Thousands of people on Saturday defied the countrywide lockdown to attend the funeral of a Muslim cleric in Bangladesh, triggering fears of rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic. ....

The number of coronavirus cases in the US has surpassed the 701,000 mark as of Saturday morning, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ....

Hong Kong managed the first wave of coronavirus infections without resorting to a complete lockdown, opting for an increase in testing, contact tracing and changes in the behaviour of the population, according to a study. ....

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres salutes India and all countries that are helping others in dealing with the coronavirus crisis, according to his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. ....

Worldwide coroanvirus deaths surpassed 150,000 with over 2.2 million infections on Friday as international institutions are intensifying their collective efforts on battling the pandemic. ....

After shares of pharmaceutical major Gilead Sciences surged following a media report that the company's antiviral drug remdesivir showed promise in treating coronavirus patients in a "closely watched clinical trial", analysts at Robert W. Baird & Co. said that the results need to be critically looked into. ....

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday acknowledged Fox News report that the novel coronavirus (nCoV) may have been accidentally leaked by an intern working at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. ....

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday that Africa could become the next epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic as there was a sharp rise in the numver of COVID-19 cases in the past week. ....

As coronavirus continues to spread across the US, President Donald Trump has given governors guidance on reopening state economies in the coming months. ....

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has extended till May 15 the shutdown in the state that is the epicentre of the coronaviruspandemic with 223,231 cases and 14,198 deaths. ....