The United Kingdom lost over 600,000 jobs in the period between March and May this year. According to official figures, the number of people seeking work-related benefits shot up by 126 per cent, with over 2.

UK market loses 600,000 jobs owing to coronavirus-induced slowdown; Worst yet to come

The number of people seeking emergency shelter to escape human trafficking surged in the month following U.S. lockdown orders implemented to slow the spread of coronavirus, a leading anti-trafficking group said on Monday.

US emergency trafficking hotline says calls spiked under lockdown

In 1918, a pandemic ravaged the world like wildfire and claimed the lives of over 50 million people around the world. This was called the Spanish Flu. Contemporarily, COVID-19 is spreading at an astonishing speed.

Second-wave of Spanish Flu killed more people than the first, here's what we can learn!

A new poll has revealed that most countries believe China did a better job at containing and dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic than the United States. Only three out of the participant 53 countries believed that the US had done a better job than its Chinese counterpart.

China did a better job at containing COVID-19 than the US, most countries believe

A watchdog has hailed the White House press corps as "information heroes" alongside 30 journalists, whistleblowers and media outlets struggling against the odds to get the truth out about the coronavirus pandemic.

White House reporters hailed as 'information heroes'

India's financial capital Mumbai on Thursday reported 1,567 coronavirus cases taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 52,445 surpassing China's Wuhan city where the virus first emerged.

Mumbai surpasses China's Wuhan in coronavirus cases as infections surge

Argentina confirmed more than 1,000 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday as the rate of new infections continued to rise just days after it extended lockdown measures in the capital Buenos Aires, the country's largest city and epicenter for the virus.

Argentina's new daily coronavirus cases top 1,000 for first time

Australia is on course to have largely eradicated the coronavirus by July, a public health official said on Wednesday, as the country's most populous state announced the removal of restrictions on community sports.

Australia on track to see coronavirus largely gone by July, sport resumes

Canada and the United States are set to extend a ban on non-essential travel to late July as both countries seek to control the spread of the coronavirus, according to three sources familiar with the matter.

Canada, US set to extend border closure to end-July

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out details on Wednesday of which sectors of the economy will be allowed to resume on June 15, including the reopening of zoos and drive-in cinemas in England.

Zoos and drive-in cinemas will be among English businesses reopening next Monday

The scramble to research the novel coronavirus has exposed weaknesses in the vetting of healthcare data being supplied by a growing number of U.S. firms, a flaw that forced two of the most respected medical journals to pull studies last week.

Retracted COVID-19 studies expose holes in vetting of data firms

Chinese researchers are developing a vaccine for COVID-19 which has exhibited powerful results in monkeys. According to the researchers, the vaccine in question triggered antibodies in the animals, and did not lead to any complications or safety concerns.

China's candidate coronavirus vaccine 'BBIBP-CorV' displays promising results in animals, human trials underway

Singapore has approved the use of the anti-viral drug remdesivir to treat seriously ill coronavirus patients, authorities said Wednesday, becoming the latest country to do so.

Singapore approves anti-viral drug for COVID-19 patients

Coronavirus has infected over 7.2 million people globally, as per data from the Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 7,240,085 people have been infected with the virus, while 411,279 people have lost their lives to the pandemic, which went global six months ago, after wreaking havoc in China.

Coronavirus: 7.2 million infections worldwide, countries fear second wave as cases rise

Manchester United’s friendly against Stoke City was cancelled at the last minute on Tuesday after the Championship club’s manager Michael O’Neill tested positive for COVID-19.

Google Maps' new coronavirus-centred algorithm will update users of risks in real-time

New information suggests that coronavirus may have started spreading in China as early as August 2019. It was only in December of 2019 that public attention was brought to COVID-19, which has now spread across the globe.

Researchers posit coronavirus transmission in Wuhan began in autumn of 2019 by using satellite images

As coronavirus cases across United States jumped again due to the ongoing protests against the murder of George Floyd, US President Donald Trump is set to begin conducting campaign rallies for his reelection to the White House.

Trump to restart election campaign with fresh rallies even as coronavirus cases climb in the US

Coronavirus has infected over 7 million people globally, as per data from the Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 7,113,366 people have had the virus, while 406,413 people have lost their lives to the pandemic, which went global six months ago.

Coronavirus around the world: Brazil sees a sharp increase in infections, fears of resurgence in US

University of Washington researchers estimated on Monday that 145,728 people could die of COVID-19 in the United States by August, raising their grim forecast by more than 5,000 fatalities in a matter of days.

University of Washington forecasts 145,000 US COVID-19 deaths by August

A U.S. Navy investigation into the spread of the coronavirus aboard the Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier has found that about 60 percent of sailors tested had antibodies for the virus, two U.

US Navy test shows 60 percent of carrier crew have coronavirus antibodies

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?

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

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