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Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic began, has announced an ambitious plan to test all of its 11 million residents for the virus in the coming days, a campaign that will be closely watched by governments elsewhere. The testing drive, which is likely to require the mobilization of …

Photo by adriaticfoto / Shutterstock.com Wondering whether you were infected with the coronavirus earlier in the year? Two companies are now offering antibody testing directly to the public on their websites. And even if your health care provider doesn’t give you an order for the coronavirus antibody test, you still …

Here’s what you need to know: The spread of the virus in the White House complicates Trump’s push to reopen the country. The U.S. economy is in tatters. Tens of millions are unemployed. Yet stocks keep climbing. U.S. is to accuse China of trying to steal data as nations step …

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Sunday that Britain would soon impose a mandatory quarantine on travelers arriving in the country by air to try to avert a new wave of coronavirus infections, signaling how cautious the country will be in relaxing its seven-week lockdown. Mr. Johnson offered …

[Follow our live world updates on the Coronavirus pandemic and outbreak.] The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first antigen test that can rapidly detect whether a person has been infected by the coronavirus, a significant advancement that promises to greatly expand the nation’s testing capacity. The test, by …

Here’s what you need to know: As millions more Americans join the jobless rolls, even more economic pain is in the forecast. A majority of U.S. states don’t meet the White House’s guidelines for reopening. Trump wants the nation to move on to the recovery phase despite the risks of …

LetsGetChecked, a company that develops at-home health-testing kits covering various conditions, has raised $ 71 Million in an “oversubscribed” series C round of funding to accelerate the production and supply capacity for a new COVID-19 testing kit. The raise fits into a broader telehealth trend, that has seen numerous startups …

China wants to beat the world in the race to find a coronavirus vaccine — and, by some measures, it is doing just that. Desperate to protect its people and to deflect growing international criticism of how it handled the outbreak, it has slashed red tape and offered resources to …

Here’s what you need to know: Nations confront the possibility that reopening may be harder than locking down. Why does the virus hit some nations hard but deal a glancing blow to others? A global blowback builds against China over the coronavirus outbreak. Boris Johnson said he received ‘liters and …