With the onslaught of coronavirus induced panic buying along with global air pollution, face masks have become an inseparable part of our lives. Along with hand sanitisers, masks are currently one of the most sought-after items.

The face mask: More than protective gear!

The Federal Biomedical Agency (FMBA) of Russia today claimed that it had accelerated work on developing a vaccine against COVID-19. Sputnik reported that three prototypes are ready, with tests on mice underway.

Russia's Biomedical Agency claims COVID-19 vaccine could be ready in 11 months

The Pentagon said a test missile flew at hypersonic speeds -- more than five times the speed of sound, or Mach 5 -- to a designated impact point. The test followed the first joint US Army and Navy flight experiment in October 2017, when the prototype missile demonstrated it could glide in the direction of a target at hypersonic speed.

Pentagon says successfully tested hypersonic missile

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The governor of Jakarta on Friday declared a state of emergency for the next two weeks in the Indonesian capital, centre of the country's coronavirus outbreak. Governor Anies Baswedan also said that public entertainment such as bars, spas and cinemas would be shut from Monday and public transportation limited.

Indonesian capital declares emergency over coronavirus

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte called Friday for the European Union to tap the "full firepower" of its rescue fund to combat the coronavirus outbreak. In an interview, Conte urged the EU to adapt its European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the war chest for eurozone countries with serious debt problems to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the bloc.

Italian Prime Minister Conte calls for EU's 'full firepower' to combat virus

South Korea is planning to send two chartered flights to Italy to evacuate some 570 citizens from the country with the most deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, reports said.

South Korea planning to evacuate citizens from Italy

Australia moved to lock down isolated indigenous areas on Friday, in a bid to protect Aboriginal communities already burdened with chronic illness and poverty from the fast-spreading coronavirus.

Australia restricts travel over virus fears to protect indigenous tribes

France's military will send a helicopter-carrier to Corsica this weekend to evacuate coronavirus patients from the capital Ajaccio's overstretched hospital, authorities of the French Mediterranean island said Friday.

French government to evacuate coronavirus patients from Corsica island

Turkey has detained 64 people over "provocative and baseless" social media posts about the new coronavirus pandemic, the interior ministry said. The ministry did not give details but there have been instances in other countries of misinformation shared online including in Indonesia and the United States.

64 people detained in Turkey over 'provocative' coronavirus posts

Britain said on Friday that engineering companies had come up with an emergency ventilator prototype to fight the coronavirus outbreak, which should be approved for use in hospitals by the end of next week.

UK turns to car manufacturers to fulfill ventilator shortage due to coronavirus

Ukraine in the next two days expects to receive from China coronavirus protection products, including 10 million tests, masks, disinfectant fluid and ventilators, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told a televised statement on Friday.

Coronavirus pandemic: Ukraine expects to receive 10 million virus test kits from China

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