Millions of people in Arab countries are expected to be forced into poverty as the pandemic shrinks the region's economy, while the number of confirmed coronavirus cases has topped 15 million globally.

A coronavirus vaccine the University of Oxford is developing with AstraZeneca Plc showed promising results in early human testing, a sign of progress in the high-stakes pursuit of a shot to defeat the pathogen.

Both France and England are cracking down on mask use in public. Amid a slight Covid-19 pickup, France from August 1 will make masks compulsory in all indoor public spaces from libraries to restaurants. England meanwhile will enforce mandatory face covering in shops and supermarkets from July 24.

Authorities in Hong Kong, a city lauded for its quick and effective response to the coronavirus pandemic, are now warning of potential "exponential growth" in new cases of Covid-19 after a surge in local transmissions.

A survey by the Office for National Statistics looked at who had been infected in the community in England.

The notification will be effective at the end of a one-year period, July 6, 2021, according to several officials in the US government - meaning the decision could be reversed under a new administration.

CNN's Phil Mattingly looks into the latest numbers of the coronavirus pandemic as case counts continue to rise throughout the nation.

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President Trump speculated in a Fox Business interview that the virus was “going to sort of just disappear” at some point, but many other officials are far less optimistic.

Scientists have identified a new strain of flu carried by pigs in China that they say has the potential to become a pandemic.

Thirty European countries have seen increases in new cumulative COVID-19 case over the past two weeks, WHO Europe said on Thursday.

The airline says the collapse in billions of dollars of travel revenue means it has "little choice".

The market is growing increasingly worried about a spike in new coronavirus cases.

Around 67,700 residents of Aragón were placed in Phase 2 of the government's plan on Monday, just a day after the entire country entered what has been dubbed the ‘new normality’

According to the Health Ministry, there are now more than 200 active outbreaks in the country

Mask-wearing leaders meet for the first time since winter, but hopes of a funding deal are not high.

Hopes for a rebound are endangered by prolonged closures of schools, renewed state restrictions on business and fears of a difficult autumn and winter.

Infections globally rising by a million a week; US reports 60,000 cases in a day; Trump rally and protests in Tulsa ‘likely contributed’ to surge

A recent letter signed by 239 researchers claims that the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19 can spread through airborne microdroplets. Whether that matters is up for debate.

Media reports say rightwing populist is showing symptoms of disease

While most cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus have been reported in the U.S. , Europe, and China, the virus is spreading rapidly across the African continent. The confirmed worldwide cases for the virus have surpassed 11 million with the current figure being at 11,015,514. The increase in new reported cases around the world has led […]

Biggest single cut in passenger jet business as aircraft maker faces ‘gravest crisis this industry has ever experienced’

Europe will allow outsiders to begin entering again on July 1, but the U.S. and Russia are now among the nations considered too risky because they have not controlled the coronavirus outbreak.

On Wednesday, Delhi surpassed Mumbai's Covid-19 tally, becoming India's worst-hit city. It has so far recorded 70,390 cases of the virus and 2,365 deaths.

The recent spikes in cases have led to growing fears of a "second wave" of the pandemic, as countries that seemingly passed the peak of infections some months ago experience new outbreaks.

Three months after New York was put into a temporary coma to halt the spread of Covid-19, the city began to allow limited outdoor dining to accompany take-out and delivery.