European leaders warn coronavirus could lead to the breakup of their union
There’s been bitter infighting over medical supplies and the economic response.
The U.K. vowed a national effort to produce ventilators. Is it working?
Many fear that ramping up production and purchases from abroad may come too late to handle a spike in infections.
Patients and medical personnel are seen at a temporary hospital inside a conference center in Madrid on April 2. (Sergio Perez/Reuters)
Italy and Spain see ‘first positive signs’ in coronavirus crisis, ambassadors say
The diplomats expressed gratitude for aid shipments and advice from China, which has sent a team of doctors to Italy, but said their governments are fully aware that the Chinese government sees its assistance as part of a global competition.
With debate unfolding over the full scope of the coronavirus pandemic, Australia’s chief doctor said the global death toll was probably five to 10 times higher than official figures indicated, and China warned of the risk of a resurgence in domestic cases.
China’s coronavirus death toll appears far higher than its official tally. Authorities are curtailing memorial services, denying many a proper chance to mourn loved ones.
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From hospitals to farmlands, migrants are providing vital labor to keep societies afloat
Since the coronavirus outbreak began in China, new cases have been confirmed in more than 100 countries, with thousands of cases reported in South Korea, Italy and Iran and hundreds in the United States.
The ship, carrying 1,020 guests and 878 crew, expects to reach Fort Lauderdale by Saturday.
The uncertainty appears to be over for more than 1,200 passengers — some of whom are sick with covid-19 — on two Holland America ships that have been waiting for permission to dock in Florida.
Vacationers left port before the pandemic struck, then found themselves in uncharted waters.
From a restricted Italy, an artist’s eye on the deadly coronavirus outbreak
The decision by the Sindh High Court will be appealed to the country’s Supreme Court, and all suspects will remain in custody.
The Mossad is securing medical supplies from undisclosed locations abroad, officials say.
Members of Tablighi Jamaat unwittingly spread the virus across the country.
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As other countries limit tests, Iceland has undertaken an ambitious model to test anyone who is willing.
Vice President Pence issued a dire prediction of the spread of the coronavirus, comparing its potential impact in the United States to Italy.
The Brooklyn House has the second-highest number of confirmed covid-19 cases of any federal detention facility.
The world’s biggest cargo plane, Russia’s Antonov-124, carried boxes of medical supplies to the United States.
France’s health minister calls the Mulhouse gathering the “tipping point” in the country’s epidemic.
The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus was fired Thursday by Navy leaders who said he created a panic by sending his memo pleading for help to too many people
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the United Nations is facing a cash crisis because of non-payment of dues by member states, which has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic
Aid workers are bracing for a possible outbreak of the coronavirus in one of the world’s largest refugee camps in Bangladesh
The U.N. General Assembly has unanimously approved a resolution recognizing “the unprecedented effects” of the coronavirus pandemic
States are bidding against each other to obtain the desperately needed medical devices from private manufacturers
