Cases of infections of the deadly coronavirus surpassed 3.2 million worldwide on Thursday as COVID-19 spreads across Europe, North America and South Asia. COVID-19 has now infected 3,190,743 people worldwide and 227,368 people have been killed due to this pandemic.

Global coronavirus cases surge to 3.2 million, death toll at 227,368

Covid-19 is expected to cause global energy emissions to fall a record eight percent this year due to an unprecedented drop in demand for coal, oil and gas, the International Energy Agency said Thursday.

Covid-19 to cause record emissions fall in 2020: International Energy Agency

US President Donald Trump doubled down on China for failing to tame the coronavirus at its very origin, saying it has led to 184 countries "going through hell", as several American lawmakers demanded steps to reduce dependence on Beijing for manufacturing and minerals.

'184 countries going through hell': Trump blames China for coronavirus spread

US President Donald Trump suggested on Monday that he may seek damages from China over the coronavirus outbreak which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan and spread around the world.

'Very serious investigations' against China over coronavirus, says Trump

Trump says US may seek damages from China over the virus

Cases of infections of the deadly coronavirus surpassed 29 lacs worldwide on Monday as COVID-19 spreads across Europe, North America and South Asia. Also read: Boston Dynamics' Spot robot helping doctors 'remotely' combat COVID-19 COVID-19 has now infected 2,971,831 people worldwide and 206,553 people have been killed due to this pandemic.

COVID-19 positive cases near 3-million mark globally; death toll passes 2 lacs

The high Covid-19 mortality rate in Gujarat could be due to the dominance of the L-type strain of coronavirus, found to have been more prevalent in Wuhan in China, where the outbreak started, experts said.

Wuhan's L-strain may be behind Gujarat's high death rate: Experts

Despite budgetary challenges in view of coronavirus outbreak, the Indian Armed Forces are capable of undertaking any operational task assigned to them, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat said on Sunday.

Armed Forces capable of undertaking any operational task assigned to them: CDS Gen Bipin Rawat

China has dispatched a team to North Korea including medical experts to advise on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to three people familiar with the situation.

China sent team including medical experts to advise on North Korea’s Kim, after news of his death surfaces

Two Chinese pharma companies, which supplied 5.5 lakh rapid testing kits for COVID-19 to India, said they are ready to cooperate with Indian agencies looking into allegations of poor accuracy of their products.

Chinese suppliers of faulty rapid kits say they are ready to cooperate with Indian agencies

Harvard Medical School professor, Timothy Springer becomes a billionaire after investing in Moderna, the company discovering the vaccine for the novel coronavirus.

Harvard professor becomes a billionaire from stake in company discovering Covid-19 vaccine

Boris Johnson's government on Saturday was embroiled in a political row after it emerged his chief advisor attended meetings of the main scientific group advising ministers on the coronavirus pandemic in Britain.

Political row hits UK govt as virus death toll nears 20,000

US President Donald Trump on Thursday at the press briefing in the White House suggested that medical experts should somehow try to find a way to inject light or disinfectants into the human body to kill coronavirus Watch: Trump suggests 'injection' of disinfectant to treat coronavirus Trump said, “And then I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute, there a way we can do something by an injection inside or almost a cleaning.

Don't eat Tide Pods or inject Lysol: Twitter reacts to Trump's idea to combat coronavirus

After a review meeting, chaired by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, orders have been issued for a complete lockdown in five cities of Tamil Nadu, namely Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruppur and Salem.

Tamil Nadu government announces complete lockdown in five cities, including Chennai and Coimbatore

Cases of infections of the deadly coronavirus surpassed 27 lacs worldwide on Friday as COVID-19 spreads across Europe, North America and South Asia. Also read: Most patients hospitalised with COVID-19 had chronic health issues, says study COVID-19 has now infected 2,710,264 people worldwide and 190,896 people have been killed due to this pandemic.

Global coronavirus death toll passes 190,000; US has most fatalities with over 50,000

US President Donald Trump is now offering researchers ideas on how to treat the coronavirus. Also read: Anti-viral drug being hailed as coronavirus cure, fails first clinical trial President Trump on Thursday during a press conference suggested that injecting disinfectants — may help patients flush the virus from their system.

Watch: Trump suggests 'injection' of disinfectant to treat coronavirus

Human trials of a potential coronavirus vaccine will start in the UK from today. The US continues to have a lead in adding new cases to the global tally of Covid-19 infections.

Coronavirus outbreak: Over 7 lakh coronavirus patients recovered worldwide

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recorded 21,797 coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in India by Thursday. A total of 500,542 samples from 485,172 individuals have been tested as on April 23, said ICMR.

21,797 COVID-19 cases in India confirmed, says ICMR; 5 lakh samples tested

As a result of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, which has resulted in a global recession, remittances to India are likely to drop by 23 per cent from USD 83 billion last year to USD 64 billion this year, the World Bank has said.

India remittances may fall to $64 billion from $83 billion amid covid-19

Kerala Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, on Wednesday, announced a 30 per cent cut in the salaries and honorarium of all elected representatives in the state to overcome the COVID-19-induced financial crisis.

Kerala government takes 30 per cent cut in salary to overcome COVID-19-induced financial crisis

The deadly coronavirus pandemic has not only generated a health emergency but a great economic crisis globally. Many countries around the world are in the infancy stage of the fight against it.

Coronavirus crisis is not going away anytime soon: WHO

A Pakistani television journalist has claimed that China has developed a vaccine for covid-19 and Pakistan will be among the first few countries to receive it. Even as the scientists across the globe are working overtime to find a cure and vaccine for the covid-19 pandemic, Saadia Afzal, the journalist who broke the story claims that one Chinese company has written to Pakistan's national institute of health, or the NIH, informing them about the launch of the vaccine program In one of her videos shared on twitter, Afzal also speaks to the NIH chairperson on television.

China to conduct clinical trials on Pakistani patients for COVID-19 vaccine

Indian envoy to Australia Gitesh Sarma has said that New Delhi is sympathetic to the country's requirement for medicine in the backdrop of COVID crisis and "India and Australia are part of such global efforts" are part of global efforts against the crisis.

Sympathetic to Australia's requirement on medicines, says Indian envoy to Australia

Air pollution over northern India has plummeted to a 20-year-low for this time of the year, according to satellite data published by US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Air pollution over North India plummets to 20-year-low amid lockdown, says NASA