Politics & Policy

Covid-19: When the President Speaks, People Listen, and Google Answers

May 1, 2020

Google searches for hydroxychloroquine surged following endorsement When presidents and other...

Canada’s coronavirus curve flattens but worrying trends emerge: top medical officer

Apr 30, 2020

By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s coronavirus curve is flat but worrying...

Russia’s coronavirus cases surge past 100,000 after record daily rise

Apr 30, 2020

By Andrew Osborn and Polina Nikolskaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s nationwide tally of...

Health minister urges patience as Ukraine passes 10,000 coronavirus cases

Apr 30, 2020

By Ilya Zhegulev KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine reached 10,000 coronavirus cases on Thursday and...

Covid-19: AMA Wants Feds to Take Charge

Apr 30, 2020

National testing strategy needed now The U.S. now has more than one million Covid-19 cases,...

Australia moving towards ‘COVID-safe’ society, but travel ban stays: PM

Apr 29, 2020

By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s prime minister Scott Morrison said on...

Trump hails U.S. coronavirus testing as infections cross a million

Apr 29, 2020

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – The United States has reported more than a million coronavirus...

Children in South Asia at risk as coronavirus disrupts immunization drive: UNICEF

Apr 28, 2020

By Charlotte Greenfield and Jibran Ahmad ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR (Reuters) – Disruptions to...

Singapore says COVID-19 cases may be higher than official tallies

Apr 28, 2020

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s top medical authority said on Tuesday the number of migrant workers infected with coronavirus may be higher than official tallies due to a priority to isolate those staying in...

Trump’s COVID-19 disinfectant ideas horrify health experts

Apr 27, 2020

By Kate Kelland and Raphael Satter LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald...

Indian medical body asks states to stop using COVID-19 test kits from two Chinese firms

Apr 27, 2020

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s federal medical research agency on Monday asked state government to stop using coronavirus testing equipment brought from China because of conflicting results. More than half a million...

China to keep coronavirus tests focused, stops short of wider testing

Apr 27, 2020

By Gabriel Crossley and Lusha Zhang BEIJING (Reuters) – China will focus testing for...

Thailand to extend coronavirus emergency measures, sees improvement

Apr 27, 2020

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand will extend a state of emergency over the coronavirus until the...

China eases restrictions on exports of some coronavirus equipment

Apr 27, 2020

(This April 26 story has been refiled to correct spelling of commerce ministry official’s first name in paragraph four) BEIJING (Reuters) – China is dropping a requirement that a number of key virus care products get...