China's Wuhan Prepares To Emerge From Lockdown As New Cases Dwindle
"Apart from Wuhan, the other places in Hubei have registered 19 consecutive days with no confirmed cases," provincial officials said on Tuesday.
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India Declares 'Total' Lockdown In Bid To Prioritize Coronavirus Fight
"To save India and every Indian," Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the country's more than 1.3 billion people — with few exceptions — to stay in their homes for the next three weeks.
Waiting Out Coronavirus In The French Alps, 'Cooped Up In The Great Outdoors'
A 73-year-old French woman in confinement in Chamonix recalls her Jewish father, who survived World War II hiding out in a nearby village. Others sent him smoke signals to warn when Nazis were near.
Man Dies, Woman Hospitalized After Taking Form Of Chloroquine To Prevent COVID-19
The couple ingested a form of chloroquine, a chemical that has been touted in recent days by President Trump as a possible "game changer" against COVID-19.
U.S. Olympic Officials Want The IOC To Delay Tokyo Games
The International Olympic Committee is under increasing pressure to postpone the Summer Olympics in Tokyo due to the coronavirus pandemic.
U.K. Changes Direction, Orders Lockdown To Fight Coronavirus
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced strict lockdown measures on the entire country, ordering Britons to stay home unless going out for essential work and purchases.
News Brief: Battle Against Coronavirus, U.S. Aid To Afghanistan
As coronavirus cases increase, more U.S. states issue stay-at-home orders. The U.K. tightens restrictions to fight the virus. And, the U.S. is cutting aid to Afghanistan amid a political crisis there.
Salt Lake City Airport Tightens Rules For Greeting Missionaries Returning From Abroad
The tougher restrictions were announced after criticism from officials, including Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, following scenes over the weekend of friends and family thronging an airport parking lot.
Why Hoarding Of Hydroxychloroquine Needs To Stop
Despite Trump's public remarks, infectious disease experts say it's premature to think hydroxychloroquine will help against COVID-19. And patients with lupus or rheumatoid arthritis rely on the drug.
Coronavirus: WHO Head Says Nations Must Attack As 'Pandemic Is Accelerating'
Despite an alarming rush past 300,000 cases worldwide, the WHO's leader says, "We're not helpless bystanders. We can change the trajectory of this pandemic."