The ongoing countrywide lockdown has been extended till May 31, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) announced on Sunday. The NDMA said lockdown measures need to be implemented for a further period of 14 days in the country to contain the spread of the deadly virus.

Nationwide lockdown extended till May 31 to contain spread of coronavirus

A Bangladeshi medical team has claimed their research on the combination of two widely used drugs has yielded "astounding" results in curing the patients with acute symptoms of the novel coronavirus.

Bangladesh doctors claim to have found effective drug combination to cure COVID-19 patients

London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Sunday called on UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to commission an independent public inquiry into the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the British capital's black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

London Mayor calls for probe into disproportionate COVID-19 ethnicity impact

Coronavirus lockdown was on Sunday extended till May 31 in Tamil Nadu. New relaxations such as resumption of intra-district transportation in 25 districts after a hiatus of nearly two months were, however, announced.

Lockdown extended in Tamil Nadu till May 31; transport curbs eased in 25 districts

Bombs hit a shelter for displaced people in Libya's capital Tripoli, killing at least seven and wounding at least 17 people. This was the latest attack on civilians in the fighting over Tripoli between eastern-based forces under military commander Khalifa Hifter and an array of militias loosely allied with the UN-supported but weak government in the capital.

Bombs kill seven in shelter for displaced in Libya

China's health authority has officially included damage to a number of internal organs as among the potential effects of the novel coronavirus, expanding medical insurance coverage for patients as the long-term toll of the disease emerges.

COVID-19 can cause long-term organ damage; China adds aftereffects to medical insurance

A low pressure system just off the coast of east-central Florida has become a tropical depression, and, to this end, a tropical storm watch has been issued for a portion of the North Carolina coast.

Tropical depression forms in the Atlantic; storm watch issued for North Carolina

Seventeen teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in Odisha and West Bengal in view of the approaching Cyclone Amphan. Cyclone Amphan, according to an IMD report on early Sunday, is developing into a severe cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal and can become a very severe cyclonic storm potentially in the next 24 hours.

NDRF deploys 17 teams in Odisha, West Bengal as Cyclone Amphan intensifies

Beijing has announced that henceforth it would not be mandatory to wear a mask outdoors -- the first city in China and perhaps in the world to do so in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Beijing announces wearing masks outdoors not necessary

China's foreign ministry said on Saturday the United States needed to stop the "unreasonable suppression" of Chinese companies like Huawei, and a Chinese newspaper said the government was ready to retaliate against Washington.

China asks United States to stop 'unreasonable suppression' of Huawei

The FBI is probing several Mexican and European companies allegedly involved in trading Venezuelan oil as it gathers information for a US Treasury Department inquiry into possible sanctions busting, according to four people familiar with the matter.

FBI probes Mexican, European firms over Venezuela oil trading

The US approved a DIY nasal sample collection kit for coronavirus tests on Saturday, adding to an array of at-home options for a country eager to expand its COVID-19 testing.

US approves at-home sample collection for coronavirus testing

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