coronavirus

The United States began restricting citizens’ movements Monday in a major escalation of attempts to contain the deadly coronavirus pandemic, as President Donald Trump warned the crisis could last well into the summer. New Jersey state...

Volkswagen Group will suspend production this week at plants in Italy, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain and is preparing to shut down the rest of its factories across Europe due to the spread of coronavirus, its CEO...

Tom Hanks has been released from the Australian hospital where he was in isolation since testing positive for the coronavirus last week, but his wife Rita Wilson remains hospitalised, health officials said Tuesday. The multiple Oscar-winning...

The first human trial of a vaccine to protect against pandemic coronavirus has started in the US. Four patients received the jab at the Kaiser Permanente research facility in Seattle, Washington, reports the Associated Press news...

Recruitment firms are going online to interview candidates who are working from home during the coronavirus pandemic. Tech giants Google, Amazon and Twitter are among the growing number of firms asking staff to work from home,...

Vauxhall’s parent company will shut all of its European manufacturing plants due to fears over the coronavirus. PSA Group said plants at Ellesmere Port and Luton will close this week and will remain shut until at...

Amazon has said it will hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the US to deal with a surge in sales during the coronavirus pandemic. The online retail giant also said it would increase pay for...

The UK government is set to announce more financial measures to help the economy during the coronavirus outbreak, amid warnings the latest restrictions could put firms out of business. Boris Johnson has urged everyone to avoid...

Hong Kong will quarantine all people arriving from abroad for 14 days, its leader Carrie Lam has said. The restrictions, which will kick in on Thursday, will not apply to those from Macau or Taiwan. Entrants...

India’s iconic monument Taj Mahal has shut down to halt the spread of the coronavirus, officials say. The culture ministry said tens of thousands visit the “monument of love” every day and it was “imperative to...