CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela capital Caracas’ largest produce market is at the center of a worsening COVID-19 outbreak, but cash-strapped merchants refuse to stop hawking food there for the city’s 5 million residents, many of whom are starving. Three days
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Next big COVID-19 treatment may be manufactured antibodies
(Reuters) – As the world awaits a COVID-19 vaccine, the next big advance in battling the pandemic could come from a class of biotech therapies widely used against cancer and other disorders – antibodies designed specifically to attack this new
United Airlines to resume service on over 25 international routes in September
(Reuters) – United Airlines (UAL.O) plans to resume service on more than 25 international routes in September, the U.S. carrier said on Friday, as many countries ease travel restrictions imposed to control the COVID-19 pandemic. The airline said it will
Brazil President Bolsonaro says on antibiotics after feeling weak
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that he felt a little weak a day earlier, is now taking antibiotics and has also taken a blood test. Bolsonaro made the remark during a live online broadcast and
WHO warns partying youngsters not to 'let down guard' on COVID-19
GENEVA (Reuters) – Young people letting down their guard to enjoy the summer holidays are partly driving a spike in new COVID-19 cases in some countries, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. A fresh jump in cases in parts
UK PM Johnson: We cannot delude ourselves that pandemic is over
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said COVID-19 was now under some measure of control in the UK, but a resurgence of the coronavirus in some European countries made clear that the pandemic was not over. “This country
Coronavirus surges in Asia bring warnings over complacency
SYDNEY/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Spikes in novel coronavirus infections in Asia have dispelled any notion the region may be over the worst, with Australia and India reporting record daily infections on Thursday, Vietnam fretting over a new surge and North
UK working on possible change to Spain quarantine rules but not ready yet, minister says
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is working on possible ways to shorten the quarantine period imposed on people coming from Spain, which currently stands at 14 days, but will not be changing the guidelines in the next few days, health minister
IATA says airline traffic recovery to take longer than expected
PARIS (Reuters) – Global airlines cut their coronavirus recovery forecast on Tuesday, saying it would take until 2024 – a year longer than previously expected – for passenger traffic to return to pre-crisis levels. In an update on the crisis
Australian PM abandons interstate tour to tackle coronavirus crisis
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison cut short a planned interstate tour to focus on the country’s coronavirus crisis on Tuesday, citing a “very complex” outbreak in aged care homes in the city of Melbourne. Victoria, Australia’s second