Some businesses prepared to reopen in Georgia on Friday as the United States passed another grim milestone in the spread of the pandemic. The U.S. death toll from the novel coronavirus reached 50,031 early Friday, according to tracking by Johns Hopkins University. American deaths have doubled in just 10 days to become the highest in the world,…

Africa’s coronavirus cases have surged 43 per cent in the past week but its countries are behind in the global race for scarce medical equipment. Ten countries have no ventilators at all. Outbid by richer countries and not receiving medical gear from top aid donor the United States, African officials scramble for solutions as virus cases climb…

The latest: Canadians got a glimpse of how one province plans to handle a phased reopening amid the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday as Saskatchewan’s premier and top doctor offered details about a recovery plan they say will start in early May. The question of how and when to reopen is one being debated across Canada and in…

Doctors and health experts urged people not to drink or inject disinfectant on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested scientists should investigate inserting the cleaning agent into the body as a way to combat COVID-19. “[This is an] absolutely dangerous, crazy suggestion,” said Paul Hunter, a professor of medicine at Britain’s University of East…

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday blasted U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell for his comments suggesting bankruptcy would be a better route for some states rather than federal aid, as money is doled out to help buffer an economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic. “I was really disappointed to see Sen. McConnell’s comments about…

The head of a U.S. government agency combatting the coronavirus pandemic is alleging that he was ousted for opposing politically connected efforts to promote a malaria drug that President Donald Trump touted without proof as a remedy for COVID-19. Rick Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, said in a statement…