Virus

Japan virus cases surge over 10,000 with hospitals stretched

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese medics are warning more must be done to prevent the coronavirus from overwhelming the country's…

Italy’s daily virus toll edges down to 433

ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy's official daily toll from the novel coronavirus edged down to 433 on Sunday, the lowest…

New Zealand to ease virus lockdown next week

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand will ease a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown next week after claiming success in stopping…

US records 1,997 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- USThe number of coronavirus deaths in the United States rose by almost 2,000 in the…

Europe, New York see progress in coronavirus battle

  by Catherine TRIOMPHE with Mariette LE ROUX in Paris and AFP bureaus Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States…

Astronauts land back on Earth transformed by pandemic

  by Christopher RICKLETON Agence France Presse Two NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut on Friday made a safe return…

Hungry, jobless Americans turning to food banks to survive pandemic

  by Thomas URBAIN Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- American families slammed by the coronavirus pandemic…

Director of Wuhan lab denies virus link

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The director of a maximum-security laboratory in China's coronavirus ground-zero city of Wuhan has rejected claims…

Hundreds protest against US virus rules

  by Joseph Prezioso with Catherine Triomphe in New York Agence France Presse Hundreds protested Saturday in cities across America…

Trump warns China could face ‘consequences’ over pandemic

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) US President Donald Trump warned on Saturday that China could face consequences if it was…

Searching for dead brings extra agony in Ecuador’s largest city

  by Xavier LETAMENDI Agence France Presse GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AFP) -- Darwin Castillo's father died in Guayaquil during the coronavirus…

Virus lockdown puts brakes on Vanuatu cyclone relief

PORT VILA, Vanuatu (AFP) -- Vanuatu's rigid coronavirus lockdown is hindering critical relief efforts to rebuild the island country after…

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