Seoul, Aug 18, 2020 - South Korea tightened social distancing rules on Tuesday as it reported a three-digit increase in novel coronavirus cases for...

Coronavirus found on Ecuador shrimps in China, state media says

August 12, 2020

Beijing, Aug 12, 2020 - A city in China’s eastern Anhui province found the novel coronavirus on the packaging of shrimps from Ecuador, state...

Trump orders encroach on Congress’ powers, invite challenges

August 9, 2020

Bedminster, N.J., AUg 9, 2020 — President Donald Trump has bypassed the nation’s lawmakers as he claimed the authority to defer payroll taxes and...

Virus aid talks collapse; no help expected for jobless now

August 8, 2020

Washington DC, Aug 8, 2020 — A last-ditch effort by Democrats to revive Capitol Hill talks on vital COVID-19 rescue money collapsed in disappointment...

U.S. to pay $1 billion for 100 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate

August 5, 2020

New York, Aug 6, 2020 - The United States government will pay Johnson & Johnson over $1 billion for 100 million doses of its...

How South Korea turned an urban planning system into a virus tracking database

May 22, 2020

Seoul, May 22, 2020 - When a man in Seoul tested positive for the new coronavirus in May, South Korean authorities were able to...

U.S. schools should only reopen with social distancing as benchmarks met: CDC

May 21, 2020

Washington DC, May 21, 2020 - U.S. schools shuttered by the coronavirus should pursue a carefully phased reopening only after public health benchmarks are...