The United States on Friday recorded more than 70,000 new coronavirus cases and more than 1,000 deaths in a 24-hour period for the second day running. The world's hardest-hit country registered 73,795 new cases of COVID-19 with 1,157 additional deaths.

US marks second day with over 70,000 new coronavirus cases, 1,000 deaths

The World Health Organization expressed concern Friday over a coronavirus resurgence in Europe as Britain joined France, Germany and Austria in announcing tighter mask rules and greater testing.

Tighter mask rules, more tests as WHO warns of Europe coronavirus spike

The United States has announced it will not take in any new foreign students seeking online-only study, after revoking a controversial order that expelled those already studying in the country and preparing for that in the wake of the pandemic.

US announces it won't take new foreign students for all-online classes

India saw a record single-day spike of 49,310 coronavirus cases taking the country's tally to 12,87,945 on Friday, while the recoveries surged to 8,17,208. The death toll mounted to 30,601 with 740 new fatalities reported in a span of 24 hours.

India adds record 49,310 coronavirus cases in single day, total deaths pass 30,000

US President Donald Trump announced he has cancelled the Jacksonville portion of the Republican National Convention scheduled to be held in Florida next month in view of a spiralling COVID-19 crisis.

Trump calls off Florida portion of GOP convention over coronavirus outbreak

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Thursday pushed back against some of the conspiracy theories spreading online accusing him of creating the coronavirus outbreak.

Bill Gates denies conspiracy theories he created coronavirus outbreak

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that states that are currently coronavirus hot spots may need to delay reopening schools by a few weeks, but otherwise pushed for students to be able to return to classrooms en masse in the fall.

Trump again pushes for schools to reopen, says hot-spot states may need short delay

Top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has said that life could return to normal by sometime next year with sufficient coronavirus vaccine production. Fauci, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, told CNN on Thursday that the companies behind potential vaccines told him "they would have doses to the tunes of tens of millions early in the year, and up to hundreds of millions as we get well into 2021, and some companies say that even after awhile, you could get as many as a billion doses.

Real normality could take a year to return: US expert on coronavirus crisis

Face coverings have now been made compulsory in shops, supermarkets, indoor shopping centres and transport hubs in Britain as part of the next stage of the UK government's official guidance to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Face masks now compulsory in shops and supermarkets in UK

Melaniya Petrushanska spent almost a sixth of her life in accidental exile after Israel sealed its borders while she was abroad on what was meant to be a short holiday.

Toddler returns to Israel after six months of accidental COVID-19 exile

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro refused to let COVID-19 get the better of him as he went for a spin on a motorcycle and chatted maskless with a team of groundskeepers outside the presidential palace on Thursday.

Despite being COVID positive, Bolsonaro rides motorcycle, chats up workers

Coronavirus pandemic is spreading across India rapidly ass the lockdown restrictions are eased. The global health crisis has battered the country's economy. Watch report.

COVID-19 pandemic: India witnesses a drop in coronavirus deaths

A Chinese city of nearly six million people will introduce a wave of coronavirus testing to stamp out a small cluster of cases, authorities said Friday, with state media reporting communities will be locked down.

China steps up testing after coronavirus cluster in major port city

The U.S. government will pay nearly $2 billion to buy enough of a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer Inc and German biotech BioNTech SE to innoculate 50 million people if it proves to be safe and effective, the companies said on Wednesday.

US to pay Pfizer, BioNTech $1.95 billion for COVID-19 vaccine

US President Donald Trump has blamed anti-racism protests, travellers from Mexico and young bar-goers for a nationwide surge in coronavirus cases. Trump sought on Wednesday to explain the rise in confirmed cases across the nation's South, Southwest and West as he held his second briefing ahead of the presidential election in as many days after a three-month hiatus.

Trump blames anti-racism protests, Mexico travellers for surge in COVID cases

The coronavirus pandemic has pushed Yemen to distorted famine and poverty. This is the Hasam Mirza Mohammad a ten-year-old boy who weighs only 9 kgs and just like him thousands of children are reeling under this crisis.

Hunger kills Yemenis amid COVID-19 pandemic | Children malnourished

Is staying home not safe anymore? A new study claims that people are more likely to contract the Coronavirus from their family members

Gravitas: Coronavirus: Staying home not safe enough?

A coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) could be ready for public use by the end of this year, state media reported on Wednesday.

China's Sinopharm says coronavirus vaccine could be ready by year-end

The United States continues to be the hardest-hit country by COVID-19, lodging in 1,000 deaths in the last 24 hours. It also has the world’s highest number of infections and deaths - more than 142,000 people have died of the virus in the country.

31% Americans believe coronavirus numbers are being over-reported: Poll

Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the Chinese Communist Party has desperately tried to convince the world that SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19, was naturally transmitted from animals to humans.

New study refutes China’s narrative of COVID-19 being a natural animal-to-human transmission

A small South Korean survey of people with no history of COVID-19, but living in a city with the most cases, showed that one in nine had antibodies to the novel coronavirus, indicating the virus may have spread more widely than thought.

Undiagnosed virus infections could be 27 times higher in South Korea's Daegu city

The United States reported more than 1,000 deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, marking the first time since June 10 the nation has surpassed that grim milestone, as California closed in on passing New York in total infections.

US records 1,000 deaths in one day from COVID-19, California passes 400,000 cases

The rich are trying to buy access to virus-free safe zones. New Zealand is their top choice. What are the other options?

Gravitas: Rich are on the quest for a virus-free safe haven

A new study claims that in people with mild coronavirus infection, the antibodies sharply drop over the first three months of the contraction. According to the study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, a research team at the University of California, Los Angeles, did an in-depth study of 34 people who had recovered from a mild infection.

Immunity drops quickly in mild COVID-19 cases, says study

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