Thousands of workers protested across Portugal on Saturday as they demanded higher wages and more government action to protect jobs currently being threatened by the pandemic.

Protests continue across Europe as global deaths near 1 million

Pakistan has recorded 694 new coronavirus cases, taking the nation-wide tally of infections to 310,275, the health ministry said on Sunday. The Ministry of National Health Services said that 6 patients also died in the last 24 hours, pushing the number of Covid-19 deaths in the country to 6457.

Pakistan reports 694 new Covid-19 cases, records 6 fresh deaths

Thousands gathered on Saturday at London's Trafalgar Square to protest lockdowns and social distancing rules imposed to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Clashes erupt as thousands protests against COVID-19 restrictions in London

The largest city in Brazil’s Amazon has closed bars and river beaches to contain a fresh surge of coronavirus cases, a trend that may dash theories that Manaus was one of the world’s first places to reach collective, or herd, immunity.

In Brazil's Amazon a COVID-19 resurgence dashes herd immunity hopes

UK's Prince Charles has issued an urgent plea in favour of the youth. He fears the youth are being severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Prince Charles said that at least 1 million young people could be in urgent need of help as he reflected upon the work of his Trust charity in this area over nearly 45 years.

Britain's Prince Charles warns of coronavirus impact on youth

In studies related to the novel coronavirus, scientists and researchers are now focussing on tinier particles, the ones that spread more like cigarette smoke. These particles, they say, are carried by wisps of air and even upward drafts caused by the warmth of our bodies.

Tiny airborne particles may pose a big coronavirus problem

Bhanakpur Village, on the outskirts of the National Capital Region, is representative of a larger rural landscape that's being altered by dint of proximity to large urban spaces. Bhanakpur's struggle during the coronavirus lockdown typified the challenges faced by a village in which residents' livelihoods have become irretrievably bound to a city.

LOCKDOWN DIARIES—Episode 2: Bhanakpur Village, Haryana

Protesters at a central London anti-lockdown rally scuffled with police on Saturday as officers tried to break up the demonstration because it had failed to follow social distancing rules.

British police seek to break up anti-lockdown protest in London

A Chinese developed Coronavirus vaccine could be ready for public use by the end of this year. Watch the report to know more

China developed Coronavirus vaccine could get nod this year

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday urged world leaders to unite against the coronavirus pandemic, adding it has frayed the bonds between nations. Johnson, who made the remarks in a pre-recorded speech to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), said that, nine months into the pandemic, "the very notion of the international community looks tattered.

UK PM Johnson at UNGA calls for global unity against coronavirus pandemic

Nepal's coronavirus cases jumped to 71,821 after 1,207 new cases were reported on Saturday while the death toll increased to 467 with eight new fatalities. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, so far, 53,013 COVID-19 patients have recovered, 1,147 of them in the past 24 hours.

Nepal's COVID-19 tally reaches 71,821 with 1,207 new cases

Dr Mike Ryan, the WHO's emergencies head, said the figure could be higher without concerted international action.

Two million deaths 'very likely' even with vaccine, WHO warns

Germany's Charite hospital and German Neurodegenerative Diseases Centre (DZNE) on Thursday announced they had identified highly effective antibodies against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and were now pursuing the development of a passive vaccination.

Berlin researchers to develop passive coronavirus vaccine

China's annual production capacity for coronavirus vaccines will top 1 billion doses next year, a Chinese health official said on Friday. The said capacity is expected to reach 610 million doses by the end of this year, Zheng Zhongwei from the National Health Commission said.

China aims to make 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses a year

The Prime Minister stressed on the need for states to strengthen their tracing- tracking strategy to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus infection.

PM Modi Meets Chief Ministers of seven states with high COVID cases

Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi passed away Wednesday at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi. Angadi was undergoing treatment for Covid-19. He was 65.

Railways MoS Suresh Angadi dies of Covid-19

Iraq has recorded several thousand new coronavirus infections every day, and the total now exceeds 300,000. More than 8,000 people have died, a number that some doctors fear will rise sharply, putting frontline healthcare workers under huge pressure and in some cases in physical danger.

Your Story: Violence mounts against Iraqi doctors as COVID-19 cases rise

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was diagnosed with dengue on Thursday, a day after testing positive for COVID-19. However, his health condition is stable, a top official from the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital, in which Sisodia is admitted, informed.

Admitted to hospital for COVID-19, Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia also diagnosed with dengue

Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi, who died due to COVID-19 at the AIIMS on Wednesday, was a four-time Member of Parliament from Belagavi consecutively since 2004.

Suresh Angadi an unbeatable MP from Belagavi for four terms

With over 5 lakh infected persons having recovered from Covid-19, Tamil Nadu has posted a high recovery rate of around 90%, among the badly hit states. As per the government medical bulletin, there are a little over 46,000 active cases in the state, which has recorded nearly 5.

Tamil Nadu surpasses 5 lakh Covid-19 recoveries, wins praise from PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday chaired a high-level virtual meeting with Chief Ministers and Health Ministers of seven COVID-19 high burden States/UTs to review COVID response and management.

Indian PM Narendra Modi reviews COVID-19 situation in 7 worst affected states

Adeline Fagan a Houston doctor died early Saturday after a couple of months-long battle with COVID-19. Watch report.

US doctor dies after months-long battle: Contracted COVID-19 while on shift

Union Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi succumbed to COVID-19 at AIIMS in New Delhi on Wednesday evening, September 23. Angadi is the second parliamentarian from Karnataka to succumb to coronavirus after Ashok Gasti from the Upper House (Rajya Sabha) died due to COVID-19 on September 17.

Union Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi succumbs to COVID-19 at AIIMS

PM Narendra Modi asks states to focus on micro-containment zones

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