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Confinement measures have been implemented in 187 countries or territories in an effort to try to slow the spread of the pandemic.

China cut its benchmark lending rate as expected on Monday to reduce borrowing costs for companies and prop up the coronavirus-hit economy, after it contracted for the first time in decades.

Canadian police say a gunman disguised as a police officer has killed 16 people in a shooting rampage across the province of Nova Scotia.

Monday's bleak data underscored the challenges Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government faces in dealing with a collapse in activity that is expected to send the global economy into its deepest slump since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Covid-19 has infected more than 2.3 million around the world as of Sunday, killing at least 161,262 people.

The WHO said there's no evidence serological tests can show whether a person has immunity or is no longer at risk of becoming reinfected.

Investors say the speed at which the nation's biggest health-care companies can make a COVID-19 cure and get Americans back to work is key.

Politicians in German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government on Sunday signaled further support for struggling businesses and consumers in the coronavirus crisis, focusing on hotels, restaurants and pay for short-time workers.

Spain saw its lowest death count rise in a month on Sunday, while the global death toll passed 160,000

The U.S. military said on Wednesday that 11 vessels from the Revolutionary Guards navy had come dangerously close to U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships in the Gulf.

Australia's foreign minister, Marise Payne, said her concern about China's transparency was at a "a very high point."

An official contradicted conclusions from TankerTrackers.com, which said on Friday that Saudi Arabian oil exports to the U.S. more than doubled from February to March as oil prices crashed.

"The United States condemns the arrest of pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong," U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.

The U.S. expressed concerns over reports of China's "provocative actions" aimed at offshore oil and gas developments in the disputed waters.

Covid-19 has infected more than 2.3 million around the world as of Saturday, killing at least 158,600 people.

We spoke to a range of experts spanning law, public health and privacy policy to understand how governments can preserve our individual rights during an unprecedented public health crisis.

Russia reported another 4,785 cases and 40 deaths, Reuters reported. That brings the country's total to 36,793 cases and 313 deaths, according to the report.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth has asked that there be no gun salutes to mark her birthday on Tuesday, a reporter for ITV News said on Twitter.

Hong Kong police have yet to confirm the arrests, which media said related to marches on Aug. 18 and Oct. 1 last year — both days of large and at times violent protests across the city.

The outbreak has highlighted underlying weaknesses in medical care in Japan, which has long been praised for its high quality insurance system and reasonable costs.