[block type="summary”]Luxembourg has recorded another 11 cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections to 3,915. 895 people have been discharged from hospital.
Japan’s government said Thursday it wants to lift a state of emergency declared over the coronavirus in most of the country, though not yet the capital Tokyo and other urban centres.
The coronavirus outbreak risks sparking a major global mental health crisis, the United Nations warned Thursday, calling for urgent action to address the psychological suffering brought on by the pandemic.
Almost 600,000 Australians lost their jobs as the virus shutdown took hold in April, the steepest monthly drop since records began more than 40 years ago, data showed Thursday.
New Zealanders mingled with friends and hit the shopping malls for the first time in seven weeks Thursday as a national lockdown ended and businesses faced a “new normal” minimising the constant threat of coronavirus.
Nicaraguareleased more than 2,800 prisoners to house arrest on Wednesday to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, but advocates said there were no political prisoners among them.
New Zealand announced a NZ$50 billion (US$30 billion) war chest Thursday to help cushion the impact of the coronavirus pandemic that has stalled the economy and already cost thousands of jobs.
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court overturned the state’s stay-at-home orders on Wednesday, as regions across the US grapple with the increasingly partisan decision of whether or not to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The European Union’s medicines agency suggested Thursday that a vaccine for the coronavirus could be ready in year, as US President Donald Trump once again lashed out at Beijing for its handling of the outbreak.
France announced an 18-billion-euro ($19.4-billion) rescue plan Thursday to help its tourism sector through the coronavirus crisis that has shuttered hotels and restaurants in one of the world’s most visited destinations.
Singapore Airlines reported an annual loss of almost $150 million Thursday, driven by the collapse in air travel caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and the latest sign of the outbreak’s devastating impact on the aviation sector.
The French government rounded on homegrown pharmaceutical giant Sanofi on Thursday after its CEO said a potential COVID-19 vaccine would go to the United States first.
A Rohingya has become the first person to test positive for coronavirus from the vast refugee camps in Bangladesh that house almost a million people, officials said Thursday.
Germany expects the coronavirus pandemic to wipe almost 100 billion euros off the 2020 tax intake, estimates published Thursday by the finance ministry showed.
Nervous residents of China’spandemic epicentre of Wuhan queued up across the city to be tested for the coronavirus on Thursday after a new cluster of cases sparked a mass screening campaign.
