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Empty resorts spell long crisis for Caribbean as coronavirus hits
By Marc Frank and Kate Chappell VARADERO, Cuba/KINGSTON (Reuters) - No one is swimming in the turquoise Caribbean waters of Cuba's Varadero beach resort, nor lounging on its white, palm-fringed beache...
Apr 20, 2020
Taiwan virus cases jump after ship visit, Palau says not the source
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan reported 22 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, almost all of them sailors who were on a navy visit to the small Pacific islands state of Palau, which said ther...
Apr 20, 2020
Iran death toll from new coronavirus outbreak rises by 91 to 5,209: health ministry official
(Reuters) - The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Iran reached 5,209 on Monday with 91 deaths in the past twenty four hours, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on...
Apr 20, 2020
Malaysia reports 36 new coronavirus cases with no new deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian health authorities on Monday reported 36 new coronavirus cases, the lowest daily rise since the government imposed curbs on movement and business to contain the spre...
Apr 20, 2020
Spain’s confirmed coronavirus cases surpass 200,000: health ministry
MADRID (Reuters) - The number of people diagnosed with the new coronavirus in Spain has surpassed the 200,000 threshold, the country's health ministry said on Monday. The ministry said the number of c...
Apr 20, 2020
Indonesia reports 185 new coronavirus cases, total 6,760
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia reported on Monday 185 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number of infections in the Southeast Asian country to 6,760, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said...
Apr 20, 2020
Exclusive: In Russia, a black market for HIV drug to try on coronavirus
By Polina Ivanova MOSCOW (Reuters) - A black market has developed in Russia for an antiviral HIV drug explored as a possible treatment for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavir...
Apr 20, 2020
Philippines records 19 new coronavirus deaths, 200 more cases
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines health ministry on Monday reported 19 new coronavirus deaths and 200 additional infections. In a bulletin, the health ministry said total infections have risen to 6,...
Apr 20, 2020
Facebook, three Indonesian firms in early talks for mobile payment approval-regulator
By Fanny Potkin JAKARTA (Reuters) - Three Indonesian digital fintech firms are working with Facebook Inc to apply for regulatory approval to launch mobile payments in the country, an official at the f...
Apr 20, 2020
Singapore confirms record jump of 1,426 COVID-19 cases
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry confirmed on Monday an additional 1,426 cases of COVID-19 infection, a record daily jump that took the city-state's tally to 8,014. The ministry said ...
Apr 20, 2020
