The total number of deaths of COVID-19 in the United States topped 9,000 as of 1.30 p.m. Sunday local time (1730 GMT), according to the data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University....
As the UK reels under the coronavirus scourge with the national toll nearing 5,000 and total cases almost at 50,000, Queen Elizabeth II will on Sunday evening make a special address to the nation - the fifth of her nearly seven-decade-long reign -- to rally the people....
According to the BBC, a Downing Street spokesperson said: "On the advice of his doctor, the prime minister has tonight been admitted to hospital for tests....
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has switched off the lights at his official residences and took to the call given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to turn off electric lights and use candles, diyas and flashlights for nine minutes at 9 pm on Sunday to commemorate the countrys fight against the Covid-19 pandemic....
Even as there were over 3,500 coronavirus cases on Sunday and the death count reached 83, India overwhelmingly responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call on Sunday night. Right at 9 p.m., Indians switched off its lights and lit candles or flashed mobile torches for nine minutes to express solidarity with "Corona warriors"....
Five more Tablighi Jamaat members, including three women, who attended the congregation in New Delhi's Nizamuddin area in March and returned to Karnataka, tested coronavirus positive, an official said on Sunday....
A total of 13 persons, including several women, died in Maharashtra on Sunday due to Covid-19 - highest number of fatalities in a single day till date - taking the state's toll to 45, while the number of positive cases in Maharashtra increased by 113 to take the total to 748, officials said here....
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that the health care personnel in India are "risking" their lives without personal protective equipment (PPE)....
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday held a video conference with top diaspora leaders and heard about the difficulties faced by Keralites in various countries in the wake of Covid-19....
Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has said that due to the coronavirus crisis, India currently faces the greatest economic emergency since its independence....
