LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will switch to the Apple and Google model for its COVID-19 test-and-trace app, ditching an attempt to develop an app by itself after the homegrown system did not…
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) – Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: FILE PHOTO: Co-director of the intensive care unit at CommonSpirit’s Dignity Health California Hospital Medical Center, Dr. Zafia Anklesaria,…
Ahead of Trump rally in Tulsa, new coronavirus cases set records in Oklahoma
(Reuters) – New coronavirus cases in Oklahoma increased by a record amount just days ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa, the biggest event in the country since pandemic…
Beijing cuts flights to curb potential spread of mounting coronavirus cases
BEIJING (Reuters) – Scores of domestic flights in and out of Beijing were cancelled on Wednesday as officials ramped up attempts to contain a coronavirus outbreak in the Chinese capital over the…
UK continuing drug trials to improve on COVID-19 steroid treatment
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is continuing medical trials to see if it can combine other drugs with a steroid treatment shown to reduce deaths among some COVID-19 patients, Chief Scientific Adviser Patrick…
Thailand reports no new coronavirus cases or deaths
FILE PHOTO: People shop for face masks inside the Sampheng wholesale market as Thai government eases isolation measures, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bangkok, Thailand, June 10, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha…
French power union urges members to join healthcare strike
PARIS (Reuters) – The energy wing of the French trade union CGT has urged its members to join a nationwide healthcare workers’ strike planned for Tuesday. The union did not say whether…
Coronavirus resurgence in Beijing prompts return of tough measures
People wearing face masks commute inside a subway station during morning rush hour, following new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Beijing, China June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang BEIJING (Reuters) –…
Record spikes in new coronavirus cases, hospitalizations sweep parts of U.S.
(Reuters) – New coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in record numbers swept through more U.S. states, including Florida and Texas, as most push ahead with reopening and President Donald Trump plans an indoor…
China reports 57 new confirmed, 9 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases for June 13
FILE PHOTO: Volunteers in protective suits are seen a checkpoint at the entrance to a residential compound following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Jilin, Jilin province, China May 25, 2020. Picture…