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At 33, Andrea Napoli was in perfect health, with no history of respiratory disease. And he was in top physical shape, thanks to regular workouts, including water polo training.

The incident took place at a time when confirmed cases of novel coronavirus are on the rise in Houston area. As of Sunday noon, COVID-19 cases in the area have climbed to 928. An estimated 58 people in the area who have tested positive for the virus have...

To free up intensive care beds in worst-hit areas, the army and emergency workers were this weekend stepping up the transfer of patients to less-affected regions.

UK PM is leading the government's response to the coronavirus crisis, chairing meetings by video conference as the number of cases in the country reached 17,089 and 1,019 deaths.

“I am feeling so much better,” Sophie Gregoire Trudeau said in a statement on social media. She received the clearance from her doctor and Ottawa Public Health.

"The coronavirus outbreak has inflicted an unprecedented shock on financial markets and economic activity, with policymakers struggling to avert a longer-lasting downturn," Fitch said.

On Wednesday, a 45-year-old man admitted three counts of assaulting an emergency worker after claiming to have coronavirus and directing coughs at London police officers arresting him for another offence, the Crown Prosecution Service said.

The surge in weekly applications was a stunning reflection of the damage the viral outbreak is inflicting on the US economy. Filings for unemployment aid generally reflect the pace of layoffs.

Strict curbs on daily life are finally being lifted, allowing healthy people to head home and see loved ones after months of separation.

Experts who have studied the so-called "orphan drug" program say the company's request — and the Food and Drug Administration's decision to grant it — seem inappropriate given the rapidly expanding threat of the viral outbreak.

"To the young people that are out there -- this can hit you too. Know that your behavior can save a life, and can take a life. And that life could be yours," Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said.

Schools, universities and creches have been closed in Switzerland as part of measures to limit the transmission of the virus.

China, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan have demonstrated that, with furious efforts, the contagion can be brought to heel.

Led by a sharp rise in infections in Europe. Italy banned travel within the country, nearly one in three Americans were ordered to stay home.

After a record 29 years of economic growth, Australia is poised to spiral into recession as the global coronavirus outbreak wreaks havoc on the country's economy.

Pope Francis made the surprise announcement in his weekly Angelus message, which he has been delivering from inside the Vatican over the internet and television instead of before crowds in St. Peter's Square.