The US has cut interest rates to almost zero and launched a $700bn stimulus programme in a bid to protect the economy from the effect of coronavirus. It is part of a co-ordinated action announced on Sunday in the UK, Japan, eurozone, Canada,...
Executives from Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple and Facebook met officials at Downing Street on Wednesday to discuss their role in the coronavirus crisis. One of the things discussed was their role in "modelling and tracking data"...
The coronavirus outbreak has been labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the number of cases outside China had increased 13-fold in two weeks. He said he was "deeply concerned&quo...
Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks has revealed that he and wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for the new coronavirus in Australia. Hanks and Wilson, both 63, sought medical advice after experiencing symptoms of a cold in Queensland, the acto...
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The Italian government announced Monday that the lockdown placed on millions in Northern and Central Italy has been extended to the entire country....
ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent answers these questions on what we should expect from the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S....
American Airlines and Delta cancelling all flights to Milan...
Amazon has banned more than one million products which claim to protect against the coronavirus - or even cure it. The online retailer told Reuters it had also removed "tens of thousands" of overpriced health products from unscrupu...
Cases in Italy have jumped to over 200 and the Trump administration asked Congress for $2.5 billion to help fight the outbreak as the CDC issued new travel warnings to avoid non-essential travel....
A tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the novel coronavirus outbreak is seen on a Chinese television station inside a restaurant in the Chinatown section of San Francisco, California, Feb. 24, 2020. This photo taken on Feb...
More than 77,000 coronavirus cases have been reported globally with an uptick in infections in Japan and South Korea....
Two charter flights carrying more than 300 passengers evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan arrive at military bases in Northern California and San Antonio, Texas....
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Health officials in China have published the first details of more than 70,000 cases of Covid-19, in the biggest study since the outbreak began. Data from the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CCDC) found that more than 80% ...
How to travel safely in the wake of coronavirus and flu season...
Dr. Todd Ellerin, chief of Infectious Diseases at South Shore Hospital, who is responsible for deciding which patients at the hospital are tested for coronavirus....
Whitney Houston and British acts T. Rex and Depeche Mode are to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. They will be joined by The Notorious B.I.G., Nine Inch Nails and The Doobie Brothers, it was revealed on Wednesday. The six w...
The US and China have signed an agreement aimed at easing a trade war that has rattled markets and weighed on the global economy. Speaking in Washington, US President Donald Trump said the pact would be "transformative" f...
The Royal Family are said to be "hurt" at the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's announcement they will step back as senior royals. Prince Harry and Meghan did not consult any senior royal before making the statement, the BBC understands...