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What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 12:16
Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now:
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Less than 1% of Austria's population infected with coronavirus, study finds

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 12:04
Less than 1% of Austria's population is infected with the coronavirus, a study published on Friday found, based on testing a representative sample of more than 1,500 people.
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Spain's daily coronavirus death toll increase eases again

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 11:55
The number of people dying of coronavirus in Spain each day fell again on Friday as the country registered 605 fatalities over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said.
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INEOS to deliver hand sanitisers to NHS hospitals

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 11:29
Chemical company INEOS, which sponsors the Tour de France-winning cycling team, is starting to deliver hand sanitisers to NHS hospitals as part of its efforts to help Britain contain the coronavirus outbreak.
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Indonesian doctor's death exposes heartbreaking risks of coronavirus battle

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 11:12
When Indonesian doctor Ratih Purwarini was buried at dusk in a Jakarta cemetery, only her son Firos saw her plastic-wrapped coffin used for coronavirus victims lowered into the grave.
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Tired and sick, Spanish nurse ponders coronavirus missteps

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 11:10
Auxiliary nurse Chelo Megia soldiered on through the toughest weeks of the coronavirus epidemic as it decimated elderly residents of a Spanish care home where she has worked without taking any sick days for 15 years.
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China firmly opposes U.S. action against China Telecom: foreign ministry

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 10:25
China's foreign ministry said on Friday that Beijing is opposed to any action by the United States to revoke China Telecom Corp's authorisation to provide international telecommunications to and from the United States.
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China says Taiwan attacks on WHO are 'venomous', aimed at independence

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 08:55
China has accused Taiwan of "venomously" attacking the World Health Organization (WHO), seeking independence and conniving with internet users to spread racist comments, after the WHO chief said racist slurs against him had come from the island.
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Taiwan reports 6th death from coronavirus, 382 cases

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 08:29
A sixth person infected with the coronavirus has died in Taiwan, Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said on Friday.
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Sanofi will donate 100 million doses of hydroxychloroquine to 50 countries

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 08:18
French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi said Friday it had decided to donate 100 million doses of hydroxychloroquine, the decades-old anti-malaria drug touted by some as a potential weapon against the novel coronavirus, across 50 countries.
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War-torn Yemen confirms first coronavirus case; braces for outbreak

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 07:58
Yemen reported its first case of the novel coronavirus on Friday as aid groups try to prepare for an outbreak in a country where war has shattered the health system and spread hunger and disease.
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East Timor reports second case of coronavirus

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 07:38
East Timor has confirmed another case of coronavirus, health authorities said on Friday, bringing the total number of cases to two.
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Thailand reports 50 new coronavirus cases, 1 new death

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 07:32
Thailand reported 50 new coronavirus cases and the death of a 43-year-old woman on Friday.
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Yemen confirms first coronavirus case - supreme national emergency committee

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 06:46
Yemen has reported its first coronavirus case in‮ ‬Hadhramaut Governorate, supreme national emergency committee tweeted early on Friday.
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Germany's coronavirus cases rise by 5,323, deaths by 266: RKI

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 06:29
The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Germany rose by 5,323 in the past 24 hours to 113,525 on Friday, climbing for a fourth straight day after four previous days of declines, data from the Robert Koch Institute for infectious diseases showed.
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Indonesia leans on healthtech startups to cope with virus surge

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 06:24
As coronavirus cases surge in Indonesia, doctors are working double-time treating patients both at hospitals and online through healthtech startups - an approach that is quickly becoming part of the national healthcare system.
Categories: Technology

Indonesia leans on healthtech startups to cope with virus surge

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 06:24
As coronavirus cases surge in Indonesia, doctors are working double-time treating patients both at hospitals and online through healthtech startups - an approach that is quickly becoming part of the national healthcare system.
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ZTE director Bao Yuming submits resignation: company

Technology News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 05:53
Chinese telecoms equipment maker ZTE Corp said it has received the resignation letter of independent non-executive director Bao Yuming.
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Japan's modern, ancient capitals to tighten coronavirus curbs

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 05:45
Tokyo will ask a range of businesses to close during a month-long emergency to fight the new coronavirus, the governor of the Japanese capital said on Friday, as the ancient capital Kyoto warned of spreading contagion and urged tourists to stay away.
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Malaysian firms led by world's top glove maker prioritise medical supplies

Health News (Reuters) - Fri, 04/10/2020 - 05:30
Top Glove Corp Bhd, the world's biggest maker of medical gloves, plans to start producing face masks to meet rising demand from the coronavirus outbreak, a top executive told Reuters.
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