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COVID-19 hit South Korea and the U.S. on the same day. Here’s what Korea...
The U.S. and South Korea both confirmed their first cases of new coronavirus on Jan. 21. South Korea's epidemic seems to have already peaked,...
Nursing home staff spread coronavirus to other facilities, CDC investigation finds
Life Care Center of Kirkland staff members spread coronavirus to other nursing homes where they worked, an investigation led by the Centers for Disease...
Federal prison employees criticize outbreak response
The virus was first found in the federal prison system on Wednesday when two Bureau of Prison staff members tested positive for COVID-19.
First virus death in Sub-Saharan Africa as WHO warns ‘prepare for worst’
Sub-Saharan Africa has recorded its first COVID-19 death, a high-ranking politician in Burkina Faso, as the head of the World Health Organisation urged the...
Coronavirus: Asian nations face second wave of imported cases
There is growing concern that people returning home as borders close could bring the virus with them.
For the 1st time since coronavirus outbreak began, China reports no new local infections
On Thursday, China announced that there were no local COVID-19 coronavirus infections reported in the country on Wednesday, for the first time since the...
Italy reports 475 new coronavirus deaths in just 1 day
Wednesday saw the biggest increase in coronavirus deaths in Italy, with 475 infected people dying.Nearly 3,000 people have died in the country since the...
U.S. Senate passes one coronavirus aid package while working on another
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation on Wednesday providing billions of dollars to limit the damage from the coronavirus pandemic through free testing, paid...
Trump Signs Law to Grant Paid Leave Benefits Amid Coronavirus Crisis—But Millions Won’t Be...
Trump signed the bill into law Wednesday night
Some 60,000 California homeless could get coronavirus in coming weeks, governor says
Modeling has shown that more than 60,000 homeless people could become ill with the coronavirus in California over the next eight weeks, badly straining...
