United States was in the process of reopening its states when the protests over the murder of George Floyd broke out across the country. Owing to the sudden onset of people on the streets to fight racial injustice, the number of cases in almost half of US states have started increasing.

Protests trigger revival of coronavirus in many US states, Florida records a 46% leap

While some potential vaccines have emerged in the global race to find a way to stop the spread of COVID-19, many scientists and researchers believe antibody based therapies hold great promise for treating people already infected with the disease.

What are antibody therapies and who is developing them for COVID-19?

British scientists halted a major drug trial on Friday after it found that the anti-malarial hydroxychloroquine, touted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a potential "game changer" in the pandemic, was "useless" at treating COVID-19 patients.

UK halts trial of hydroxychloroquine as 'useless' for coronavirus patients

German industrial output posted its steepest plunge on record in April as the coronavirus pandemic forced companies in Europe's largest economy to scale back production, data showed on Monday.

German industrial output posts record plunge in April due to coronavirus outbreak

Most people arriving in Britain from Monday will have to self-isolate for two weeks under a new coronavirus restriction that has been roundly condemned by the ailing aviation sector.

Britain starts mandatory self-quarantine for arrivals

The coronavirus pandemic inflicted a "swift and massive shock" that has caused the broadest collapse of the global economy since 1870 despite unprecedented government support, the World Bank said Monday.

Pandemic drives broadest economic collapse in 150 years: World Bank

Japan should focus on back-stopping struggling businesses rather than trying to spark overall demand in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, its economy minister said, suggesting the central bank should avoid pushing interest rates deeper into negative territory.

Japan's economy minister warns against deepening negative rates

Coronavirus has infected over 7 million people globally, as per data from the Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 7,006,436 people have had the virus, while 402,699 people have lost their lives to the pandemic, which went global six months ago.

Coronavirus: 7 million cases globally, Brazil and India continue to report daily surge

New Zealand no longer has any active cases of COVID-19. Owing to this, all restrictions in the country may be lifted soon. This marks the first time since February 28 that the country is virtually "infection-free" and has reported zero cases, a streak NZ had been following over the last 17 days with no new cases has been recorded.

New Zealand's last active patient of coronavirus recovers, country now has zero cases

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has declared the coronavirus pandemic "under control" after the island nation registered an eighth straight day without a death from COVID-19.

Cuba declares coronavirus pandemic 'under control'

Chile on Sunday reported 653 deaths from COVID-19, bringing its overall toll to 2,290, authorities said. Health Minister Jaime Manalich said some miscounting pointed out by the WHO in March and April was corrected, in addition to 96 new deaths.

Chile tops 2,000 dead from COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic killed 691 people in the United States over the past 24 hours, the lowest number in a week, figures from Johns Hopkins University showed on Sunday.

US adds almost 700 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

The Chief Minister of Delhi, India has begun self-isolating at home after exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief has fever and also claims to have a sore throat, two of the key symptoms of coronavirus.

Delhi CM Kejriwal quarantines himself after exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19

The US Justice Department sued a Chinese company for selling nearly a half million fake and substandard N95 respirator to US buyers in April as the Covid-19 pandemic swept the country.

US sues Chinese firm for selling 'fake' N95 face masks

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President Jair Bolsonaro threatened on Friday to pull Brazil out of the World Health Organization after the U.N. agency warned Latin American governments about the risk of lifting lockdowns before slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus throughout the region.

Bolsonaro threatens to sever ties with WHO as COVID-19 kills 'a Brazilian per minute'

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The total number of global coronavirus has increased to over 6.6 million, while the death toll has topped 390,000, according to Johns Hopkins University. As of Friday morning, the overall number of cases stood at 6,639,228, while the death toll increased to 391,261, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.

Global coronavirus cases top 6.6 million, death toll soars past 390,000

Nearly 60 per cent of Canadians do not have confidence in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s abilities to prevent a deepening economic crisis amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, an Angus Reid poll revealed.

Nearly 60% of Canadians do not have confidence in Trudeau to prevent economic crisis: Poll

With more than half a million COVID-19 cases, Brazil ranks second in the world with the number of infected people behind the United States. Also read: Brazil yet again reports record number of coronavirus deaths The number of people, who have died of COVID-19 in Brazil, has increased by record 1,473 to 34,021 within the past 24 hours, the national Health Ministry said on late Thursday.

Brazil cases surge past 600,000 as country's death toll passes Italy

Russia has registered 8,726 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours (8,831 yesterday), bringing the total count to 449,834, the national coronavirus response centre said on Friday.

Russia registers 8,726 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours:  Response Centre

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 168,464, and at least 4,700 people have died, statistics from the World Health Organization's (WHO) office for the African Region showed on Friday.

Africa's Covid-19 tally exceeds 168,000 cases, deaths reach 4,700: WHO

The anti-China sentiment is growing stronger in the midst of coronavirus pandemic. The impact of this sentiment is now evident in technology too. Recently, a new smartphone application called “Remove China Apps” surfaced on the Google Play Store.

'Remove China Apps': Tool to delete Chinese apps from phone goes viral in India

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