As the global race for a COVID-19 vaccine heats up, how close are we to a vaccine? And which country will get it first? Watch: Vaccine Wars, Explained, a Wion Wideangle special

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Recoveries among COVID-19 patients in India crossed the 11 lakh-mark on Sunday with over 51,000 patients recuperating in a 24-hour span, the highest recorded so far, pushing the recovery rate to?

COVID-19 recovery rate in India rises to 65.44%, fatality rate drops to 2.13%

Pakistan has recorded 553 more coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's COVID-19 caseload to 279,699, officials said on Sunday. The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) in its update on the second day of Eid al-Adha reported that six more people lost their lives due to the contagion, taking the death toll to 5,976.

Pakistan reports 553 new COVID-19 patients, tally stands at 279,669

Scientists have examined the chances of healthy people catching COVID-19 in a train carriage with a single infectious person, and have found that a safe social distance of more than one metre is required for an hour spent travelling together with the individual.

COVID-19 transmission rate in train carriage decoded

Hundreds of children contracted the coronavirus at a summer camp held in the month of June in the US state of Georgia, health authorities said Friday. The virus infected at least 260 of the 597 attendees, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

Coronavirus infected hundreds of children at June summer camp in US

South Korean authorities arrested the founder of a secretive Christian sect at the centre of the country's largest outbreak of COVID-19 infections on Saturday for allegedly hiding crucial information from contact-tracers and other offences.

South Korea sect leader arrested over coronavirus outbreak

Mexico surpassed Britain as the country with the third-highest coronavirus death toll on Friday, as the pandemic reaches new milestones in Latin America and threatens to disrupt efforts to reopen the region's reeling economies.

Mexico takes over UK with third highest coronavirus death toll

Hong Kong opened a temporary field hospital with 500 beds on Saturday to house stable COVID-19 patients as the city battles a new wave of virus infections. The financial hub had been a poster child for tackling the coronavirus, with local transmissions all but ended by early summer.

Hong Kong opens makeshift hospital for COVID-19 patients

Dutch airline KLM said Friday it would shed up to 5,000 jobs due to a "crisis of unprecedented magnitude" caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The carrier, part of the Air France KLM group, said the cuts through the end of 2021 were necessary as it had made huge losses despite a 3.

Dutch airline KLM to shed up to 5,000 jobs due to coronavirus

The West Bengal government on Thursday said the lockdown in containment zones in the state will be extended till August 31. Earlier, the state had said the shutdown in containment zones will be in force till July 31.

COVID-19: West Bengal extends lockdown in containment zones till August 31

The coronavirus pandemic has pushed influenza infection rates to a record low, signalling that the social distancing measures are having an unprecedented impact on other communicable diseases.

Seasonal flu reports hit record lows amid coronavirus pandemic

India coronavirus cases have surpassed 1,6 million with more than 55,000 recorded in the last 24-hours. Watch report.

55,000 positive daily cases for the first time | India | COVID-19 pandemic

United Nations has warned that at least 14 million people in Latin America could go hungry this year. Watch report.

11 million newly poor to lose access to food: Latin American economies to contract by 5.3%

In South Korea, the worst of coronavirus impact has passed and the country's factory production jumped at the fastest rate in more than 11 years. Watch report.

WION Dispatch: South Korea's factory production bounce back much faster than expected

WION Health Summit, Session 1: When will the COVID-19 pandemic end? And how? Top voices in healthcare Dr. Elisabetta, Lawrence Gostin, and Amos Panet share their views.

WION Health Summit: When will the coronavirus pandemic end?

The first dog to test positive for the coronavirus in the United States has died, after struggling with symptoms that may be familiar to many of the virus's human sufferers.

First dog to test positive for coronavirus in US dies, says report

The US economy collapsed in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, suffering its worst drop on record while hopes for a recovery took another hit as job losses increased, according to government data released on Thursday.

US economy posts its worst drop on record, jobless claims rise

Children under the age of five have between 10 to 100 times greater levels of genetic material of the coronavirus in their noses compared to older children and adults.

Young children carry higher levels of coronavirus, says study

Diamond mining giant De Beers is likely to have to cut jobs, its chief executive said on Thursday, as it outlined plans for an overhaul of its business after the coronavirus hit jewellery demand.

Diamond giant De Beers likely to cut jobs after COVID-19 hit

Vietnam recorded its first coronavirus death on Friday as the pandemic rebounds in a country that had previously been praised for stubbing out the contagion. The patient, a 70-year-old man, died in the central city of Hoi An nearly three weeks after being admitted to hospital with serious underlying conditions, according to state media.

Vietnam records first coronavirus death as pandemic rebounds

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday he was taking antibiotics for an infection that left him feeling weak, chuckling in an online video about "mold" in his lungs, having spent weeks in isolation after catching the novel coronavirus.

Brazil President Bolsonaro says he has 'mold' in lungs

China has rejected charges that hackers linked to its government targetted biotech firm Moderna Inc, a leading US-based coronavirus vaccine research developer, to steal data.

China dismisses accusations of hacking attempt on US vaccine developer Moderna

Healthcare workers in Brazil are on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic in more ways than one, treating patients but also volunteering to test some of the most promising experimental vaccines.

Healthcare workers in Brazil volunteer to test coronavirus vaccines

Scientists around the world are racing to develop a vaccine to fight the Wuhan virus. In this report, WION's Palki Sharma takes you to the frontlines of the action - inside the laboratories that are making and testing the vaccine candidates.

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