(Reuters) – Deaths in the United States from the new coronavirus surpassed 140,000 on Saturday, as cases continued to rise in 42 of 50 states in the past two weeks, according to a Reuters count. Since the end of June, the United States has seen a resurgence in new cases …
Read More »Iranian health officials downplay the president’s figure of 25 million people infected
(Reuters) – Iranian health officials on Sunday sought to downplay the president’s estimate that some 25 million people have been infected with the coronavirus, saying it was based on serological blood tests that measure exposure to the disease and that it was not You can trust them to show the …
Read More »Go to the beach in Paris? Why not take the COVID-19 test?
PARIS (Reuters) – Parisians on their way to the opening of Paris Plages, the annual transformation of sections of the Seine River into man-made beaches, came across a new attraction on Saturday: the COVID-19 test centers. A number of indicators across the country, including the French capital, have suggested that …
Read More »Stranded on boats, 200,000 workers fight in the limbo of the coronavirus | Coronavirus pandemic news
Indian worker Tejasvi Duseja is desperate to return home after months stranded at sea by coronavirus closings and closings that have left more than 200,000 seafarers in limbo. From engineers on cargo ships to waiters on luxury cruise ships, ocean-based workers around the world have been caught up in what …
Read More »Hong Kong tightens coronavirus restrictions as cases hit record
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong tightened coronavirus restrictions on Sunday, nonessential public officials were told to work from home starting this week, as the global financial center reported a record number of daily cases. Hong Kong Executive Director Carrie Lam (C) wearing a protective mask speaks during a press …
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