British PM Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus

Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

US surpasses China, Italy in number of COVID-19 cases with more than 82,000 reported

The United States has officially surpassed China and Italy in its number of COVID-19 cases, becoming the country with the most reported novel coronavirus cases in the world. 

Dyson builds ventilators for coronavirus patients

The appliance brand will now build 15,000 ventilators to help in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health experts identify new COVID-19 symptoms

Just because new symptoms associated with coronavirus have been discovered, doesn’t mean the virus is mutating.

Man drives boat in pool to satisfy urge during coronavirus outbreak

Self-isolation and social distancing disrupted his boating hobby, so an Australian man took his boat for a ride in his backyard swimming pool instead.

Hantavirus kills man in coronavirus-hit China, 32 others tested, report says

A man in China who died on Monday reportedly tested positive for hantavirus, leading officials to test an additional 32 people who had traveled on a bus with him before his death, Global Times reported. The rat-borne illness, which U.S. health officials say cannot be transmitted from person-to-person, is typically passed to patients when they breathe in air contaminated with the virus through rodent droppings.

Italians adjusting to new way of life amid pandemic
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Carmelita Caruana joins us on Good Day Chicago to talk about life in Italy during the pandemic and how it's affecting her business and the tourism industry.

Buckingham Palace stunned after Prince Charles tests positive for COVID-19

Prince Charles, who is first in line to the British throne, has tested positive for coronavirus after displaying mild symptoms, his office has announced.

African jazz great Manu Dibango dies in France after contracting coronavirus

Manu Dibango, who fused African rhythms with funk to become one of the most influential musicians in world dance music, died Tuesday with the coronavirus, according to his music publisher. He was 86.

Japan PM: Tokyo Olympics postponed over coronavirus concerns

Japan’s NHK public television says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will propose a one-year postponement for the Tokyo Olympics during talks with IOC President Thomas Bach.

Over 1.5 billion globally told to stay home to avoid spreading coronavirus

Warning that the outbreak continues to accelerate, the head of the World Health Organization called on countries to take strong, coordinated action.

Italian region sets 650 foot limit on dog walking in effort to control coronavirus

A region in Italy has set limits on dog walking and is only allowing people to exercise outdoors if they are on their own property, in an effort to limit the spread of coronavirus.

Some Olympic athletes want games canceled, saying it's unsafe and unfair

Some athletes want the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics postponed because the risk of spreading coronavirus is too high, and because the virus has impacted their own ability to prepare.

Global coronavirus cases top 300,000, with 13,000 deaths

The coronavirus pandemic took an increasingly bleak toll Saturday in the U.S. and Europe, producing staggering caseloads in New York and Italy and setting off a desperate scramble to set up thousands of additional hospital beds as the disease notched another grim advance.