The World Health Organisation failed to persuade China to share live strains of the Wuhan Coronavirus that could have been used for diagnostic tests and helped contain the pandemic.

How China ignored COVID-19 warning?

Italy, with some 26,000 reported deaths, most of them of elderly persons, has Europe's highest toll from COVID-19.

Italy to ease lockdown on May 4?

As coronavirus appears to have peaked in major countries of the world, the global health infrastructure now faces a new challenge: reinfections! Reports of COVID-19 reinfection is now threatening lockdown exit strategy of countries.

Reports of COVID-19 reinfection threatens lockdown exit strategy

As researchers scramble to find a way to safely disinfect N95 masks for reuse, many are turning to the man behind its virus-blocking technology. Peter Tsai invented the filtration fabric inside the mask nearly 30 years ago, and spent decades perfecting it, before retiring from the University of Tennessee last year.

N95 mask inventor abandons retirement plans to aid in COVID-19 crisis

'Remdesivir' was being touted as a potential cure for the Coronavirus. The U.S. President had called the drug 'promising'. But it has failed to cure Coronanvirus patients in China. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay gets you a report.

Gravitas: Trump's 'promising' coronavirus cure fails trial

The U.S. President has suggested that researchers should try inserting 'disinfectant' into the bodies of Coronavirus patients. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you why Trump's idea is dangerous and irresponsible.

Gravitas: Outrage over Donald Trump's 'disinfectant' idea

For the first time in 1400 years, the grand mosque of Mecca is closed during Ramazan. Across the world the mantra of social distancing is being followed in this holy month. But, there are some who are not adhering to the lockdown. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay gets you a report.

Gravitas: A Ramazan under lockdown

China's wet markets have long been called the incubators of deadly human diseases. But the Chinese regime says that wet markets don't even exist. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you more.

Gravitas: China says it has no wet markets

Australia is seeking an independent and global probe into the Coronavirus outbreak. Former US lawmaker Nikki Haley has launched a campaign to demand an investigation against China. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you how more stakeholders are raising the demand to 'Make China Pay'.

Gravitas: Wuhan Coronavirus: New Demands to Make China Pay

Dr Yu Xiangdong had criticised China's coronavirus response. He was demoted. A student in Australia is facing expulsion for his activism against the Communist Party. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you how China is still targeting critics.

Gravitas: Coronavirus: Another Doctor silenced in China

After 840 American sailors tested positive for coronavirus aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, another aircraft carrier has been trapped in the COVID-19 epidemic.

All sailors on navy destoryer tests positive for COVID-19

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first at-home COVID-19 test kit. People would now be able to get tested for COVID-19 at home. The US President Donald Trump on Friday (April 24) promoted the roll out of the first in-home test for the coronavirus that the FDA had granted emergency clearance to.

FDA grants emergency clearance to at-home COVID-19 tests

US slamming Bejing said the country is using COVID-19 distraction to further its hold in the South China Sea. US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said, "Even as we fight the outbreak, we must remember that the long-term threats to our shared security have not disappeared. In fact, they’ve become more prominent."

US slams China's aggression in South China sea

In France, traces of the novel coronavirus were discovered in 4 out of 27 samples of the non-potable water, which is supplied in Paris.

Paris: Sewers tested for COVID-19 concentration

China is fighting criticism from around the world and within, and it is continuing to resort to its typical method to fight the dissent by silencing the source of criticism! Be it a doctor fighting the outbreak on the frontlines or a student protesting in a university campus. The Chinese regime discredited the doctor who first warned of the coronavirus which has killed more than 190,000 people worldwide. While 2.7 million people have been infected.

How China's secrecy and delayed response to COVID-19 put lives at risk

Spain has returned coronavirus testing kits ordered from China for the second time, after claiming that the second batch is also faulty.

Spain to return faulty Chinese kits to detect coronavirus

India has suspended the use of Chinese-supplied rapid testing kits for detecting the deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after several states complained results were inaccurate.

India has suspended use of Chinese test kits

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will help launch a global initiative on Friday to accelerate work on drugs

WHO launches new COVID-19 initiative

The Coronavirus outbreak is the biggest health crisis in 100 years. As countries try to contain the virus, China is flexing its military muscle in the South China Sea. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you more about China's attempts to usurp disputed islands.

Gravitas: During a pandemic, China flexes military muscle in South China Sea

A new study has claimed that more than 2,32,000 people may have been infected in the first wave of Coronavirus cases in Mainland China. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you more.

Gravitas: Is China hiding 75% of its Coronavirus cases?

The Coronavirus has taken more than 1,00,000 lives. The outbreak is a big blow to the world economy. There is a shortage of supplies. The situation is being compared to World War II. Is this outbreak a world war in disguise? WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you more.

Gravitas: Coronavirus outbreak: A war in disguise

There are more than 27 lakh confirmed cases of the Coronavirus worldwide now. India is reporting more than 23,000 confirmed cases. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay brings you the latest numbers.

Gravitas: Wuhan Coronavirus: More than 1,90,000 deaths worldwide

16 new hospitals are being built in Russia to tackle the Coronavirus crisis. Meanwhile hundreds of students appeared for school examinations in Hong Kong while maintaining social distancing. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay gets you the big global developments for Friday.

Gravitas: The biggest developments for April 24 | Coronavirus Outbreak

Beijing has increased its funding to the W.H.O and is stockpiling tonnes of crude oil & crops. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay decodes the Chinese regime's post-pandemic strategy to strengthen China's position.

Gravitas: How China is exploiting a crisis of its own making | CoronavirusOutbreak

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