One in two people globally witnessed a drop in their income due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, new research from Gallup shows. People in low-income countries remained the hardest hit by job losses and cuts to working hours.

One in two people witnessed dip in income due to COVID-19 pandemic: Poll

Indian film and television actor Bikramjeet Kanwarpal has passed away due to COVID-19 complications. He was 52. Bikramjeet was admitted to Seven Hills Hospital in Mumbai where he took his last breath.

Indian actor Bikramjeet Kanwarpal dies of COVID 19

Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa said on Sunday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. ''While I am fine, I am being hospitalised as a precaution on the recommendation of doctors,'' he said A total of 5,532 new cases of COVID-19 and 84 deaths were reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, the state`s health department informed on Sunday.

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa tests positive for COVID-19

As new cases of coronavirus decline in China, Cao Junjie and his family venture out to enjoy sunny days at a Shanghai amusement park. Cao wears a big mask to filter out potential droplets which can lead to a coronavirus infection and as for his son, he is in an inflatable suit, looking more like a miniature astronaut than a two-year-old child.

Chinese dad designs inflatable suit to shield son from coronavirus

At a time when the entire world is uniting to fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Pakistan minorities are not only reeling under the wrath of the lethal virus but have also been facing discrimination at the hands of Pakistani authorities.

COVID-19: Pak minorities face discrimination at the hands of authorities

A major private hospital in Mumbai was shut to new patients and declared a coronavirus containment zone on Monday after 26 nurses and three doctors tested positive, an official said.

Mumbai hospital shut after surge in cases among staff

At a time when the all passenger airlines in India have been grounded due to the ongoing 21-day lockdown, as a precaution against the spread of Covid-19, there are only a few cargo flights, and special evacuation flights that are operational.

Chennai customs facilitates essential cargo movement and flights amid lockdown

A Swiss distillery has converted its production of fruit-based spirits to make disinfectant hand gel for use against coronavirus, helping to ease supplies across the Alpine country.

Swiss distillery turns pear-mint liquor into hand sanitiser amid coronavirus outbreak

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