China’s Wuhan says conducted 1,000,729 COVID-19 tests on May 21
BEIJING (Reuters) – The city of Wuhan, the original epicentre of the new coronavirus...
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South Africa scientists say up to 50,000 COVID-19 deaths possible
(This May 21 story clarifies that lockdown is entering ninth week, not eighth week) JOHANNESBURG...
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Yemen’s health system ‘has in effect collapsed’ as COVID spreads: U.N.
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The new coronavirus is believed to be spreading...
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UK government took decision to stop mass testing and tracing in March: advisers
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain decided to end mass testing and contact tracing of those with or...
Read MoreMortality in the Netherlands below average last week: statistics office
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The mortality rate in the Netherlands was lower than average last week, the statistics office said, as deaths in the country from the coronavirus decline. Statistics Netherlands said there were 2,850...
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Indonesia reports 634 new coronavirus cases
(Reuters) – Indonesia reported on Friday 634 new cases of coronavirus infection, taking the...
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Malaysia reports 78 new coronavirus cases with 1 new death
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian health authorities on Friday reported 78 new coronavirus...
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Philippines reports 11 coronavirus deaths, 163 more cases
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines on Friday recorded 11 additional coronavirus deaths and...
Read MoreGermany shuts another abattoir after workers get coronavirus
HAMBURG (Reuters) – German authorities said they closed another abattoir after an outbreak of coronavirus among its workers. The plant, in Dissen in north Germany, had already been on reduced operations slaughtering pigs...
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Coronavirus cases in Singapore surpass 30,000: Reuters tally
By Jane Wardell (Reuters) – Coronavirus cases in Singapore topped 30,000 on Friday as the...
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China to bolster disease control system in post-virus overhaul
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will strengthen its disease control centres and improve the...
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Delegates at China’s virus-delayed congress tested and masked
By Cate Cadell BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top leaders took the stage in front of a...
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Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 460 to 177,212: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 460 to...
Read MoreSouth Korea’s Samsung Biologics signs $231 million supply deal with GSK
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean contract drugs manufacturer Samsung Biologics Co Ltd said on Friday it had signed a deal worth more than $231 million with GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) to supply biopharmaceutical products over...
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U.S. secures 300 million doses of potential AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
By Aakash B, Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton BENGALURU/LONDON (Reuters) – The United...
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Tech firms deploy Bluetooth chips for coronavirus contact tracing in office
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Technology companies are developing their own...
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China reports four new coronavirus cases in mainland as of end-May 21
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China recorded four new coronavirus cases on May 21, up from two a day...
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Mexico posts record 2,973 coronavirus cases in single day
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican health authorities on Thursday reported 2,973 more...
Read MoreAt centers for stranded migrants in Panama, 59 test positive for coronavirus
By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Fifty-nine migrants in Panamanian migration centers have tested positive for the coronavirus, a health official said, as thousands of migrants in the Central American nation wait to...
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Brazil suffers record 1,188 daily coronavirus deaths
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil registered a record of 1,188 daily coronavirus deaths on...
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