Global health fund calls for $8 billion to begin COVID-19 exit strategy
A leading global health fund has asked international businesses and governments to provide $8 billion to support development and production of COVID-19 tests, drugs and...
Eli Lilly lowers insulin costs as coronavirus crisis deepens
Drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co said on Tuesday it has capped the out-of-pocket cost for insulin to $35 per month to help diabetes patients across...
Swiss coronavirus death toll rises to 641, positive tests surpass 22,000
The Swiss death toll from the new coronavirus has reached 641, the country’s public health agency said https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/de/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-epidemien-pandemien/aktuelle-ausbrueche-epidemien/novel-cov/situation-schweiz-und-international.html on Tuesday, rising from 584 people on...
Tokyo hospital trainees test positive for coronavirus after party
One of Japan’s most prestigious hospitals apologised for an “unforgivable blunder” after 40 trainee doctors attended a drinking party and 18 subsequently tested positive for...
MotoGP events in Italy, Catalunya join list of postponed races
The MotoGP season will not begin until mid-June after the Italian and Catalan races were postponed on Tuesday due to the coronavirus pandemic....
FIFA bribe allegations raise more questions over Qatar World Cup
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the only major scheduled football event left unchanged after this year’s calendar was wrecked by the coronavirus, has become...
Fukushima Olympic Flame display cancelled over virus concerns
The exhibition of the Olympic Flame, due to remain on display in Fukushima until the end of the month, will be cancelled over coronavirus concerns,...
UK PM Johnson ‘in good hands’, says FM Raab
Johnson was in intensive care on Tuesday after receiving oxygen support for serious COVID-19 complications, leaving Raab to lead the government’s response to the accelerating...
Trump says may ‘get involved’ in Navy captain furor
U.S. President Donald Trump said he may get involved in a deepening crisis in the Navy after its top civilian on Monday ridiculed a revered...
Wisconsin pushes ahead with presidential primary despite coronavirus fears
After a flurry of 11th-hour legal action failed to stop the balloting, Wisconsin voters will head to the polls for a presidential primary and state...