Coronavirus News & Updates

Dec 22 (Reuters) - Gold edged higher on Tuesday as investorsfocussed on the U.S. fiscal stimulus package that is set to bevoted on by Congress, with fresh restrictions forced by a...

ABUJA, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Nigeria is advising itssub-regions to limit public gatherings, close bars and nightclubs over the next five weeks amid a spike in new COVID-19cases, a...

(Updates prices) * Silver touches a more than 3-month peak * Dollar hits over one-week high, off multi-year lows * Interactive graphic tracking global spread of...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stockmarkets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window) * New coronavirus strain 70% more transmissible * Europe imposes travel...

(For a live blog on the U.S. stock market, click LIVE/ ortype LIVE/ in a news window.) * Travel stocks drop on disruption fears * Big banks jump after Fed's stress test results *...

* New coronavirus strain overshadows U.S. stimulus deal * U.S. dollar rises to 10-day high * Pound drops close to 2% as virus disrupts freight * Euro, Aussie, NZ dollar fall as...

(Repeats with no changes to text or headline)* Futures fall: Dow 1.95%, S&P 2.17%, Nasdaq 1.39% By Devik Jain and Ambar WarrickDec 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures tumbled...

(Adds analyst comment, background) * Pound drops close to 2% as virus disrupts freight * Brexit talks deadlocked * New coronavirus strain overshadows U.S. stimulus deal * Graphic:...

(Corrects 2-1/2-year low for dollar index in 9th paragraph) * Pound drops more than 1% with Brexit talks deadlocked * New coronavirus strain overshadows U.S. stimulus deal *...

* New coronavirus strain vanishes rosy expectations for 2021 * U.K. imposes tougher virus curbs, neighbour countries shutdoors * U.S. rig count rises to highest since May -Baker...

LAGOS, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Nigeria's commercial capital,Lagos, ordered schools to shut indefinitely, banned concerts,carnivals and street parties and ordered certain civil...

By Felix OnuahABUJA, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Nigeria expects to receive itsfirst doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in January, the country'shealth minister said on Wednesday, but officials do...

By Camillus EbohABUJA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Nigeria's army headquarters wasisolating due to a COVID-19 outbreak during an annualconference, a spokesman said on Sunday, after health...

(Adds central bank projection, banking impact) By Andrea Shalal and Chijioke Ohuocha WASHINGTON/ABUJA, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Nigeria's economy islikely to contract by 3.25% this year...

WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Nigeria's economy is expectedto contract by 3.25% this year before rebounding to growth of1.5% in 2021, the International Monetary Fund said on...

TOKYO, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Oil rose around 1% on Friday,extending a sharp rally overnight that saw Brent rise above $50for the first time since March, as coronavirus...

(Adds details, quotes) By Felix Onuah Abuja, Dec 10 (Reuters - Nigeria may be on the verge of asecond wave of COVID-19 infections, the health minister warnedon Thursday, as another...