Sri Lanka has now extended its nation-wide lockdown till October 1. This comes after a surge in covid-19 cases and mounting pressure from medical professionals to step up efforts to fight the raging third wave.

Sri Lanka extends covid-19 lockdown till October 1 after surge in cases

The World Health Organization's emergencies expert Mike Ryan said that authorities should "try and avoid massive lockdowns that are so punishing to communities, to society and to everything else" as European nations introduced partial lockdown in several areas.

Massive lockdowns punishing for communities and society: WHO

India is among a group of 15 high-risk countries where lifting lockdown and relaxing restrictions can lead to a spike in new infections, according to an analysis by securities research firm Nomura.

Lockdown restrictions averted over 530 million COVID-19 cases: Study

Lockdowns prevented around 3.1 million deaths in 11 European countries, according to a new modelling study published on Monday.

According to a study 'Lockdown measures averted 3 million deaths in Europe'; Watch this report

German airline Lufthansa plans to resume it's operations from June. Deutsche Lufthansa AG, commonly known as Lufthansa, is the flag carrier and largest German airline which, when combined with its subsidiaries, is the second largest airline in Europe in terms of passengers carried.

German airline Lufthansa plans to resume it's operations from June

IMF projects global growth in 2020 to fall to -3 percent. This is a downgrade of 6.3 percentage points from January 2020, a major revision over a very short period. This makes the Great Lockdown the worst recession since the Great Depression, and far worse than the Global Financial Crisis.

IMF projects global GDP to contract by 3% in 2020

2-year old underwent heart surgery in Israel when family was away due to lockdown. Watch this video for more details.

2-year old underwent heart surgery in Israel when family was away!

The government has announced lockdown extension for two weeks till May 17. The Union Home Ministry has also come out with the new lockdown guidelines in this regard.

India extends its lockdown for 2 weeks with relaxations in Red, Orange and green zones

New Zealand to ease lockdown measures from tonight after 12. But still, cafes & restaurants to stay open for takeaways only. New Zealand's PM Ardern said, "We have won the battle against the community spread of this virus."

New Zealand to ease lockdown measures from tonight, cafes & restaurants to stay open for takeaways only

Can Coronavirus cause a loneliness pandemic? Know more in detail in this video..

Can Coronavirus cause a loneliness pandemic?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing nation over the current status of Coronavirus in India. Recently, the Prime Minister held a meeting with the chief ministers of various states to discuss the extension of the lockdown and the future course of action to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

PM Modi's address to the nation over COVID-19

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