Here is what WHO experts are watching on the coronavirus’ spread
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) is tracking the...
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By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) is tracking the...
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(Reuters) – Shares of Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd fell 16% on Monday after its treatment for anxiety disorder failed to meet the main goal in a late-stage study. In the study, patients receiving the...
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By Elaine Lies and David Dolan TOKYO (Reuters) – Some cruise ship passengers savoured lavish...
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By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) – Experimental drugs from Roche and Eli Lilly failed to halt...
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HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam has so far this year culled tens of thousands of birds to contain an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N6 bird flu detected at several farms in its northern provinces, an agriculture ministry...
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LONDON (Reuters) – Four more patients in England have tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of cases in Britain to eight, Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said on Monday. The new cases were all known...
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SEOUL (Reuters) – Researcher TrendForce said on Monday it expected global smartphone production to fall by 12% to its lowest level in five years in the first three months of 2020 because a virus outbreak in China....
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(This Feb. 8 story has been corrected to remove erroneous reference to the American citizen who...
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By Winni Zhou and Dominique Patton SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – China raised the death toll...
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BEIJING (Reuters) – The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China rose to 908...
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s agriculture ministry said the highly pathogenic H5N6 strain of avian flu had been found in a poultry farm in southwestern Sichuan province. This is the first H5N6 avian flu detected from a...
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By Kylie MacLellan and Jessica Jones LONDON/MADRID (Reuters) – A British man who contracted...
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MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines confirmed on Sunday that African swine fever infections had spread in the south of the country, which accounts for nearly a third of the nation’s 12.8 million pig herd. Additional...
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s National Health Commission called for the “reasonable use” of protective suits in a statement on Sunday and cautioned against “excessive and disorderly” use of the...
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By Muyu Xu and Carlos Garcia BEIJING (Reuters) – After making sure everyone’s face...
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By Caroline Pailliez PARIS (Reuters) – Amelia Pan is at home in Canada while her 2-year-old...
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Fear can do more harm than the spreading coronavirus,...
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BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese city at the center of the coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 700 people across the country opened another makeshift hospital on Saturday, providing 1,500 beds, state media...
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BEIJING (Reuters) – The number of new confirmed infections from a coronavirus in mainland...
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Another 3 people on a cruise liner off Japan have tested positive for...
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