"We believe that the overarching federal plan seems to be very much based on science," Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of WHO's emergencies program, said of the U.S.
Some countries are considering issuing so-called immunity passports to people who have antibodies against Covid-19, enabling them to travel or return to work.
The NBA has pushed back plans that would allow teams to reopen their practice facilities for at least one week, and cautioned that the new target is far from set in stone.
The World Health Organization warned Monday that children across the world will die as the coronavirus pandemic forces some countries to temporarily halt vaccinations for other deadly diseases such as polio.
The German lender said it expects to report a fall in net income in the first quarter from a year ago and warned it might miss its capital target as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Japanese and Singaporean economies were already weak before the coronavirus outbreak worsened over the past month, said Steve Cochrane, chief Asia Pacific economist at Moody's Analytics.
The U.K.'s Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there would be no quick lifting of restrictions in the country, as he made his first public statement since returning to work Monday.
In the next week, Boeing will hold its annual meeting, report first-quarter results and face the application deadline for a multi-billion dollar aid package from the federal government.
Air France-KLM will receive up to 11 billion euros ($12 billion) in financial aid from the French and Dutch government as the coronavirus pandemic pushes many airlines closer to bankruptcy.
The report by the EU's foreign policy arm said state-backed governments including China and Russia were responsible for spreading disinfomration on the virus.
PetroChina and Sinopec are set to post earnings later this week, with Bernstein's Neil Beveridge expecting "very significant losses in the first quarter" for the two firms.