US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said, that Washington 'is very, very ready' for whatever the coronavirus threat brings, announcing his vice president Mike Pence, as the man in charge of overseeing the nation's response. Mike Pence will be working with the US government's top health authorities, and Trump's earlier-appointed coronavirus task force, to oversee the response. Sixty coronavirus cases have so far been reported in the US. The National Institute of Health's top infectious disease chief, however, cautioned a vaccine won't be ready for widespread public use for a year or more.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said, that Washington 'is very, very ready' for whatever the coronavirus threat brings, announcing his vice president Mike Pence, as the man in charge of overseeing the nation's response. Mike Pence will be working with the US government's top health authorities, and Trump's earlier-appointed coronavirus task force, to oversee the response. Sixty coronavirus cases have so far been reported in the US. The National Institute of Health's top infectious disease chief, however, cautioned a vaccine won't be ready for widespread public use for a year or more.

The Jack Ma Foundation and the Alibaba Foundation have donated essential medical supplies to India along with six more countries -- Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. Collectively, these seven countries will receive a total of 1.7 million face masks, 1,65,000 test kits as well as protective clothing and medical equipment such as ventilators, forehead thermometers. With this announcement, the two foundations have now donated essential medical supplies to 23 Asian countries, totalling 7.4 million masks, 4,85,000 test kits. The first batch of medical supplies for India arrived in Delhi on Saturday night and was received by the Indian Red Cross Society.
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Spain confirmed another 838 deaths in 24 hours from coronavirus on Sunday, which is a new daily record bringing the total number of deaths to 6,528. According to health ministry figures the number of confirmed cases in Spain has now reached 78,797 -- after an increase of 9.1 percent in one day -- as the country battles the world's second most deadly outbreak.

Spain's Princess Maria Teresa of the house of Bourbon-Parma has become the first royal to succumb from the novel coronavirus. 86-year-old Teresa was a cousin of Spain's King Felipe VI and died after contracting COVID-19.&nbsp;
Hear death comes as cases in Spain continue to climb&nbsp;at an alarming rate.&nbsp;The number of deaths from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours is 832.
Other royals who have publicly confirmed positive tests for the COVID-19 virus include&nbsp;Prince Charles, the 71-year-old heir to the British throne and&nbsp;62-year-old Prince Albert II of Monaco.&nbsp;
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Warning Britons as he self-isolates himself in quarantine, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the coronavirus crisis will get worse before it gets better. Johnson's letter is being sent to every UK household along with a leaflet detailing government rules on leaving the house and health information. Boris Johnson, who tested positive for Covid-19, says stricter restrictions could be put in place if necessary. The number of people who have died with coronavirus in the UK has now crossed 1,019, with 260 deaths announced on Saturday.

The United States has announced emergency humanitarian financial aid of $274 million to 64 countries who are at most risk to combat coronavirus. US Secretary Mike Pompeo said, India will receive $2.9 million, to help prepare laboratory systems, activate case finding and event-based surveillance, and support technical experts for response &amp; preparedness.

Italy on Saturday reported 889 fresh coronavirus deaths and 3,351 new infections, bringing the total number of people who have died to 10,023, and the number of infections to over 92,472. With more than 300,000 people infected in Europe alone, the disease is showing few signs of slowing down, and over 20,000 deaths have been reported on Saturday. Though infection rates in Italy continued are on a downward trend, the country may not be out of the woods yet, with health officials warning Italy could peak again.

The number of coronavirus cases in the United States has soared well past 1 lakh&nbsp;24 thousand, with more than 1,900 dead.&nbsp;But President Donald Trump on Saturday said, quarantining New York will not be necessary. Trump said the decision was taken on the recommendation of the White House Coronavirus Task Force.&nbsp;The president had earlier said he might impose a quarantine on New York, and parts of New Jersey and Connecticut, to slow the spread of Covid-19. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo had slammed the proposal, calling the idea 'preposterous'.

The number of coronavirus cases across the world rose to 618,043 as on Saturday, with the US leading with 104,865 cases.&nbsp; The global death toll touched 28,823, according to data from the Johns Hopkins University's Coronavirus Resource Centre.&nbsp;Italy, with 9,134 fatalities, comprised nearly one-third of the death toll and was followed by Spain with 5,690 and China&nbsp;with 3,177.&nbsp;As regards the total number of cases, the US was followed by Italy&nbsp;with&nbsp;86,498&nbsp;patients&nbsp;and&nbsp;China&nbsp;with&nbsp;81,996&nbsp;infections.&nbsp;Meanwhile, 135,736 people have recovered from the infection with the bulk of them from China's Hubei.&nbsp;

The number of coronavirus deaths in Britain jumped by 260 in one day to pass 1,000, official data showed Saturday.&nbsp;A&nbsp;total of 120,776 people in Britain had been tested, of whom 17,089 were confirmed positive.&nbsp;Johnson and his health minister, Matt Hancock, were confirmed on Friday to be among those infected, although both said they had only mild symptoms.&nbsp;Their cabinet colleague, Scottish Secretary Alister Jack, revealed on Saturday that he too had developed mild symptoms and was self-isolating, but had not been tested.&nbsp;

In a rare display of public anger in China, dozens of people in central Hubei province, which was the&nbsp;epicentre&nbsp;of the coronavirus outbreak till recently, attacked official vehicles after they were stopped from crossing a bridge and travel to&nbsp;neighbouring&nbsp;Jiangxi after the lifting of the lockdown. Videos on Chinese social media showed unprecedented scenes of police from Hubei and Jiangxi clashing on the bridge connecting the two provinces over barricades erected from stopping Hubei people from moving out over fears of coronavirus spreading.&nbsp;Hubei province with over 56 million people was kept under lockdown from January 23 as part of aggressive measures to bring down Covid-19 cases which rapidly spread in the area.&nbsp;
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The lack of protective gear for health workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most pressing threats in the fight to prevent deaths, the World Health Organization warned&nbsp; on Friday.&nbsp;WHO chief Tedros Adhanom&nbsp;shared that the global health body&nbsp;has shipped almost two million individual items of personal protective equipment&nbsp;to 74 countries and was preparing to send a similar amount to a further 60 countries.&nbsp;He urged the G20 countries to use their "industrial might and innovation" to produce and distribute the tools needed to save more lives.

Brazil President&nbsp;Jair Bolsonaro, who recently tested negative for the deadly Covid-19 diseases,&nbsp;has cast doubt on Sao Paulo's death toll from the outbreak and accused the state governor of manipulating the numbers for political ends, without giving evidence for his claims.&nbsp;Bolsonaro's&nbsp;accusations&nbsp;came&nbsp;amid&nbsp;an ugly battle with Brazil's governors, who have chafed at the president's view that protecting the economy takes priority over social distancing measures&nbsp;"You can't stop a car factory because of traffic deaths,"&nbsp;was his response to the 26 governors who have banned non-essential commercial activities and public services to contain the outbreak in their states.&nbsp;

A shrimp seller at the wet market in the Chinese city of Wuhan may be the first person to have tested positive for the disease, a media report said on Saturday.&nbsp;The report by the London-based Metro newspaper said that 57-year-old woman, named by the Wall Street Journal as Wei Guixian, was selling shrimp at the Huanan Seafood Market when she developed what she thought was a cold last December.&nbsp;Chinese digital news outlet, The Paper has said that she may be patient zero'.&nbsp;Wei was told by doctors her illness was "ruthless" and other workers at the market had come to the Wuhan Union Hospital with the same symptoms.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Amid the gloom and doom spread by the coronavirus in the&nbsp;United States, certain residents and self-help groups decided to put up Christmas lights in order to spread some cheer among the residents. One such group put up the festival lights in New Hampshire&nbsp;with an intention to inspire the community. The United States is currently leading the Covid-19 charts with almost 105,000 positive cases and close to 1500 deaths.&nbsp;

Turkey which is appearing as the new hub for coronavirus&nbsp;cases as completely stopped International travel as it halted all foreign flights. Domestic travel is also restricted and the citizens need to take prior permission if they need to travel for essential services. The late-night address by Turkish President&nbsp;Recep Tayyip Erdogan&nbsp;came on Friday as the numbers of infected patients went past 5000 with almost 100 deaths reported in the country.&nbsp;&nbsp;

As Spain goes in a state of emergency due to the coronavirus, no more than 2 people are allowed to attend funerals according to the law. In a heartbreaking sight, an 80-year-old woman who died of cancer was buried in the presence of just 2 family members as Spain introduced stringent social distancing norms. The death toll in Spain has gone past 5000 as more than 65000 people are infected by the deadly virus.&nbsp;

Praying in a desolately empty St Peter's Square, Pope Francis on Friday likened the coronavirus pandemic to a storm laying bare illusions that people can be self-sufficient. According to him, the pandemic has&nbsp;instead&nbsp;left "all of us fragile and disoriented". Francis led a special prayer service on the steps of St Peter's Basilica, usually reserved for two times of the year &mdash; on Christmas and at Easter.&nbsp;Francis also kissed a wooden crucifix that was carried in religious processions in Rome during an early 16th-century plague. The Vatican has confirmed four cases of Covid-19 so far.

China has said the domestic passenger flights will resume operations in the coronavirus epicentre Hubei province from Sunday as part of a plan to ease lockdown in the region. This after it reported zero Covid-19 cases for several days, though the city reported three new fatalities. Domestic operations in the province will resume on Sunday, except at&nbsp;Wuhan's&nbsp;international airport. Flight operations from Wuhan will start on April 8. Local bus and train services have already resumed in Wuhan and Hubei province.
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IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday that the coronavirus pandemic has driven the global economy into a downturn that will require massive funding to help developing nations. In an online press briefing,&nbsp;Georgieva said that&nbsp;it is clear that we&nbsp;have entered a recession&nbsp;that will be worse than in 2009 following the global financial crisis.&nbsp;She said over 80 countries, mostly of low incomes,&nbsp;have already have&nbsp;requested emergency aid from the International Monetary Fund.&nbsp;

Italy recorded a shocking spike in coronavirus deaths on Friday with 969 new victims, the worst daily record for any country since the pandemic began. The infection rate however, continued its downward trend, with the civil protection agency reporting nearly 86,500 confirmed cases in Italy -- a 7.4% increase, down from around 8.0% in previous days.

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