Coronavirus: The number of virus-related deaths worldwide has topped 700,000.
Florida has surpassed 500,000 cases of the coronavirus, joining California as the only states to reach the grim milestone.
Johnson & Johnson will receive $1 billion from the U.S. government to fund development and distribution of its experimental vaccine.
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Germany has begun to see cases tick up again, and began requiring tests for travelers who enter the country from coronavirus “hot spots.”
In Japan, a pandemic policy that denies re-entry to many permanent and long-term residents has upended many lives.
Afghanistan’s health ministry said that about one-third of the country’s population, or roughly 10 million people, have probably been infected by the virus and recovered, based on a household survey that deployed rapid tests for antibodies.
The Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers to avoid 115 hand sanitizers because the products used the wrong type or amount of alcohol.
Thousands of Covid-19 patients have been treated with blood plasma, but the unexpected demand for plasma has hampered scientists’ ability to research whether the therapy actually works.
New York City will set up checkpoints at major bridge and tunnel crossings to inform travelers about the state’s quarantine requirements.
Since the pandemic hobbled the U.S. economy, the cost of groceries has shot up at the fastest pace in decades, The Washington Post reports.
Some companies that purchased “business interruption” insurance were told by their providers that they wouldn’t receive a cent for the pandemic. Now, more than 400 companies are taking their insurers to court.
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