FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference on the ongoing situation with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in London, Britain March 22, 2020. Ian Vogler/Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be back at work on Monday, a Downing Street spokeswoman confirmed on Saturday, after having recovered
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LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s most senior aide, Dominic Cummings, took part in meetings of a scientific panel that has shaped the UK’s response to the coronavirus outbreak, the Guardian reported on Friday. FILE PHOTO: Dominic Cummings, special advisor for Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves his home in London as the
People have their identity cards checked ahead of buying groceries amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Singapore April 23, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore registered 897 new coronavirus infections on Friday, taking its total number of cases to 12,075. The health ministry said the vast majority of the new cases
A police officer wears a smart helmet as he uses it to test the temperature of the workers during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates April 23, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah CAIRO (Reuters) – Dubai on Thursday allowed cafes and restaurants to resume business, and shopping malls to be opened
FILE PHOTO: French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner looks on during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly in Paris, France April 7, 2020. Alain Jocard/Pool via REUTERS PARIS (Reuters) – French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said on Thursday that he did not think that this week’s outbreak of violent clashes in
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union has urged the United States to ease its sanctions on Iran and approve economic aid to help deal with the coronavirus pandemic, but its calls were rejected, the EU’s top diplomat said on Wednesday. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell holds a virtual news conference at the end of
CAIRO (Reuters) – Last April, medical student Mohamed Amashah stood on Cairo’s Tahrir Square and held up a sign saying “Freedom for prisoners”. He was detained. FILE PHOTO: A handout picture shows Egyptian-American medical student Mohamed Amashah posing for a photo in New York, U.S. January 10, 2017. Handout via REUTERS Now awaiting trial for
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s cabinet approved measures on Tuesday to support workers and businesses struggling under stringent coronavirus restrictions as officials cheered a slowing infection rate. Members of Madrid’s Emergency Service (SUMMA) wearing protective equipment wheel a patient suffering from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) out from an ambulance as they transfer him to another hospital amid
JUGYAI, India (Reuters) – Most days, you can find Dayaram Kushwaha and his wife, Gyanvati, hauling bricks for stonemasons in a booming northern suburb of New Delhi. They bring their 5-year-old son, who plays in the dirt while they work. FILE PHOTO: Dayaram Kushwaha, a migrant worker, carries his 5-year-old son, Shivam, on his shoulders
Lesotho’s Prime Minister Thomas Motsoahae Thabane addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 28, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz MASERU (Reuters) – Lesotho’s government has agreed with South African mediators and political parties to implement a “dignified retirement” for prime minister Thomas Thabane, a joint
SYDNEY (Reuters) – More than 150 Australian economists on Monday warned the government against easing social distancing rules aimed at halting the spread of the new coronavirus even as the rate of infections slowed to a multi-week low. FILE PHOTO: A handful of tourists stand atop the mostly deserted steps of the Sydney Opera House,
St Pauls cathedral and the City of London financial district are seen at dawn as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in London, Britain, April 19 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government is not thinking about easing yet the lockdown enacted almost four weeks ago to help control the coronavirus outbreak, a
People wearing protective face masks leave work after office hours in Central Business District, as the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Beijing, China, April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s National Health Commission reported 27 new confirmed coronavirus cases on April 17, up from 26 the day earlier, according
Ambulance is seen in Central London, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, London, Britain, April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom’s hospital death toll from COVID-19 rose 847 to 14,576, as of 1600 GMT on April 16, the health ministry said. In all, 341,551 people have been tested
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A senior Brazilian health official resigned on Wednesday as expectations mounted that President Jair Bolsonaro would soon fire his health minister over disagreements on how to handle the coronavirus outbreak spreading across the country. FILE PHOTO: Brazil’s health surveillance secretary Wanderson Kleber de Oliveira walks before a news conference in Brasilia,Brazil, April
(Reuters) – Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: A man wearing a protective face mask rides a bicycle, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Milan, Italy April 9, 2020. REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo Throwing the baby out with the bathwater At the height of a global pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump