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Top Polish general has coronavirus after German conference: Defense Ministry

Mar 10, 2020

WARSAW (Reuters) – One of Poland’s top armed forces generals Jaroslaw Mika has tested positive for coronavirus after returning from a military conference in Germany, Poland’s Defense Ministry said on Tuesday....

Bored at home – coronavirus helps headhunters locate candidates, delays deals

Mar 10, 2020

By Indranil Sarkar (Reuters) – Online video interviews increasingly being used by major...

Coronavirus shuts Cyprus hospital, schools after doctor tests positive

Mar 10, 2020

ATHENS (Reuters) – A heart surgeon testing positive for coronavirus prompted Cyprus to...

Sixth person dies in United Kingdom from coronavirus

Mar 10, 2020

LONDON (Reuters) – The death toll in the United Kingdom from the coronavirus outbreak has...

Hong Kong denies ‘slavery’ as prisoners work nights to make face masks

Mar 10, 2020

By Beh Lih Yi KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Hong Kong prison authorities...

London starts enhanced cleaning on transport network to cut virus risk

Mar 10, 2020

LONDON (Reuters) – London is introducing enhanced cleaning on its public transit network and...

Brunei reports first coronavirus cases

Mar 10, 2020

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (Reuters) – Brunei said on Tuesday six people had tested positive for the coronavirus after the tiny Southeast Asian nation reported its first case a day ago. The first coronavirus patient in...

Morocco reports first coronavirus death: health ministry

Mar 10, 2020

Rabat (Reuters) – Morocco’s health ministry confirmed on Tuesday the country’s first death from coronavirus in Casablanca, as its overall number of new infections rose to three. The dead patient, who entered...

Osaka reports 18 new coronavirus cases, including from music venues: NHK

Mar 10, 2020

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Osaka prefecture on Tuesday reported 18 new cases of coronavirus infections including multiple cases linked to live music venues that have been identified as hot spots in the prefecture,...

French coronavirus death toll jumps by five to total of 30

Mar 10, 2020

PARIS (Reuters) – The death toll in France from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 30...

Epidemic response group ups coronavirus vaccine funding to $23.7 million

Mar 10, 2020

By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – The CEPI global epidemic response coalition said on Tuesday it will put a further $4.4 million into deals with the biotech firm Novavax and Britain’s University of Oxford to rapidly...

Iran coronavirus deaths reach 291, cases at more than 8,000: health ministry

Mar 10, 2020

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s death toll from coronavirus infections jumped on Tuesday to...

What you need to know about the coronavirus today

Mar 10, 2020

(Reuters) – Here are today’s developments on the coronavirus epidemic: Europe’s...

Indonesia confirms eight new coronavirus cases, taking total to 27

Mar 10, 2020

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s health ministry reported eight new cases of...

Lebanon records first death from coronavirus

Mar 10, 2020

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon recorded its first death from coronavirus on Tuesday, and local broadcasters said the patient had been in quarantine after returning from Egypt. The government has halted flights for...

EU drugs regulator say no shortages yet, steering group to monitor

Mar 10, 2020

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Union’s healthcare regulator said that no drug...

Serbia shuts borders for people from coronavirus-affected countries

Mar 10, 2020

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia closed its borders on Tuesday for travelers from countries most affected by the coronavirus outbreak to prevent spreading of the disease, the government said in a statement. The temporary ban...