Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Thursday that he has tested positive for coronavirus. ....

New York state, the epicentre of the pandemic in the US, has reported nearly 300,000 coronavirus cases, while its daily death toll fell to the lowest since early March, according to Governor Andrew Cuomo. ....

In a conflict with findings of two recent trials of the remdesivir drug, a small study in China has found that treatment with Gilead Sciences' investigational antiviral drug does not speed up recovery from COVID-19, compared with placebo in hospitalised patients who are critically ill. ....

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds have announced the birth of a baby boy, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday. ....

Hillary Clinton, who was defeated by President Donald Trump in 2016, has endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden to challenge him in November in a much-changed environment. ....

Many Americans in India who had signed up for airlifts back to the US are now deciding to stay back and "ride it out" during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the State Department's top consular official. ....

The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 27,359 lives in locked-down Italy, bringing the total number of infections, fatalities and recoveries to 201,505 as of Tuesday, according to the latest data released by the country's Civil Protection Department. ....

US President while addressing a news conference on coronavirus pandemic said his administration has launched "very serious investigations" into China's response to the novel coronavirus. ....

Some 4,000 Sri Lankan Navy personnel and their families have been quarantined after at least 185 military members tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials said on Tuesday. ....

US President Donald Trump said that he knew how North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was doing amid rising speculation that he may be gravely ill, but refused to offer any other details, saying "can't talk about it", the media reported on Tuesday. ....