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Johnson under pressure to explain UK virus plan on return to work

Johnson under pressure to explain UK virus plan on return to work

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to return to work soon after his recovery from COVID-19, as pressure mounts on…
Hopes grow for antibody tests, but experts urge caution

Hopes grow for antibody tests, but experts urge caution

The sun is only just rising in Berlin but Lothar Kopp, 65, is already standing in line outside a clinic…
Virus toll nears 200,000 as UN pushes for global vaccine effort

Virus toll nears 200,000 as UN pushes for global vaccine effort

The global coronavirus death toll approached 200,000 on Saturday as the United Nations launched an international push for a vaccine…
Does sunlight rapidly destroy the coronavirus?

Does sunlight rapidly destroy the coronavirus?

Does sunlight rapidly destroy the coronavirus? A White House presentation on a mysterious government study says so — but some…
Spain’s daily coronavirus deaths lowest in a month

Spain’s daily coronavirus deaths lowest in a month

MADRID (Reuters) — Spain’s daily coronavirus deaths fell to the lowest in more than a month on Friday, with 367…
Countries take different approaches in lifting lockdown

Countries take different approaches in lifting lockdown

MADRID (AP) — Without a tried-and-tested action plan for how to pull countries out of lockdown, the world is seeing…
Staff count emotional cost as virus savages UK nursing homes

Staff count emotional cost as virus savages UK nursing homes

SELSTON, England (AP) — Lucy Dawson is haunted by a sense of powerlessness. The nurse has equipment to treat the…
COVID-19 takes unequal toll on immigrants in Nordic region

COVID-19 takes unequal toll on immigrants in Nordic region

(Reuters) — The first person in Sadad Dakhare’s two-bedroom apartment in Oslo, Norway, to show symptoms was his four-year-old niece.…
Africa dangerously behind in global race for virus gear

Africa dangerously behind in global race for virus gear

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — As Africa braces for a surge in coronavirus cases, its countries are dangerously behind in the global…
UK economy crumbles under coronavirus strain; questions mount over lockdown exit

UK economy crumbles under coronavirus strain; questions mount over lockdown exit

LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom’s economy is crumbling under the strain of the coronavirus lockdown and government borrowing is…
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