Trump to meet with drugmakers as U.S. sees more coronavirus cases
U.S. President Donald Trump and his White House coronavirus task force will meet with drug company executives on Monday as his administration sought to shore up its response to the outbreak that claimed the country’s second death over the weekend.
Nike temporarily closes European HQ in the Netherlands due to coronavirus case
U.S. sportswear giant Nike said on Monday its European headquarters in the Netherlands would be closed until Wednesday after an employee was infected with the new coronavirus.
Exclusive: Serious health care lapses found in U.S. detention center housing transgender migrants
Federal inspections of the U.S. government’s only dedicated detention unit for transgender immigrants last year found hundreds of unanswered requests for medical attention, poor quarantine procedures and deficient treatment for mental illnesses and oth…
Iraq announces two new coronavirus cases – Health Ministry
Iraq has detected two new coronavirus patients, both of whom had recently visited Iran, the Health Ministry said on Monday, bringing the total cases recorded so far to 21.
India reports two more cases of coronavirus, taking tally to five
India reported two more cases of coronavirus on Monday, taking the number of people who have tested positive in the country to five, and hammering already rocky stock markets.
Louvre museum closed again as workers fret over coronavirus
The Louvre museum in Paris shut its doors to art lovers and tourists for a second day on Monday as management held talks with workers over the risks associated with coronavirus.
Iceland confirms first three cases of coronavirus, in patients returning from Italy
The first three cases of people infected with coronavirus have been confirmed in Iceland, the country’s Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management said in a statement late on Sunday.
Confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany rise to 150: Robert Koch Institute
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany has risen to 150 on Monday from 129 on Sunday, the Robert Koch Institute for disease control said, adding that the risk from the virus in Germany is now “moderate”.
On the trail: Buttigieg drops White House bid as Democrats look to Super Tuesday
Pete Buttigieg dropped his bid for the White House on Sunday, shaking up the race for the Democratic nomination to take on Republican President Donald Trump in November’s election just days before the 14-state Super Tuesday contest.
Bloomberg’s big bet: Can money beat Biden’s momentum?
In his brief three-month campaign for president, Michael Bloomberg poured nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars into building an advertising and data-mining juggernaut unlike anything the political world had ever seen.
