Coronavirus: State of emergency lifted in most of Japan
Japan has lifted a state of emergency imposed due to the coronavirus in 39 out of 47 prefectures, after a sharp fall in new infections....
Covid antibody test a ‘positive development’
A test to find out whether people have been infected with coronavirus in the past has been approved by health officials in England. Public Health...
One in 400 people in England has coronavirus, tests suggest
One in 400 people in England has the Covid-19 virus, a survey of nearly 11,000 people in households suggests. They were asked to carry out...
Coronavirus live: ‘This virus may never go away,’ warns World Health Organization
The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said on Wednesday that it’s possible the new coronavirus may be here to stay, warning it was impossible to...
Coronavirus: France records sharp drop in crime during lockdown
[caption id="attachment_820" align="alignleft" width="566"] Municipal police officers patrol in a street of Sceaux during nationwide confinement measures to counter the Covid-19, in Sceaux, south of...
Brazil passes France in coronavirus cases to become 6th worst-hit country
The coronavirus pandemic has battered Brazil's economy as residents shelter at home and many state and local governments instructed most businesses to close to slow...
Has Japan dodged the coronavirus bullet?
Japan was exposed early in the coronavirus pandemic with a first case in January and the arrival a month later of the Diamond Princess cruise...
Fire destroys hundreds of Rohingya shanties in Bangladesh camp
COX'S BAZAR, May 13 — Roughly 10 people were injured as a fire tore through a Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh destroying at least...
Australians told to ‘maintain vigilance’ as coronavirus curbs eased
SYDNEY, May 13 — Australians need to stay on guard against new outbreaks of novel coronavirus as mobility restrictions are eased across the country this...
Coronavirus: Wuhan draws up plans to test all 11 million residents
The Chinese city of Wuhan is drawing up plans to test its entire population of 11 million people for Covid-19, state media report. [caption id="attachment_725"...