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India joins global alliance to support vaccine supply, immunisation

Gavi's routine immunisation efforts, including during the course of the coronavirus pandemic, help stop the spread of infectious diseases and the resurgence of other epidemics

Britain to launch stimulus package before summer, says report

Finance minister Rishi Sunak declined on Friday to say whether he would bring forward his next budget statement, due in the autumn, to spell out how he will tackle Britain's surging debt

US businesses awake to 'sad day' in Hong Kong as Trump vows to curb ties

Speaking at the White House, Trump said China's move on Hong Kong was a tragedy for the world

British companies to pay 20-30% of furloughed employees' wages: Report

The United Kingdom extended its job retention scheme - the centrepiece of its attempts to cushion the coronavirus hit to the economy - by four months on May 12

UK expands visa reprieve for Covid-19 stranded foreigners to July 31

Those who contact the Home Office for these visa extensions will be expected to return to their home countries as soon as possible once flight and border restrictions are lifted

Britain's AstraZeneca to make bn Covid-19 vaccine doses if tests succeed

Drugmaker says it had signed the first agreements to supply at least 400 million doses of the vaccine, which it is developing with Oxford University.

Covid-19 lockdown: UK jobless claims jump by 856,000 to 2.1 mn in April

A Reuters poll of economists had produced a median forecast for a leap of 676,500 in the claimant count with forecasts ranging widely from just over 56,000 to as high as 1.5 million

100 to 100k Covid cases in 64 days: Where does India stand on world curve?

Countries like Germany, France, United Kingdom, among others, which have more advanced healthcare facilities, saw the jump from 100 to 100,000 cases in a fewer number of days when compared with India

Despite tireless efforts, we may never find a Covid-19 vaccine: UK official

Meanwhile, around half of the doctors in the UK working during the coronavirus pandemic fear for their health, according to a new survey by the Royal College of Physicians

Fighting coronavirus: It's a mixed bag for Indian firms in Britain

Jaguar Land Rover, a marquee entity of the Tata group, has been majorly hit by the freeze

Italy to allow international travel from June 3 after weeks of lockdown

More than 31,600 Italians have died of COVID-19 since the outbreak came to light on Feb. 21, the third-highest death toll in the world after that of the United States and Britain

Covid-19 Factoid: India's infection rate is showing an upward trend

While Rajasthan, at 57%, has the highest recovery rate among the 10 most affected Indian states, Punjab has the lowest at 9%

Covid-19 Factoid: India is taking just 3 days to add 10,000 new cases

Among 10 most affected Indian states, Punjab and Tamil Nadu have been doubling their count of cases at the fastest face; the UK has taken 26 more days than the US to reach 200,000 cases

Covid-19 Factoid: Delhi has highest density of coronavirus cases in India

While Russia's tally of positive cases is rising at a very fast clip - its third 50,000 cases having come in just 5 days - the UK is becoming the most worrisome epicentre in Europe

In Britain, around 25% workers furloughed; cos claim $9.9 bn as wage bills

HM Revenue and Customs says on Twitter that 6.3 million workers from 800,000 employers had been furloughed, citing figures up to midnight on Sunday

UK declines to use Apple-Google framework for Covid-19 contact tracing app

UK's health organisation, NHSX, in a blog over the weekend said that it has prioritised security and privacy in all stages of the app's development, starting with the initial design, and user testing

World coronavirus dispatch: No lockdown exit strategy in sight in the UK

From governors in the US weighing reopening of states, to Asia struggles with its lockdowns, and the challenges of post-Covid-19 care - read these and more in today's world dispatch

Rishi Sunak drawing up blueprint to ease UK's Covid-19 lockdown: Report

The UK government must by law review the lockdown measures in place at the next three-week mark, which falls on May 7

World coronavirus dispatch: UK's massive study, and stay-at-home Ramadan

From the status of the pandemic in South Asia, to the UK's massive study to test 300,000 people, and Trump's 'political' push to re-open economy - read these and more in today's world digest

Coronavirus update: 1,738 deaths in 24 hrs in US; Spain extends emergency

Spain, currently with the second-highest cases in the world, had first declared the state of emergency on March 14, which restricted movement and business