health

New York to test for antibodies, governor mandates face covering

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York has developed its own antibody test that could help detect those immune…

Trump: US likely ‘passed the peak’ on coronavirus cases

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday the United States is past the worst of the coronavirus…

Iran virus deaths below 100 for second day

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran on Wednesday said new deaths from the novel coronavirus remained in double figures for the…

Spain’s daily virus toll falls again with 523 dead

MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain recorded 523 deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday, a decline from the previous day, but…

South Koreans back Moon in pandemic poll

by Sunghee Hwang Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean voters turned out in force Wednesday to…

Virus sends Germany into recession, to last to mid-year

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Europe's economic powerhouse Germany plunged into recession in March, with the slump sparked by the coronavirus…

In California, early coronavirus action ‘makes a difference’

by Laurent BANGUET Agence France-Presse Los Angeles, United States (AFP) — Swift and strict containment measures in California appear to have…

Virus hit ‘like a bomb’ as toll rises in Ecuador’s business capital

  by Santiago PIEDRA SILVA à Quito Agence France Presse GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AFP) -- Ecuador's economic capital Guayaquil is reeling…

South Koreans head to polls despite global pandemic

by Sunghee Hwang Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Temperature checks on voters, separate booths for those with…

Rio de Janeiro governor has coronavirus

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel, a leading opponent of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's…

Virus brings out the jackals in deserted Tel Aviv park

Pictures by JACK GUEZ Agence France-Presse TEL-AVIV, Israel (AFP) — With the coronavirus keeping Israelis indoors, dozens of jackals have taken…

California governor eyes lockdown end but refuses to set date

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday set out conditions for lifting California's coronavirus lockdown, but…

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