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UK’s Johnson tests positive for virus, deaths soar in Spain
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said Friday, while the number of infections in the United States surged to the most in the world and Spain announced a record number of virus deaths…
Prince Charles tests positive but ‘remains in good health’
The Prince of Wales has tested positive for coronavirus, Clarence House has announced.
Trump, Congress agree on $2 trillion virus rescue bill
The White House and Senate leaders of both parties announced agreement early Wednesday on unprecedented emergency legislation to rush sweeping aid to businesses, workers and a health care system slammed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Over 1.5 billion globally asked to stay home to escape virus
The hunt for masks, ventilators and other medical supplies consumed the U.S. and Europe, as more than 1.5 billion people — one-fifth of the world’s population — were urged or ordered to stay home Monday to try to blunt the spread of the…
Europe’s south strains under pandemic; 10,000 die globally
Southern Europe buckled under the strain of the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, with gasping patients filling the wards of hospitals in Spain and Italy as the global death toll surpassed 10,000 people worldwide.
The Italians making music on balconies under coronavirus quarantine
In recent weeks, Italians have embraced the language of music as a means to communicate with their neighbors and endure the ravages of covid-19 as a collective.
U.S.-Canada border closed as Florida congressman diagnosed with coronavirus
The United States and Canada closed their shared border to “non-essential traffic” on Wednesday to curb transmission of the coronavirus as U.S. President Donald Trump moved to bolster medical equipment supplies and the outbreak struck…
Trump calls himself ‘wartime president’ as he battles virus
Describing himself as a “wartime president” fighting an invisible enemy, President Donald Trump invoked rarely used emergency powers to marshal critical medical supplies against the coronavirus pandemic. Trump also signed an aid package —…
World virus infections hit 200,000; Borders jammed in Europe
Desperate travelers choked European border crossings Wednesday after countries implemented strict controls to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus, which has now infected more than 200,000 people worldwide and killed more than 8,000.
Life in San Francisco area screeches to a halt amid shutdown
On Monday, about 7 million people in the San Francisco Bay Area were ordered to shelter at their homes and only leave for “essential” reasons, the strictest measures in America so far, mimicking orders in place already across Europe in a…
U.S. CDC reports first coronavirus case among its staff
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday an employee has been tested positive for the coronavirus.
US moves nearer to shutdown amid coronavirus fears
Officials across the country curtailed many elements of American life to fight the coronavirus outbreak on Sunday, with health officials recommending that groups of 50 or more don’t get together and a government expert saying a 14-day…
US states race to contain coronavirus as cases exceed 1,000
As coronavirus cases crop up across the United States, some governors and other leaders are scrambling to slow its spread, banning large public gatherings, enforcing quarantines and calling National Guard troops.
Italy quarantines north in drastic bid to slow virus spread
Italy took a page from China’s playbook Sunday, attempting to lock down 16 million people — more than a quarter of its population — for nearly a month to halt the relentless march of the new coronavirus across Europe.
China’s schools, forced online by virus, run into censors
Across China, schools are shut indefinitely in a bid to contain a new virus that has killed some 3,000 people.