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FILE PHOTO: Customers wearing protective masks, face-shields and gloves to prevent infections following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, toast glasses at the cheerleader-themed restaurant ‘Cheers One’ in Tokyo, Japan May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan plans to approve its first coronavirus antigen testing kits on Wednesday, a health ministry official said, in

FILE PHOTO: Migrant workers wait to be transported to a medical facility from their dormitory, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Singapore April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s health ministry on Monday confirmed 486 new coronavirus cases, taking its tally of infections to 23,787. The health ministry said the number of

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean officials scrambled on Monday to contain a new coronavirus outbreak that is threatening to spread throughout the densely populated capital city of Seoul, leading the country to reconsider plans to reopen schools. FILE PHOTO: People wearing masks to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) arrive at Gimpo international

People wearing protective face masks walk on the street under a nationwide state of emergency as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Tokyo, Japan May 10, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato TOKYO (Reuters) – More than 90 percent of hospital beds secured for COVID-19 patients in Tokyo have already been occupied, the Japanese Health

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea reported 34 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the highest daily number in a month, after a small outbreak emerged around a slew of nightclubs that a confirmed patient had visited. FILE PHOTO: People wearing masks to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shop at an outlet mall in

MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s daily death toll from the coronavirus fell to its second lowest since mid-March on Saturday, as half the country prepared to move to the next phase of an exit from one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns. People practice outdoor activities along Paseo de la Castellana avenue after Madrid’s local authorities allowed some

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia’s most populous states held back from easing COVID-19 restrictions on Saturday even as some states allowed small gatherings and got ready to open restaurants in line with the federal government’s three-stage plan for reopening businesses. FILE PHOTO: Tourists sit on the mostly deserted steps of the Sydney Opera House, March 26,

A view of the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere as inside chairs are put in place of the benches to maintain the social distancing, as from May 18 masses will be celebrated again in churches, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rome, Italy May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli ROME (Reuters) –

FILE PHOTO: An activist, wearing a protective mask and a plastic shield as preventive measures against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), attends a rally demanding improvements in the working conditions, during the International Labour Day or May Day, in Karachi, Pakistan, May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (Reuters) – Coronavirus cases in Pakistan surged

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe gestures as he speaks during a session of questions to the government, during the lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the National Assembly, in Paris, France April 29, 2020. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS PARIS (Reuters) – France is ready to start unwinding its coronavirus

WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s opposition leaders urged their lawmakers to rush to Warsaw on Wednesday to reject legislation that would allow a presidential election to go ahead on May 10 by postal ballot amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed ballot box and toy people figures are seen in front of

HONG KONG (Reuters) – The young woman is pressed to the ground next to a riot police shield. Detained by Hong Kong authorities, she screams her name out to friends so they can call a lawyer to help. An anti-extradition bill protester is detained by riot police during skirmishes between the police and protesters outside

An elderly man wearing a protective face mask watches fishermen dangle their lines to catch fish as Lebanon begins to ease nationwide lockdown due to spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Beirut’s seaside Corniche, Lebanon May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon extended its coronavirus lockdown by two weeks on Tuesday with

CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities have detained two U.S. citizens working with a U.S. military veteran who has claimed responsibility for a failed armed incursion into the oil producing country, President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday. Venezuelan soldiers in balaclavas move a suspect from a helicopter after what Venezuelan authorities described was a “mercenary incursion”,

FILE PHOTO: A health worker walks around the NYU Langone Hospital, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., May 3, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo SYDNEY (Reuters) – Global coronavirus cases surpassed 3.5 million on Monday, with deaths nearing a quarter of a million,

FILE PHOTO: Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a news conference at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Manaure Quintero/File Photo CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government said it foiled a marine incursion on Sunday by “terrorist mercenaries” who attempted to enter the country on speedboats from neighboring Colombia. President Nicolas Maduro frequently accuses