Latest on the coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
(Reuters) – Here are the latest developments in the new coronavirus outbreak: FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing a face mask rides a bicycle amid snow, as the country is hit…
Briton in French Alps may have spread coronavirus to others across Europe
LONDON/MADRID (Reuters) – A British man who contracted the new coronavirus while attending a conference in Singapore may have infected seven other people when he stopped off at a chalet…
‘We’re definitely not prepared’: Africa braces for new virus
LUSAKA, Zambia — At a Chinese-run hospital in Zambia, some employees watched as people who recently returned from China showed up with coughs but were not placed in isolation. A…
China virus claims second life off mainland, Macau casinos told to close
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – The coronavirus outbreak claimed its first life in Hong Kong on Tuesday, compounding the international financial centre’s problems after anti-government protests, and Macau, the world’s biggest…
U.S. expands use of coronavirus diagnostic test
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday granted emergency use approval for state public health laboratories to start testing for the new flu-like coronavirus from China using…
U.S. declares coronavirus health emergency, bars foreign nationals who visited China
WASHINGTON Reuters) – The Trump administration, while insisting the risk to Americans from coronavirus is low, nevertheless declared a public health emergency on Friday and announced the extraordinary step of…
US declares public health emergency over coronavirus, announces temporary travel ban
Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar declared a public health emergency in the United States at a White House press briefing on coronavirus Friday. Meanwhile, California health officials…
World Health Organization to decide whether new coronavirus is a global health emergency
WHO will meet on whether to declare a public health emergency Thursday. January 30, 2020, 4:39 PM 6 min read The World Health Organization is set to decide Thursday whether…
China shuts transport, temples, Disneyland as virus toll rises to 25
XIANNING, China (Reuters) – China stepped up measures to contain a virus that has killed 25 people and infected more than 800, suspending public transport in 10 cities, shutting temples…
Pharma firms not making enough progress against superbugs: report
LONDON (Reuters) – Drug companies are not making progress against the spread of antibiotic resistance at a scale and speed great enough to tackle the global health threat posed by…