Health
Sweden closes high schools and universities
Sweden’s government has advised all high schools (for students aged over 16) and universities to close from Wednesday, with teachers urged to ...Uber suspends pooled rides in U.S., Canada to limit coronavirus spread
Uber Technologies Inc on Tuesday began suspending shared rides on its ride-hailing platform in the United States and Canada to limit the ...Swiss official warns of hospital collapse if virus spreads
Swiss hospitals could collapse if the new coronavirus keeps spreading rapidly, a top health official warned on Tuesday, urging his compatriots to ...Coronavirus vaccine test opens with 1st doses
U.S. researchers gave the first shots in a first test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday, leading off a worldwide hunt for ...Europe locks down over virus, Trump warns of months-long fight
France was ordered into lockdown Monday as Europe closed its borders in the latest drastic attempt to combat the coronavirus pandemic, as ...Italians over 80 ‘will be left to die’ as country overwhelmed by coronavirus
Coronavirus victims in Italy will be denied access to intensive care if they are aged 80 or more or in poor health ...Spain has nationalised all of its private hospitals as the country goes into coronavirus lockdown
The Spanish government has nationalised all of its hospitals and healthcare providers in the country in its latest move to combat the ...‘We are at war’: France imposes lockdown to combat virus
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday ordered stringent restrictions on people’s movement to slow the spread of the coronavirus, and said the ...Canada closes borders, says people should stay at home to stop virus
Canada closed its borders to all foreign nationals, except U.S. citizens, on Monday, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged people to stay ...Merkel announces sweeping curbs to keep Germans home in virus fight
German leaders on Monday urged citizens to stay home, as the government announced unprecedented nationwide measures to radically scale back public life ...