Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Italy lifts lockdown on worst-hit region Lombardy

Italy on Friday announced an end to lockdown measures from next week for Lombardy, the epicentre of its coronavirus pandemic, and several other regions with improving contagion statistics.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO's emergency panel reviews pandemic

Six months after sounding its top alarm over the new coronavirus outbreak, the WHO's emergency committee meets for a fourth time Friday to assess the raging pandemic.