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A woman and two children wear masks at a playground, Saturday, July 11, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP)

Ten million kids 'may never return to school' after virus

'For the first time in human history, an entire generation of children globally have had their education disrupted,'...

13 July 2020 10:43 AM IST

Health workers conduct a swab test on civilians, some of 28 living in the compounds of the Indonesian armys Officer Candidate School in Bandung.(AFP)

Indonesia military academy hit by virus outbreak

Of the 1,280 confirmed infections, 991 were cadets and the rest were staff and their family members

12 July 2020 6:12 PM IST

Covid-19 patients are being treated with oxygen at the Tshwane District Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa. (AP)

Austria wants EU coronavirus fund to go to 'poorest of the poor'

Austria is one of the 'frugal four' seeking changes to the European Union's planned coronavirus recovery fund

12 July 2020 12:08 PM IST

Medics conduct COVID-19 screening of residents at a camp, during the ongoing nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, at Dharavi in Mumbai. (PTI Photo)

Proactive screening helped curb Dharavi's COVID-19 spread: BMC

According to data, 82 percent of patients in Dharavi have recovered, bringing down the number of active cases to 166

12 July 2020 11:47 AM IST

Protesters clash with riot police on the steps of the Serbian parliament during a protest in Belgrade, Serbia. (AP)

Fifth night of protests in front of Serbian parliament

This week's demonstrations were initially driven by frustration over economically stifling measures to contain the...

12 July 2020 11:48 AM IST

US President Donald Trump wears a mask as he walks down the hallway during his visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda. (AFP)

As virus rages in US, Trump finally wears a mask

Trump has reportedly told aides that wearing a mask would make him look weak and he could not allow media photograph him...

12 July 2020 9:14 AM IST

A delivery man wearing a mask to curb the spread of the coronavirus transports his goods. (AP)

China rejects food imports after virus detected in shipments

Worries have risen since a June outbreak in Beijing that was linked to the city's largest wholesale market

11 July 2020 1:36 PM IST

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. (AFP)

COVID-19 has hit dozens of Latin leaders, including presidents

A review of official statements from public officials across Latin America found at least 42 confirmed cases of new...

11 July 2020 9:19 AM IST

A man looks into a tent as a health worker in protective gear collects a sample for COVID-19 testing in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, South Africa. (AP)

Most adults infected with COVID-19 in South Africa are asymptomatic...

Majority of COVID-19 infections are going unnoticed, but enrolment process for vaccine trials has shown that far more...

11 July 2020 8:51 AM IST

Covid-19 patients are being treated at the Tshwane District Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, Friday July 10, 2020. (AP)

Oxygen already runs low as COVID-19 surges in South Africa

South Africa, Africa's most developed country, is a new global hot spot with 238,339 cases overall

10 July 2020 4:06 PM IST

Dr. Gauden Galea, the World Health Organization (WHO) representative in China, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the WHOs offices in Beijing. (AP)

WHO experts to visit China as part of COVID-19 investigation

The WHO mission is politically sensitive, with the US moving to cut ties with it over allegations the agency is biased...

10 July 2020 2:47 PM IST

A healthcare worker gives a COVID-19 test to a medical staff near Halyk Arena in Almaty. (AFP)

China warns of 'unknown pneumonia' deadlier than COVID-19 in...

This unidentified virus has caused 1,772 deaths in the first six months of 2020, including 628 people in June alone

10 July 2020 1:20 PM IST