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The White House 'unfollowing' the Twitter accounts of President Kovind and PM Modi drew reactions on social media in India.

While it is too soon to say whether Canada's epidemic has peaked, it has slowed, thanks to swift workplace closures and other physical distancing measures.

US coronavirus deaths, the highest in the world, now exceed the total number of Americans killed in the 1950-53 Korean War - 36,516.

The actual number of cases is thought to be higher, with state public health officials cautioning that shortages of trained workers and materials have limited testing capacity.

Public broadcaster Radio-Canada said Margaret Trudeau was treated in hospital for smoke inhalation and possibly burns.

Pizzerias reopened Monday night in the birthplace of pizza, albeit under restrictions and for home delivery only.

Unlike nursing homes, which are particularly susceptible to Covid-19, psychiatric wards can be chaotic and sometimes violent, requiring staff to make physical contact with patients.

South Korea's Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul, who oversees engagement with the North, said the government has the intelligence capabilities to say with confidence that there were no indications of anything unusual.

Various migrant rights and international groups had urged Mexico to release the mainly Central American migrants to avoid an outbreak of the new coronavirus.

The study was conducted by the Shenzhen Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital and Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital.

A contagious virus, able to transmit death through touch and breath, has forced us to suppress our social tendencies. So we shelter in place, maybe with family or a friend, not knowing when we will breathe freely again.

Elections for the five non-permanent members of the 15-nation Council for the 2021-22 term are scheduled to be held in June.

Chrispen Rambu, a local councillor and a member of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), was called in by the police.

Trump’s bizarre suggestion came after he learned about the effects of sunlight and household disinfectants on the novel coronavirus.

The side effects include serious and potentially life-threatening heart rhythm problems. These risks, FDA said are already in the drug labels for their approved uses.

Donald Trump said researchers should try to apply their findings to coronavirus patients by inserting light or disinfectant into their bodies.