Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Sends Two Million Hydroxychloroquine Doses to Brazil

The two countries are studying whether the drug is safe and effective for the prevention and early treatment of Covid-19. And protests in the United States have incited fears of spreading the virus.

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Will Protests Set Off a Second Viral Wave?

Across the country, mayors, public health experts and other officials worry that even though many protesters are wearing masks, the risk of new coronavirus cases will increase as thousands gather.

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Coronavirus Continues to Disrupt Prescription Drug Supplies

Patients who rely on chloroquine and other medications fear they won’t be able to get needed refills because of high demand.

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Coronavirus Live Updates: Nations Forge Ahead With Reopenings, as Global Cases Surpass 6 Million

President Trump postponed the G7 summit set for next month after Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany said she would not attend, citing the pandemic.

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Do Runners Need to Wear Masks?

Some people have taken to yelling (online and off) at people exercising without masks. But does it really matter?

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Coronavirus Global News Tracker: Live Updates

President Trump said the United States would end its relationship with the W.H.O. The Supreme Court rejected a California church’s challenge to attendance limits. And crowd restrictions have put Russia’s beleaguered opposition on the back foot.

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Scientists Question Major Hydroxychloroquine Study

Experts demanded verification of data and methods used in a study of drugs to treat Covid-19. The study suggested the drugs might have increased deaths.

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