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Tokyo governor asks residents to stay home to avoid sharp coronavirus rise

Tokyo governor asks residents to stay home to avoid sharp coronavirus rise

TOKYO (Reuters) – Warning of the risk of an explosive rise in coronavirus infections in Japan’s capital, Tokyo’s governor on…
Trump warns coronavirus shutdown could ‘destroy a country’

Trump warns coronavirus shutdown could ‘destroy a country’

President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that he wants the coronavirus lockdown relaxed in the United States by mid-April, warning that…
Industry races to meet demand for ventilators

Industry races to meet demand for ventilators

Manufacturers are on a mission to produce desperately needed medical ventilators for the coronavirus pandemic, even if it means converting…
Tokyo begins Olympic task of reorganizing Games

Tokyo begins Olympic task of reorganizing Games

Japan set about the unprecedented task of reorganizing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Wednesday after making the tough decision to postpone…
Cleaner hands, bluer skies: what has coronavirus done for us?

Cleaner hands, bluer skies: what has coronavirus done for us?

Deaths, economic meltdown and a planet on lockdown: the coronavirus pandemic has brought us waves of bad news, but squint…
One third of humanity under virus lockdown

One third of humanity under virus lockdown

India’s billion-plus population went into a three-week lockdown on Wednesday, with a third of the world now under orders to…
Coronavirus prompts a run on guns in US

Coronavirus prompts a run on guns in US

Gun sales have exploded in the United States in the last two weeks as the coronavirus outbreak worsens, with people…
Tokyo Olympics postponed over coronavirus pandemic

Tokyo Olympics postponed over coronavirus pandemic

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic…
Virus sparks ‘unprecedented collapse’ in eurozone economy

Virus sparks ‘unprecedented collapse’ in eurozone economy

There has been “an unprecedented collapse” in business across the eurozone this month as EU countries impose severe restrictions on…
Africa’s weak health systems face escalating virus peril

Africa’s weak health systems face escalating virus peril

Equipment shortages, scarce beds and poorly-paid doctors and nurses: Africa is finding that it has few means to protect itself…
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