Philippines reports 39 new coronavirus cases
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine health ministry on Tuesday confirmed 39 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the country’s total to 501. The number of patients who have died from … Read More
India’s poor, hammered by coronavirus lockdown, fear for future
By Alexandra Ulmer and Francis Mascarenhas MUMBAI (Reuters) – Shaikh Bahaduresha, 31, lived on Mumbai’s streets for two months last year, unable to make ends meet on his meager taxi-driving … Read More
Exclusive: Elite hackers target WHO as coronavirus cyberattacks spike
By Raphael Satter, Jack Stubbs and Christopher Bing WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Elite hackers tried to break into the World Health Organization earlier this month, sources told Reuters, part of what … Read More
Dumped amid coronavirus, former Bloomberg campaign aides sue for pay and benefits
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) – Former organizers for Michael Bloomberg’s unsuccessful presidential bid sued the billionaire’s campaign on Monday, saying he laid them off amid the global coronavirus pandemic after … Read More
Pence says U.S. coronavirus guidance to be re-evaluated after 15-day period ends
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, who is leading a U.S. task force to address the coronavirus outbreak, said on Monday the Trump administration would re-evaluate its guidance … Read More
Tipping goes virtual as coronavirus decimates U.S. restaurant jobs
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As restaurants and bars across the United States shut their doors and lay off their staff in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, America’s … Read More
California governor says state needs 50,000 more hospital beds
(Reuters) – California’s governor said on Monday that the state needs 50,000 additional hospital beds to accommodate a surge in coronavirus patients predicted by computer modeling. Governor Gavin Newsom, speaking … Read More
Harvey Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus in prison: union official
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) – Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein, who is serving a prison sentence for sexual assault and rape, has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the … Read More
Sprawling Mexican border camp ill-prepared for coronavirus
By Julia Love and Mica Rosenberg MEXICO CITY/NEW YORK CITY (Reuters) – Migrants in a sprawling encampment steps from the U.S. border in Matamoros, Mexico, have begun to isolate as … Read More
U.S. Fed aims ‘bazooka’ to backstop coronavirus-hit economy
By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve on Monday rolled out an extraordinary array of programs to backstop an economy reeling from sweeping restrictions on … Read More