In Brazil Amazon, help a flight away for many virus patients
SANTO ANTONIO DO ICA, Brazil (AP) — Residents of Santo Antonio do Ica hid from the sun under umbrellas as they waited anxiously for...
WHO: Trump cut to US funds would hit world’s most vulnerable
GENEVA — The head of emergencies at the World Health Organization warned Wednesday that any end to sizable U.S. funding for the U.N. health...
Study: World carbon pollution falls 17% during pandemic peak
ENSINGTON, Maryland — The world cut its daily carbon dioxide emissions by 17% at the peak of the pandemic shutdown last month, a new...
My ‘decision to make’: Trump defends criticized use of drug
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump emphatically defended himself Tuesday against criticism from medical experts that his announced use of a malaria drug against...
Australia welcomes virus inquiry but condemns China tariff
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia on Tuesday welcomed international support for an independent coronavirus pandemic investigation as China ratcheted up a bilateral trade rift by...
WHO bows to calls from countries for independent virus probe
GENEVA — The World Health Organization bowed to calls Monday from most of its member states to launch an independent probe into how it...
Hospitals, health care sector reel from COVID-19 damage
The global coronavirus pandemic has created a huge need for health care in the U.S., but it also is delivering a devastating financial blow...
US begins ‘warp speed’ vaccine push as studies ramp up
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump vowed to use “every plane, truck and soldier” to distribute COVID-19 vaccines he hopes will be ready by...
Companies begin to navigate a world that is vastly changed
TESTING THE WATERS: With countries and U.S. states beginning to relax shelter-in-place restrictions despite caution from the medical community, companies must navigate a work...
Mass testing to begin in Wuhan amid fears of virus comeback
BEIJING — At least one community in the Chinese city of Wuhan was to begin testing residents for the new coronavirus Thursday after officials...
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