More than 250,000 die of coronavirus worldwide; confirmed recoveries near 12 lakh Cases of infections of the deadly coronavirus surpassed 3.6 million worldwide on Tuesday as COVID-19 spreads across Europe, North America and South Asia.

Morning News Brief: Over 250,000 die of coronavirus, China faces global backlash and more

Cases of infections of the deadly coronavirus surpassed 3.6 million worldwide on Tuesday as COVID-19 spreads across Europe, North America and South Asia. COVID-19 impact: President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road initiative set to be derailed COVID-19 has now infected 3,642,068 people worldwide and 252,024 people have been killed due to this pandemic.

More than 250,000 die of coronavirus worldwide; confirmed recoveries near 12 lakh

Continuing to reaching out countries with medicines, India has cleared 2.50 metric ton of Hydroxychloroquine to Mexico. Speaking to our diplomatic correspondent Sidhant Sibal from Mexico City, Indian envoy to Mexico Manpreet Vohra talked about the recent conversation between foreign ministers of both the countries, how the mission is reaching out to the stranded Indians.

India clears commercial export of 2.50 MT of Hydroxychloroquine  to Mexico: Manpreet Vohra

More than 85 million Chinese travellers flocked to airports and railway stations over the weekend after the country’s government relaxed lockdown restrictions for its annual May Day holiday which started May 1, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Sunday.

China sees 85 million domestic tourist trips in three days as government lifts travel restrictions 

ONE in five doctors across the south west have sourced their own personal protective equipment or relied on a donation.

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A draft government report predicts that the daily death toll from the coronavirus could reach 3,000 by June 1 — twice the current rate.

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A doctor at an ambulance unit in Russia's western Voronezh region is in serious condition after falling from a hospital window

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Coronavirus test kits used in Tanzania were dismissed as faulty by President John Magufuli on Sunday, because he said they had returned positive results on samples taken from a goat.

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Israel has isolated a key coronavirus antibody at its main biological research laboratory, the Israeli defense minister said on Monday, calling the step a “significant breakthrough”

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Sharp falls in road traffic and industrial emissions have also resulted in 1.3m fewer days of work absence, 6,000 fewer children developing asthma, 1,900 avoided emergency room visits and 600 fewer preterm births

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A total of 168,845 New Yorkers have now been diagnosed with the bug, according to statistics from the city’s Department of Health.

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The coronavirus pandemic and the unprecedented measures to contain its spread are disrupting nearly every aspect of children’s lives: their health, development, learning, behaviour

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World Is One News, WION exclusively speaks to Rahul Chhabra, who is currently serving as India's envoy to Kenya.

WION Exclusively speaks to Rahul Chhabra | Indian envoy to Kenya

The government has issued a new set of guidelines regarding what is allowed or restricted in Red, Orange and Green Zones after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) extended the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown for two more weeks starting from today.

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A leading private hospital in the Indian tech city of Bengaluru has deployed two robots to screen patients and protect health care warrior from Covid-19. The Robots interact with people using facial and speech recognition and screen them for Covid-19 symptoms

Covid-19: India deploys robots to screen patients

Italy plans to conduct antibody tests on 150,000 persons in its 20 regions, under a nationwide campaign beginning on 4 May

Italy to start antibody blood tests on Monday

With signs that the spread of the disease is coming under control, parts of Europe, Asia and the United States have begun to lift restrictions to try to inject life into economies.

Italy to re-open with restrictions on May 4

The protests were taking place in at least 11 cities, including the capital Sacramento as well as San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego.

'Fully Reopen California' demands protestors to lift lockdown

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday said "enormous evidence" showed the new coronavirus originated in a lab in China, further fueling tensions with Beijing over its handling of the outbreak.

Pompeo claims evidence shows virus came from China's lab

Serge Bokobza's family did not want him to be buried anywhere but Jerusalem so when he died of coronavirus they transferred the body from France, despite the difficulties during a pandemic.

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The BJP said on Monday the railways has subsidised 85 per cent of ticket fare for special trains being run to transport migrant workers and the state government has to pay the remaining 15 per cent, soon after the Congress attacked the central government over the issue.

Railways has subsidised 85% fare of special trains for migrants: BJP

Vietnam has appreciated the scale of action taken in India on lockdown and social distancing norms, India's Envoy to Vietnam Pranay Verma said. Speaking exclusively to Our Diplomatic Correspondent Sidhant Sibal from Hanoi, Pranay Verma said both the countries have had similar approaches in dealing with the crisis and currently both "have among the lowest per capita incidents of infections" in the world.

India's scale of action on COVID-19 containment appreciated by Hanoi: Indian envoy to Vietnam

Electricians, plumbers, part-time house helps and other workers took tentative steps back to work on Monday as large parts of India, including the national capital, entered the third phase of the lockdown with curbs eased in some places.

Lockdown restrictions eased, electricians, house helps take steps back to work

The total number of coronavirus cases in the country has climbed to 42,533. The death toll has increased to 1,373 as India recorded 72 deaths in last 24 hours.

India records 72 deaths, 2,553 cases in last 24 hours

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