The US is the country with the most deaths at 77,280, following by Britain on 31,241, Italy 30,201, Spain 26,478 and France 26,230.

Pakistan, which has reported 26,435 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 599 deaths, has announced it will start lifting a countrywide lockdown from Saturday in a bid to restart economic activity.

Cuomo had on Friday disclosed the death of a 5-year old linked to the coronavirus and a syndrome that shares symptoms with toxic shock and Kawasaki disease, which was the first known fatality tied to the rare illness in New York.

Of the nation's more than 25,000 coronavirus deaths in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, more than a fifth of them -- about 5,300 -- are in New York.

The total death toll since the outbreak came to light on Feb. 21 now stands at 30,395 the agency said, the third highest in the world after those of the United States and Britain.

The FDA said the authorisation is for an antigen test, which is a new type of diagnostic test designed for rapid detection of the virus that causes COVID-19.

The US Department of Health and Human Services announced that it is delivering drug remdesivir to Illinois, New Jersey, Michigan, Connecticut, Maryland and Iowa.

Canada's death toll rose 3.5% to 4,628 from a day earlier, while cases approached 67,000. Nearly 60% of Canada's deaths have occurred in Quebec, where there are numerous outbreaks in nursing homes.

The ministry said the number of people in intensive care units - a key measure of a health system's ability to deal with the epidemic - fell by 56, or about 2%, to 2,812. That is less than half the peak of 7,148 seen on April 8.

Emails show the US's top public health experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who working on guidance to help deal with coronavirus, were quashed by political appointees.

Elon Musk has been pushing to re-open Tesla's Fremont, California, factory after Alameda County's health department said the carmaker must not reopen because local lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus remain in effect.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce on Sunday the next phase of Britain's battle to tackle the health crisis, following a review by ministers of lockdown measures that have all but shut the economy and kept tens of millions of people at home for nearly seven weeks.

In recent weeks, the Donald Trump administration has repeatedly lashed out at China over its handling of the outbreak, questioning its death toll and criticising its early response to the virus.

In the capital, Santiago, where the largest cemeteries ordinarily attract tens of thousands of visitors with associated road closures and chaotic scenes, the national federation of cemetery workers this week urged people to stay away.

The distortions in the US president's statements emerged over the past week alongside his relentless bragging about the US testing system, which failed in the crucial early weeks and remains globally subpar.

It was unclear whether his statement referred to a $19 billion relief plan announced by the US Department of Agriculture in April. The agency said it would buy $3 billion worth of agricultural commodities as part of that program.

In a statement late Saturday by the US Embassy in Kabul, Washington also sought Pakistan’s help in locating Frerichs.

According to University of Oxford, Men who do household chores are more likely to marry a girl of their choice.

Cadila Pharmaceutical will seek the govt's nod in two days for initiating clinical trials for a vaccine against swine flu.

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With India battling swine flu, an eminent Indian-American doctor has said it is the right time the government in the country accelerate process of training its doctors in infectious diseases or else it could be too late to bring the situation under control.

Scientists claimed to have developed a new variety of broccoli that is not only grown naturally, but also tastes sweeter and has 40% more anti-oxidants than the normal to reduce risks of heart disease and cancer.

Doctors have operated on a woman which they claim is the first hysterectomy in Europe through a tiny incision in her belly button, leaving no visible outward scars.

Blood clots, which are responsible foir killing many people every year, can now be treated without needles, i.e by oral medication.

As per experts, Nepal and China had signed a border dispute resolution agreement in 1960 according to which it was decided that Mount Everest will be divided, and southern part of it will belong to Nepal and Northern part to Tibet Autonomous Region which China claims as its own.

Here are 5 easy Do-It-Yourself gift ideas to make your mom's day special on Mother's Day 2020 (May 10th) in the middle of a global pandemic.

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With COVID-19 wearing out healthcare system of India thin, is India equipped to deal with the COVID-19 baby boom? Can it contain the impact it will have on women's mental and physical healthcare as well as India's deplorable child mortality rate?

Tesla boss Elon Musk and his partner Claire Grimes Boucher welcomed their first baby on May 4 and baffled everyone with the choice of the name.

In the top-10 list, only Reliance Industries Ltd and Bharti Airtel managed to close the trading week with gains.

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