The total of confirmed coronavirus cases has surged past 50 million following record numbers of new cases in several countries. More than 1.25 million people have now died after contracting the virus, according to Johns Hopkins university.   But the numbers are thought ... Read More

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus - Director General of WHO The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday he was self-quarantining after someone he had been in contact with tested positive for Covid-19. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he had ... Read More

US President Donald Trump has said he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus and are now in quarantine. The president, aged 74 and therefore in a high-risk group, announced the news in a tweet. "We will get ... Read More

West addressed the crowd without a microphone Kanye West has officially launched his campaign for the 2020 US presidential election, with an unorthodox rally in Charleston, South Carolina. West, 43, is running as a candidate for his self-styled "Birthday Party". At the ... Read More

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus - Director General of WHO The World Health Organization has said that the coronavirus pandemic isn’t easing down anytime soon if countries fail to adhere to strict healthcare precautions. The WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a ... Read More

Democrats kneel in moment of silence for George Floyd When US Democrats in Congress proposed legislation to reform the police following weeks of protests over the death of African American George Floyd at the hands of a white officer, commenters ... Read More

Democratic US presidential candidate Joe Biden has said the late George Floyd will "change the world." Following a private meeting with Mr Floyd's family in Houston, Texas, to offer his sympathies, Mr Biden told CBS news his death was "one of ... Read More

Jacinda Ardern New Zealand has lifted almost all of its coronavirus restrictions after reporting no active cases in the country. At midnight local time (12:00 GMT), all of New Zealand moved to level one, the lowest of a four-tier alert system. Under ... Read More

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus - Director General of WHO The World Health Organization says it is temporarily halting its clinical trials that use hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients over published concerns that the drug may do more harm than good. The move ... Read More

US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) threatening to pull US funding permanently over Covid-19. The letter outlines a 30-day deadline for the body to commit to "substantive improvements" or risk ... Read More