Europe, New York see progress in coronavirus battle European nations hard hit by the coronavirus and the US epicenter New York reported headway Sunday in their battle against the deadly pandemic. Apr 19, 2020 0 9
France nears 20,000 COVID deaths but situation 'improving' France's prime minister said the country was starting to beat back the coronavirus as the outbreak's death toll approached 20,000 Sunday while new hospitalisations continued a slow decline. Apr 19, 2020 0 2
Turkey coronavirus death toll tops 2,000 Turkey on Sunday announced 127 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, raising the official death toll to 2,017. Apr 19, 2020 0 3
Zimbabwe extends COVID-19 lockdown by two weeks Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Sunday extended by two weeks a lockdown imposed on March 30 to curb the spread of COVID-19 which has killed three in the country. Apr 19, 2020 0 5
More than 30 French studies under way into COVID-19 treatment More than 30 studies are under way in France—of a world total of 860—in search of drugs to treat the COVID-19 disease sweeping the world, infectologist Florence Ader said Sunday. Apr 19, 2020 0 2
NY says over peak, as Trump's lockdown exit plan draws fire Hard-hit New York state cautiously declared Sunday that it may be over the peak of its coronavirus outbreak as President Donald Trump clashed with state governors over ending lockdowns. Apr 19, 2020 1 3
US coronavirus deaths top 40,000: Johns Hopkins The number of deaths from the new coronavirus in the United States topped 40,000 on Sunday, according to a running tally by Johns Hopkins University. Apr 19, 2020 0 2
Fast decisions in Bay Area helped slow virus spread On the morning of March 15, as Italy became the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic, a half dozen high-ranking California health officials held an emergency conference call to discuss efforts to contain the spread ... Apr 19, 2020 0 3
Team unlocks new way to understand evolving strains of SARS-CoV-2 Researchers from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, have unveiled a new approach to analysing the genetic codes—or the blueprint—of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. Apr 19, 2020 0 320
America's love affair with an elderly epidemiologist Move over, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. There is a new feisty super senior in Washington who is captivating American hearts. Apr 19, 2020 0 4
