The city’s 1.1 million children will not have any in-person classes until Sept. 21. Most children will not start remote classes until that date.

The number of new positive test results has risen to 1,522 in the past 24 hours.

Organic food should not be preserve of rich say volunteers helping provide food banks with fresh produce

As South Africans cope with hunger in the pandemic, government efforts at delivering relief have floundered amid widespread allegations of fraud and mismanagement.

Top stories: US passes 170,000 deaths; Indian death toll passes 50,000; New Zealand postpones election.

Decision over country’s quarantine exemption status expected on Thursday

Russia's health ministry has given approval for the world's first coronavirus vaccine to be used for the population.

During the past three months, the only new cases that have cropped up were among returning travelers who were quarantined at the border of the country, which is home to 5 million.

Rice, now a private citizen, has emerged as a leading prospect for vice president, a job whose responsibilities are likely to include a laser focus on stopping the spread of Covid-19

Since the Italian government eased lockdown restrictions, the country has been reporting an average of 200 daily infections, while Spanish authorities are recording more than 1,500

When the government releases GDP data Thursday, it is expected to show an unprecedented, nearly 35% contraction in the second quarter.

Rise of new cases in Germany comes as Madrid’s regional government imposes new restrictions to halt spread of virus

The about-face indicates that the president finally realizes how serious the coronavirus problem is — for the country and his reelection prospects.

The 78,761 new cases reported on Sunday is the largest number for a day anywhere in the world.

Finnair to cut 1,000 jobs as coronavirus end 'not in sight'. Finnish national carrier Finnair announced plans Tuesday to cut 1,000 jobs, or 15 percent of its workforce, amid dire warnings about the economic impact of the coronavirus.

Global health authorities said Thursday European countries should be able to ride out a surge in coronavirus cases without reimposing full lockdowns, as the World Bank warned the crisis could push 100 million people into extreme poverty.

The COVID-19 pandemic has “starkly exposed” the heightened vulnerability and risks to persons with disabilities, a major meeting convened to discuss the international treaty that supports persons with disabilities, heard on Monday. 

India has recorded more than 2 million total coronavirus cases, only three weeks after announcing it had hit 1 million confirmed infections, as the country's healthcare systems buckle under the pressure of the escalating pandemic.

Covid-19 has grounded business travellers. When the world opens back up, will employees close down Zoom and get back on planes?

The confident depiction by politicians and companies that a vaccine is imminent and inevitable may give people unrealistic beliefs about how soon the world can return to normal — and even spark resistance to simple strategies that can tamp down transmission.

Britain could begin vaccinating priority groups, such as health and social care workers, if the treatment proves successful.

The world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. government—one of several candidates in the final…