Author: Reuters

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In normal times massive unemployment and a collapse in economic output would be tragic. This time, as the coronavirus cloisters millions of Americans and … Read More

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States’ offer to help Iran in its fight against the new coronavirus pandemic is strange, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said … Read More

By Guy Faulconbridge and James Mackenzie LONDON/MILAN (Reuters) – The world’s richest nations poured unprecedented aid into the global economy on Thursday as coronavirus cases ballooned in the new epicentre … Read More

By Alistair Smout and James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) could be “overwhelmed” by the coronavirus like the Italian health system in just two weeks, Prime … Read More

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s death toll from coronavirus soared to 1,720 on Sunday from 1,326 the day before, according to latest data from the Health Ministry. The one-day rise in … Read More

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Oita prefecture confirmed two new coronavirus infections at a medical center on Sunday, bringing the total at the facility to 14 and making it a suspected … Read More

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia has turned its “Athlete’s Village” built for the 2018 Asian Games into an emergency hospital with a capacity to hold more than 4,000 patients, authorities said … Read More

By Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia deployed the army on Sunday to enforce a two-week curb on travel in a country that has the highest number of coronavirus … Read More

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian military will start sending medical help to Italy from Sunday to help it to battle the new coronavirus after receiving an order from President Vladimir … Read More

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan further tightened travel controls on Sunday to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, suspending the transit of airline passengers through Taiwan from March 24 until … Read More