SEOUL, April 12: North Korea called for tougher and more thorough countermeasures to keep citizens safe from the fast-spreading coronavirus at a meeting where leader Kim Jong Un presided, state media said on Sunday.

U.S. coronavirus deaths highest in world exceeding Italy

Published On: April 11, 2020 10:43 PM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, April 11: U.S. deaths due to the coronavirus surpassed 19,600 on Saturday, the highest reported number in the world, according to a Reuters tally, although there are signs the pandemic might be nearing a peak.

NEW DELHI/DHAKA, April 11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to extend a nationwide lockdown to tackle the spread of the coronavirus, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday, without disclosing how long the extension would be for.

LONDON, April 11: The number of deaths linked to the novel coronavirus reached 100,000 on Friday, as the tally of cases passed 1.6 million, according to a Reuters tally.

LONDON, April 11:  Prime Minister Boris Johnson was back on his feet in his recovery from COVID-19 on Friday as Britain recorded its deadliest day yet in the coronavirus pandemic, with 980 more deaths taking the country’s overall toll to nearly 9,000.

SEOUL, April 10: South Korean officials on Friday reported 91 patients thought cleared of the new coronavirus had tested positive again.

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD, April 10: India accounts for more than half the tally of those infected with coronavirus across south Asia, which crossed 12,000 on Friday, government data showed, despite a harsh weeks-long clampdown to control the outbreak.

LONDON, April 10: More than 1.52 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 89,474​ have died, according to a Reuters tally.

WASHINGTON, April 9: With a startling 6.6 million people seeking unemployment benefits last week, the United States has reached a grim landmark: More than one in 10 workers have lost their jobs in just the past three weeks to the coronavirus outbreak.

KATHMANDU, April 9: Australian Education Minister Dan Tehan tried to assure international students in his country saying that all the international students in his country are part of the Australian community.