Healthcare workers will be among the first groups of people subjected to widespread COVID-19 testing, with the aim of detecting asymptomatic carriers of the disease, a
Microsoft founder Bill Gates spoke to the Financial Times (via Fast Company) about how the work of the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation has shifted “almost entirely” to working on addressing
Manchester United players celebrate after their Premier League clash with Manchester City at Old Trafford, England, March 8, 2020. /VCG Despite global sports being ravaged by the COVID-19 pand
As Canada moves to slowly reopen businesses shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic to kick-start a significantly hobbled economy, the great challenge that lies ahead is to quickly fix the country's
VCG Australia has launched a smartphone app to trace people who come in contact with coronavirus patients despite privacy concerns that authorities insisted Sunday were unwarranted.The COVIDSa
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday warned doctors against prescribing a malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus except in hospitals and re
The growing use of export restrictions by governments can be "dangerously counterproductive" as the world deals with the coronavirus pandemic, the IMF and the WTO warned Friday.The two institution
A woman shows her ration book to buy goods in a subsidized state store amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Havana, April 22, 2020. /Reuters Cuba's decades-old rationing system
VCG British retail sales fell by the most on record in March as a surge in food buying for the coronavirus lockdown was dwarfed by a plunge in sales of clothing and most other goods, official
MIT has developed a new type of lightweight sensor that can be integrated into flexible fabrics, including the kinds of polyesters often used in athletic wear, to provide constant monitoring of vital
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the end of the coronavirus pandemic is not yet in sight and that we will have to live with the virus “for a long time.”Speaking to
Ever since it first started rolling out, 5G skeptics have attempted to link the next-gen cellular technology to all manner of health issues. Most recently, it’s become an easy scapegoat for the global
U.S. online streaming giant Netflix Inc. has reported a strong growth in subscriptions, with 15.77 million new customers in the first quarter of 2020, as people around
Support delivered from China has helped African countries in the fight against COVID-19, said an Africa policy researcher. "China has done a good job supplying much-needed medical equipment and exper
Four days after firing his health minister amid the coronavirus pandemic, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Monday he wants social isolation policies to end natio
A new study conducted by the University of Southern California along with the LA County Department of Public Health indicates that the presence of antibodies for COVID-19 in between 2.5 and 5.6% of th
Medical workers work at a COVID-19 drive-through screening center in Lisbon, Portugal, on March 24, 2020. (Photo by Pedro Fiuza/Xinhua)Main factors behind Portugal's success:- Early adoption of isolat
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