The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 16.6 million, while the deaths have increased to over 659,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ....

Brazil has recorded 921 new deaths from coronavirus, bringing the national death toll to 88,539, officials said. ....

Chinese health authority said on Wednesday that it received reports of 101 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the Chinese mainland on Tuesday, including 98 locally-transmitted cases and three imported ones. ....

Italy will extend its coronavirus state of emergency until October 15, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced in the Italian Senate on Tuesday. ....

Pakistan has recorded its lowest single-day COVID-19 death tally in the past three months, said Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services Zafar Mirza. Th 20 new deaths on Monday was an 87 per cent reduction in COVID-19 related deaths, according to Mirza, who added that the country witnessed a peak with 153 fatalities on June 20, reports The Express Tribune. Tthe country has so far reported 274,288 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with 241,025 recoveries and 5,842 deaths nationwide. A total of 1,890,236 test ....

US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien has become the highest-ranking official close to President Donald Trump to test positive for Covid-19, according to a statement circulated by the White House. ....

Russia has no plan to rejoin the Group of Seven given its satisfaction with the Group of 20, the Kremlin said on Monday. ....

Russia registered 5,765 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 812,485, the country's coronavirus response centre said in a statement on Sunday. ....

Nurses, doctors and supervisors at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital are protesting to remove the name of Facebook CEO from the hospital, as advertisers leave the social network owing to its inaction over the spread of hate speech on its platforms. ....

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Bangladesh reached 221,178 on Saturday as about 2,500 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours. ....