New Delhi (Reuters) – India on Sunday recorded the largest single-day coronavirus infection in any nation due to the Kovid-1p epidemic, as its center shifted to the South Asian giant. File photo: Gujarat state officials disinfected the seat of an air-conditioned passenger bus after easing lockdown restrictions imposed to slow …
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson postponed a planned relief from the coronavirus blockade in England on Friday after an increase in infections amplified fears of a second fatal increase in COVID-19 cases. People wear protective masks as they walk through Manchester as the city and surrounding area …
Read More »Philippines’ Duterte recommends gasoline to clean face masks, says’ no kidding ‘
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told his people on Friday that they should use gasoline as a disinfectant for protective masks, stressing that his advice was not a joke. FILE PHOTO: President Rodrigo Duterte speaks after his arrival, from a visit to Israel and Jordan at Davao International …
Read More »Anthony Fauci House testimonial: ‘optimistic’ about coronavirus vaccine
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday that health experts are “cautiously optimistic” about a coronavirus vaccine that has just started the final stage of clinical trials, but warned that the pandemic will not go away anytime soon. Fauci was on Capitol Hill to testify before the Coronavirus Crisis House Subcommittee on …
Read More »Seasonal flu reports hit record lows amid global social estrangement
BEIJING (Reuters) – Global rules of social distancing targeting the coronavirus have brought influenza infection rates to record levels, early figures show, indicating that the measures are having an unprecedented impact on other communicable diseases. A sign promoting social distancing hangs in a post near the Crown and Anchor pub …
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