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Gaza resumes coronavirus testing amid shortages
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Coronavirus testing has resumed in the Gaza Strip after Israel allowed five testing kits purchased by the World Health Organization (WHO) into the enclave, a Gaza...
Apr 13, 2020
Chinese dams held back Mekong waters during drought, study finds
By Kay Johnson BANGKOK (Reuters) - China's Mekong River dams held back large amounts of water during a damaging drought in downstream countries last year despite China having higher-than-average water...
Apr 13, 2020
Tokyo governor: Decrease in commuters falls short of target needed to control coronavirus
TOKYO (Reuters) - The number of commuters in Tokyo has fallen since the city announced a state of emergency last week, but the decrease is short of the target needed to control the spread of the coron...
Apr 13, 2020
Iran’s coronavirus death toll rises to 4,585: health official
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's death toll from the new coronavirus has risen to 4,585, with 111 deaths overnight, a health ministry official tweeted on Monday, adding the total number of infected cases had ...
Apr 13, 2020
Spain loosens coronavirus lockdown but death toll races past 17,000
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain, one of the countries worst hit by the global coronavirus epidemic, on Monday started to ease tough lockdown restrictions that have kept people confined to their homes for mor...
Apr 13, 2020
Some Spaniards head back to work in face masks as country loosens lockdown
MADRID (Reuters) - Spaniards at the country's main transport hubs were handed face masks on a rainy Monday morning as the government relaxed some of the tough lockdown measures designed to rein in the...
Apr 13, 2020
As death toll soars, UK finance minister warns economy could shrink by 30% – report
By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister has told colleagues the economy could shrink by up to 30% this quarter because of the coronavirus lockdown, a newspaper reported, as th...
Apr 13, 2020
Philippines records 18 new coronavirus deaths, 284 more cases
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine health ministry on Monday reported 18 new coronavirus deaths and 284 additional infections. In a bulletin, the health ministry said total deaths have reached 315, whi...
Apr 13, 2020
South Korea reports more recovered coronavirus patients testing positive again
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported on Monday that at least 116 people initially cleared of the new coronavirus had tested positive again, although officials suggested they would soon...
Apr 13, 2020
With plastic sheets, Japan’s convenience stores target social distancing
TOKYO (Reuters) - Some of Japan's ubiquitous convenience stores have taken a novel approach to social distancing by hanging plastic sheets from the ceiling to provide a barrier between customers and s...
Apr 13, 2020
