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Donald Trump threatened to ‘put on hold’ funding for the World Health Organization and Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey has pledged to donate $1bn to coronavirus relief efforts. Follow our live coverage here: https://on.ft.com/2UQBFAd ">https://on.ft.com/2UQBFAd&q...
Donald Trump has replaced the watchdog of the $2tn coronavirus relief package, drawing condemnation from senior Democrats, who fear a loss of oversight on how the stimulus money is spent https://on.ft.com/2wrIuPA ">https://on.ft.com/2wrIuPA&q...
A ‘global scramble’ for medical equipment has broken out, a top Brussels official told the FT, following angry claims by countries that cargoes had been suddenly diverted to the US https://on.ft.com/39TRtXc ">https://on.ft.com/39TRtXc&q...
Martin Sandbu: Some ask whether the coronavirus cure might be worse than the disease. The reply from economists is a resounding ‘no’ https://on.ft.com/34luJhZ ">https://on.ft.com/34luJhZ&q...
The Chinese city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak has lifted its travel ban, ending the world’s largest mass quarantine. But for many in Wuhan, it’s just the start of a long recovery, and anger persists over early cover-ups https://on.ft.com/2JQ9drW ">https://on.ft.com/2JQ9drW&q...
The FT View: The emergency hospitalisation of a prime minister is a challenge for any government. For a relatively new and inexperienced administration struggling to manage a global pandemic, it constitutes an extremely grave situation https://on.ft.com/2JOYYo4 ">https://on.ft.com/2JOYYo4&q...
Donald Trump threatened to freeze funding for the World Health Organization as he accused the body of withholding information about coronavirus in Wuhan and being very ‘China-centric’ https://on.ft.com/3cc8nlN ">https://on.ft.com/3cc8nlN&q...
England’s daily death toll from coronavirus was almost 80% higher than the hospital figures reported during the accelerating phase of the country’s outbreak, according to data verified by the Office for National Statistics https://on.ft.com/3aTSqQT ">https://on.ft.com/3aTSqQT&q...
FT Exclusive: The president of the European Research Council, the EU’s top scientist, has resigned, telling the Financial Times that he was ‘extremely disappointed by the European response to Covid-19’ https://on.ft.com/2JRLgAs ">https://on.ft.com/2JRLgAs&q...
Covid-19 antibody tests that screen for whether someone has recovered from the virus are still being sold in the UK, despite concerns about their accuracy and reliability https://www.ft.com/content/9c3f78ae-7786-478a-ab40-c797ea893497">https://www.ft.com/content/9...
Mapping populations with mobile phone data has proved invaluable in epidemic responses. But politicians and telecoms operators are facing questions about how smartphone data could be used once the crisis ends — and whether it is ever truly anonymous https://on.ft.com/2yBISvo ">https://on.ft.com/2yBISvo&q...
