UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted that his government did not understand coronavirus during the "first few weeks and months" of the outbreak in the country, adding that it could have handled the crisis "differently". ....

A global team of scientists has identified 21 existing drugs that stop the replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus, ....

The US will not allow the entry of new international students for the upcoming fall semester if their courses are entirely online, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said. ....

The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 15.6 million, while the deaths have increased to over 638,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ....

Brazil said it registered 59,961 new COVID-19 cases in the previous 24 hours, its second-highest one-day increase. ....

US President Donald Trump has blamed the surge of coronavirus cases in the country on the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests triggered by the May 25 death of George Floyd under police custody, the media reported. ....

Pakistan has witnessed a decline in the number of coronavirus cases after the government implemented a "smart lockdown" in various cities, said Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. ....

An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted Tibet on Thursday, authorities said, adding that there were no reports of casualties. ....

The possibility of the US following India in banning TikTok became stronger after a proposal to bar the downloading of the short video-sharing platform on government-issued devices got the backing of the US House of Representatives. ....

The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has increased to over 14.8 million, while the deaths have topped to more than 615,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ....