said its production sites were running...
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Crowded, poor South Asia sees steady rise in coronavirus cases
By Asif Shahzad and Abdul Qadir Sediqi ISLAMABAD/KABUL (Reuters) – Health authorities across...
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UK to announce further coronavirus measures on Monday, PM’s adviser says
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will make further announcements on Monday about the measures it...
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Australia mulls second stimulus package as market slumps on coronavirus, sources say
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia is considering a second round of economic...
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China says imported coronavirus cases have become main risk
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry said on Monday that imported coronavirus...
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