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World coronavirus dispatch: Now, UK shadows Italy as worst hit in Europe

From companies looking to Southeast Asia for manufacturing, to doctors needing ways to share data - read these and more in today's world dispatch

Covid-19 Factoid: Tamil Nadu saw sharpest drop in cases during Lockdown 2.0

In a piece of good news for the US, the country, most affected so far, has seen a drop in its new cases for four days in a row; in India, Maharashtra has so far had the highest recovery rate

US oil fund had $726 million in unrealised losses before April: Report

The $3 billion exchange-traded product, known as USO, revealed on Tuesday that it had an unrealized loss of $726 million at the end of March

Dozens of decomposing bodies found in trucks at Brooklyn funeral home

Neighbors complained of a foul odor coming from trucks parked outside the home, which had a broken freezer, a law enforcement official said

World coronavirus dispatch: Will Covid-19 end up becoming a seasonal flu?

From more and more companies scrapping their financial outlooks, to the success of Australia, New Zealand and Germany in stopping the spread of the virus - read these and more in today's digest

Covid-19 Factoid: India's trajectory of new daily cases remains worrisome

While Italy, the first epicentre outside of China, seems to have flattened the curve, the share of Asia (excluding China in the initial stages) both in infections and deaths has been limited so far

World coronavirus dispatch: How most affected nations plan to end lockdowns

From Italy to Spain, Germany, the US, China, New Zealand, Norway and Germany have all either ended or will soon end their stringent lockdowns. Read how they plan to do it in today's world digest

Covid-19 Factoid: For 5 states, half their cases are in just one district

Even as the daily global death toll has nearly halved, Brazil is witnessing a second wave of coronavirus cases, and in India at least 5 states have the bulk of their cases in just one district each

Covid-19: More US states set to reopen as unemployment rate nears 16%

Many merchants have voiced ambivalence about returning to work absent the prerequisite public health measures authorities have advocated.

Senator Elizabeth Warren's brother dies of Covid-19-related complications

The US Senator said she is grateful to the nurses and frontline staff who took care of her brother. According to The Hill, Reed was 86-years old

Trump rejects reports of Kim Jong-un's illness, says 'hope he's doing fine'

On Tuesday, Trump had wished Kim well after reports of his poor health surfaced

Coronaviurs pandemic: 2 pet cats test Covid-19 positive in New York

The two animals are the first pets in the US to test positive for the virus

World coronavirus dispatch: Chinese can now book tests on e-commerce sites

From China allowing users to book coronavirus tests on e-commerce sites, to $484-billion US relief package, and another pandemic that may follow Covid-19 - read these and more in today's dispatch

Covid-19: Trump plans to suspend immigration to protect American jobs

The US President says the decision has been taken 'in light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our great American Citizens'

Covid-19 woes: Some US producers, states reopening as pressure mounts

Elsewhere around the world, step-by-step reopenings were underway in Europe, where the crisis has begun to ebb in places such as Italy, Spain and Germany

World coronavirus dispatch: US firms slashing costs; salary cuts at Disney

From Spain's death toll dropping, to Branson saying his airlines would go bust without govt support, and how using masks is altering the way we communicate - read these and more in today's dispatch

Covid-19: Situation improves in New York, Europe; keep trade open, says IMF

Europe remains the most severely affected continent by the outbreak, with more than 1.1 million cases of the disease

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Covid-19: India gets $5.9 mn US aid; assures Bhutan, Seychelles of help

The State Department and the US Agency for International Development have now committed nearly $508 million in emergency health, humanitarian, and economic assistance

Covid-19 Factoid: US suffers its highest single-day death toll yet

From the US' continuing pains, to some good news coming from Iran and Italy, and Madhya Pradesh's rising number of coronavirus cases - here are some data trends to help to grasp the situation better