Reuters survey: journalists are experiencing COVID-19 coverage stress
by Patricia B. Mirasol
Journalists are struggling to cope with the emotional demands of covering the pandemic, wrote Meera Selva, director of the Journalist Fellowship...
Harris rebukes Trump in campaign-trail debut
WILMINGTON, Del. — Kamala Harris made her campaign-trail debut as Joe Biden’s Democratic running mate on Wednesday, delivering a strong rebuke of President Donald Trump’s leadership and highlighting the historic significance of her new role.
2 Chinese patients test positive months after virus recovery
TWO PATIENTS in China that recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) months ago tested positive for the coronavirus again, raising concern of the virus’ ability to linger and reappear in people who it previously infected.
Russia says medics to get anti-COVID shots in 2 weeks, some Russians wary
MOSCOW - Russia said on Wednesday the first batch of the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine would be rolled out within two weeks and rejected as “groundless” safety concerns aired by some experts over Moscow’s rapid approval of the drug.
China says frozen chicken wings from Brazil test positive for virus
Consumers in the Chinese city of Shenzhen have been urged to exercise caution when buying imported frozen food after a surface sample of chicken wings from Brazil tested positive for coronavirus, according to a statement from the local government.
Delay routine dental checkups in areas of COVID spread — WHO
GENEVA — Dental patients and staff need to be protected from any potential infection by aerosol-generating procedures, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on...
Biden picks Kamala Harris as his running mate
JOE BIDEN chose Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate, Tuesday, betting that her ties to the African-American community and self-branding as a “progressive prosecutor” will help propel him to the White House.
Scientists ask: Without trial data, how can we trust Russia’s COVID vaccine?
LONDON — An announcement by Russia on Tuesday that it will approve a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing prompted...
Russia becomes first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine, says Putin
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country in the world to grant regulatory approval to a...
Singapore facing biggest recession in its history
SINGAPORE — Singapore’s record recession was deeper than first thought in the second quarter, data showed on Tuesday, signaling a lengthy path to recovery as the coronavirus pandemic dealt a major blow to Asia’s trade-reliant economies.
Sinovac launches late-stage trial for potential COVID-19 vaccine in Indonesia
JAKARTA/BEIJING — China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd. launched on Tuesday a late-stage human trial involving as many as 1,620 patients in Indonesia for a COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) vaccine candidate that it is developing with Indonesian state-owned peer Bio Farma.
Global coronavirus cases hit 20 million
GLOBAL coronavirus cases pushed past 20 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, with the United States, Brazil and India accounting for more than half of all known infections.