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Brazil passes France in coronavirus cases to become 6th worst-hit country

Brazil registered a record number of new cases of the novel coronavirus yesterday, surpassing France’s tally to become the sixth-worst hit country, as the...

With Castro-era biotech, Cuba seeks to compete in coronavirus treatment race

Communist-run Cuba, laboring under a six-decade U.S. embargo, is betting a biotech sector begun by late revolutionary leader Fidel Castro can give the Caribbean...

Passenger blasts United Airlines for yet another packed flight amid coronavirus

A New Jersey woman says she endured yet another United Airlines flight packed with people despite the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Photos taken by Mary Pearson,...

South Korea scrambles to contain nightclub coronavirus outbreak

South Korean officials scrambled today to contain a new coronavirus outbreak, searching for thousands of people who may have been infected in a cluster...

Latin America’s second-biggest airline, Avianca, driven to bankruptcy by coronavirus

Avianca Holdings , Latin America’s No. 2 airline, filed for bankruptcy today, as a bond payment deadline loomed and with pleas for aid...

Coronavirus cases surge in Russia, tally now third highest globally

A new surge in coronavirus cases took Russia’s tally past those in Italy and Britain today, making it the third highest in the world...

Coronavirus can enter the body through the eyes, study says

The novel coronavirus can be transmitted through the eyes because of a protein known as the “gateway” into cells inside the body, according to...

Bombshell report claims: China pressured WHO to delay global coronavirus warning: report

Chinese President Xi Jinping pressured the director of the World Health Organization in January to hold off on issuing a global warning about the...

Coronavirus may linger in semen of infected men, poses small risk for COVID-19 infection via sex, new study says

An analysis of semen from men infected with coronavirus revealed that the disease lingered in the samples of only a few patients, suggesting there...

Coronavirus in sperm raises questions on sexual transmission

Scientists have detected the coronavirus in the semen of some men — opening up the possibility the disease could be spread sexually, according to...
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Barbados recorded 37 new COVID-19 cases

There were 37 new positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday, out of the 1,436 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. They comprised both...

A Visitor form UK died in Jamaica of COVID-19

Jamaica on Monday recorded one more COVID-19 death, pushing the tally to 305. The deceased is a 77-year-old male from the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, there were...

Sandals founder Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart dies aged 79 following ‘short battle with illness’

Travel pioneer Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, who founded Jamaica's Sandals resort, has died. Stewart was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1941. He grew up on...

Barbados Confirms 161 New COVID-19 Cases

Barbados has announced 161 cases of COVID-19 at the Island’s Dodds prison. The discovery has prompted a massive contact tracing exercise. Authorities say the cases relate...