UN chief Antonio Guterres warned that misinfo-demic about COVID-19 on various social media platforms such as WhatsApp is proliferating falsehoods and announced a new UN initiative to flood the internet with facts and science to counter the poison of misinformation that is putting more lives at risk.

'Misinfo-demic' about COVID-19 proliferating falsehoods, putting more lives at risk: UN chief

The man, whose social media posts allegedly led to a gathering of large number of migrant workers in suburban Bandra on Tuesday, has been arrested by Mumbai Police.

Coronavirus: Man who incited migrants to assemble in Mumbai's Bandra held

Struggle, fear and heartbreak for medical staff on coronavirus frontline

Three potential COVID-19 vaccines -- in the face of the coronavirus pandemic -- are making fast progress in early-stage testing in volunteers in China and the United States.

Potential COVID-19 vaccines make fast progress in China, US

A potentially pathogenic coronavirus has been detected in Indian bats, stressing the need for enhancing screening for the deadly viruses in them. This was discovered under a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), which was a step towards understanding the coronavirus circulation in Indian bats.

Coronavirus, found in Indian bats, not evidently connected to COVID-19

The United Kingdom's true death toll from the novel coronavirus far exceeds estimates previously published by the government, according to broader official data that include deaths in the community such as in nursing homes.

UK coronavirus death toll could be far higher than previously shown

The death toll from the novel coronavirus reached 12,107 in the United Kingdom on Tuesday, an increase of 778 in a single day. The Department of Health and Social Care said a total of 93,873 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed, and that 382,650 tests had concluded on Tuesday.

COVID-19 death toll tops 12,000 in Britain

Coronavirus deaths in the United States rose by at least 2,228 on Tuesday, a single-day record. The figures topped 28,300, according to a Reuters tally. The increase of 2,228 deaths does not include a revision by New York City to include deaths presumed to be due to the novel coronavirus but never tested dating back to March 11.

US records over 2,000 coronavirus deaths in one day, sets grim single-day record

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday a suspension of US funding to the World Health Organisation because he said it had covered up the seriousness of the COVID-19 outbreak in China before it spread around the world.

Trump announces funding halt to World Health Organisation

Almost 4,000 people in New York City who never tested positive for coronavirus were presumed to have died from COVID-19, taking the death toll in the city to cross 10,000 on Tuesday.

In US, New York City alone accounts for over 10,000 coronavirus deaths

Pakistan will reopen construction activity that provides a lifeline for the largest number of its people after agriculture to reduce the pain of millions of people hit by a lengthy shutdown in its coronavirus battle.

Pakistan extends coronavirus lockdown, seeks to lift some curbs

Prominent clerics are demanding the lifting of restrictions on congregational prayers at mosques in Pakistan, which has recorded 5,837 coronavirus cases and 96 related deaths.

Coronavirus: Pakistan clerics call for lifting of congregational prayer limits

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