The United States Postal Service (USPS) had planned to distribute 650 million face coverings for the Trump administration in April to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.

WH nixed plan to distribute 650 million face masks through USPS, says report

Scientists examined the effectiveness of common household fabrics used in homemade masks in blocking droplets generated by coughing and sneezing, and have found that they are considerably protective even as a single layer.

Most homemade face masks block large cough droplets, even as single layer, says study

The coronavirus pandemic has shaken the fashion industry. So how are fashion houses reinventing themselves to keep their business alive? From digital ramps to designer masks, what is the 'new normal' for the industry? Watch Coronavirus Couture on WION Wideangle, on Saturday 22:30Hrs & Sunday 21:30Hrs

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The Trump administration posted controversial recommendations on coronavirus testing to the US health agency's website against its objections, according to a media report.

Trump administration wrote controversial US agency guidelines on testing, says report

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that coronavirus cases are surging alarmingly in Europe, as a "very serious situation" unfolds across the continent.

Fineprint: Coronavirus cases rise as European nations reopen

Director of Centre for Disease Control Robert Redfield contradicted President of the United States, Donald Trump, over the possible availability of coronavirus vaccine.

US Health body contradicts Trump's claim on vaccine arrival

US President Donald Trump is promising to deliver a free of cost vaccine to all US citizens by mid-October. But top American Health experts say a vaccine won't be available till 2021 Summer. Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you how vaccines have taken centre stage in the U.S. Presidential race.

Gravitas: Has Trump found a Coronavirus vaccine?

Pakistan saw a spike in coronavirus cases and reported more than 700 COVID-19 cases for the first time in more than a month. On Thursday, Pakistan registered 722 new coronavirus case, as per Dawn.

Pakistan sees spike in daily coronavirus cases, number crosses 700

These are difficult times. And desperate times like these need desperate measures. A village in Indonesia, hence, is playing its part to implement such measures amid the coronavirus pandemic.

If you're caught here without a mask, you dig graves for COVID-19 victims

A British COVID-19 test known as DnaNudge that gives results in just over an hour and which requires no laboratory was accurate in almost all cases, an academic review in the Lancet has found.

90-minute British DnaNudge COVID-19 test is 94.4% accurate, Lancet study finds

India on Friday reported 96,424 new cases of the coronavirus disease – a global record high – taking the cumulative tally past 5.21 million mark.

India becomes second nation after US to record 5 Million plus cases

A wedding in rural Maine became a coronavirus "superspreader" event that left seven people dead and 177 infected, renewing fear of the disease in the northeastern US state that had hoped the worst of the pandemic was behind it.

Seven dead, dozens infected after 'superspreader' wedding in rural US

WHO warns of a very serious situation unfolding in Europe

The resurgence in coronavirus cases is the biggest threat to the recovering eurozone economy. Growth and inflation are more likely to create negative surprises over the coming year than positive ones.

Resurging cases of COVID-19 pose big challenge to Euro Zone economy

New Zealand has entered a recession with the economy contracting 12.2% in the June quarter.

New Zealand economy in deepest recession

Bengalis settled in various countries are taking online lessons to perform Durga Puja rituals themselves as the COVID-19 outbreak has forced priests from West Bengal to cancel their international travel plans.

COVID-19 forces Bengalis settled abroad to learn Durga Puja rituals online

American life finds itself in the middle of a plague that answers to no calendar, ideology or political objective. Just weeks away from the #USElection, the arrival of a vaccine takes the centre stage in American politics.

Vaccine: A guarantee to election success?

Russia's sovereign wealth fund has agreed to supply 100 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik-V, to Indian drug company Dr Reddy's Laboratories

Russia to sell 100 million COVID vaccine doses to India

A roadside tool for law enforcement may one day fight in the war on COVID-19.

US firm repurposing breathlyzer for COVID-19 testing

US President Donald Trump again contradicted his own health officials' coronavirus statements -- this time on the importance of mask wearing and the timing for a vaccine.

Donald Trump unveils Coronavirus vaccine distribution plan

Health Minister of India Dr Harshvardhan while addressing the lower house of the Parliament (Lok Sabha) briefs over the current scenario of COVID-19 in India and possibility of having a vaccine by initial months of next year.

'By early next year, we expect India to have a COVID vaccine', says Health Minister

Her age may have posed a challenge but 100-year-old Mai Handique's battle against COVID-19 was won by her positivity, doctors said on Thursday. Handique, Assam's oldest COVID-19 patient, was discharged from the Mahendra Mohan Chowdhury Hospital (MMCH) in Guwahati on Wednesday, they said.

100-year-old woman beats COVID-19 in Assam

India has found an interesting solution to keep people in contact with each other, given the severity of coronavirus pandemic in the country. A hospital in the world’s largest democracy recently deployed a robot to not only patrol its wards, but also to help patients connect with their loved one.

Meet Mitra, the friendly robot connecting coronavirus patients with loved ones in India

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WH nixed plan to distribute 650 million face masks through USPS, says report

Most homemade face masks block large cough droplets, even as single layer, says study

Wion Wideangle: Coronavirus Couture

Trump administration wrote controversial US agency guidelines on testing, says report

Fineprint: Coronavirus cases rise as European nations reopen

US Health body contradicts Trump's claim on vaccine arrival

Gravitas: Has Trump found a Coronavirus vaccine?

Pakistan sees spike in daily coronavirus cases, number crosses 700

If you're caught here without a mask, you dig graves for COVID-19 victims

90-minute British DnaNudge COVID-19 test is 94.4% accurate, Lancet study finds

India becomes second nation after US to record 5 Million plus cases

Seven dead, dozens infected after 'superspreader' wedding in rural US

WHO warns of a very serious situation unfolding in Europe

Resurging cases of COVID-19 pose big challenge to Euro Zone economy

New Zealand economy in deepest recession

COVID-19 forces Bengalis settled abroad to learn Durga Puja rituals online

Vaccine: A guarantee to election success?

Vaccine: A guarantee to election success?

Russia to sell 100 million COVID vaccine doses to India

US firm repurposing breathlyzer for COVID-19 testing

Donald Trump unveils Coronavirus vaccine distribution plan

'By early next year, we expect India to have a COVID vaccine', says Health Minister

100-year-old woman beats COVID-19 in Assam

Meet Mitra, the friendly robot connecting coronavirus patients with loved ones in India