Thousands of U.S. schools suspend classes as Trump declares coronavirus emergency
By Brendan O’Brien and Peter Szekely CHICAGO (Reuters) – As President Donald Trump...
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U.S. FDA approves Thermo Fisher’s coronavirus test: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc’s coronavirus test, which would allow the firm to increase capacity to 1.4 million tests a week, a...
Read MoreDoctors, and insurers too, urge patients to get medicine on hand
By Deena Beasley and Caroline Humer LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – As Americans stay home to try to help stop the spread of a new coronavirus, many patients with conditions that require prescription drugs are being urged...
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Trump declares coronavirus national emergency, says he will most likely be tested
By Steve Holland, Jeff Mason and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald...
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Canada ramps up battle against virus, slashes rates and promises stimulus
By Steve Scherer and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian authorities on Friday...
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Cleaning product makers race to labs to bolster coronavirus claims
By Siddharth Cavale and Richa Naidu (Reuters) – As global makers of household cleaners race...
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Spain declares emergency as coronavirus shuts down parades, schools, shops
By Belén Carreño and Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) – Major Spanish regions shut shops, bars...
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Europe is epicenter of coronavirus pandemic: WHO
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – Europe has now become the epicenter of a coronavirus...
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Italy’s coronavirus deaths surge as Lombardy seeks tougher curbs
By Angelo Amante and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – The death toll from coronavirus in Italy...
Read MoreIndia reports second death from coronavirus
(Reuters) – India reported its second death from coronavirus, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1606408 on Friday. The patient was a 68-year-old woman with...
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Keep calm and carry on: what is the logic behind Britain’s coronavirus bet?
By Guy Faulconbridge, Elizabeth Piper and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime...
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Taiwan school uses dividers during lunch to counter coronavirus
TAIPEI (Reuters) – A school in Taiwan’s capital Taipei is going to unusual lengths to...
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CDC reports 1,678 coronavirus cases, death tally of 41
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported...
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Johnson & Johnson ramps up Tylenol production as demand surges
By Saumya Joseph (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson is seeing a spike in demand for its...
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Life upended for Americans as U.S. scrambles to contain coronavirus threat
By Jonathan Allen and Steve Holland NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – From Disneyland to the...
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Scotland announces first coronavirus death
LONDON (Reuters) – Scotland has had its first death of a patient with coronavirus, an...
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Dutch coronavirus infections rise by 190 to 804, deaths double to 10
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The number of deaths in people with the coronavirus in the Netherlands...
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Belarus has 27 cases of coronavirus: health ministry
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarus has recorded 27 people infected with coronavirus, six more than a...
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FDA works to speed coronavirus tests with Roche, New York approvals
By John Miller and Michael Erman ZURICH/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug...
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Trump to discuss coronavirus testing with lab company executives – sources
By David Shepardson and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump...
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