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A US man who claimed COVID-19 was a political ploy and called lockdown restrictions “bulls**t” has died after contracting the virus.

The coronavirus outbreak has infected some 2.5 million people and killed more than 166,000 but the World Health Organisation warns the worst is yet to come.

Oil prices plunged below zero on Monday for the first time in history, with the US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) closing at -$37.63 a barrel.

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has come under criticism for joining protesters demanding that restrictions on movement introduced to stop the spread of coronavirus be lifted

Industry experts are warning about the losses at all levels in the industry, with small, low-cost airlines and many in the cruise industry unlikely to survive.

Every American age 16 and older who earns less $130,000 per year will receive this money.

The British government insisted Sunday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was "on top of things" as he recovers from the coronavirus facing criticism of his early handling of the crisis.

The more than $400 billion in emergency funding focuses on small businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

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A tight deadline has been put in place to reopen the US economy. But there’s an obvious hitch making it impossible to keep the virus in check.

The powerful chief of staff to Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari has died after contracting the novel coronavirus, the presidency said Saturday.

A star-studded concert is taking place later to support frontline workers tackling the coronavirus outbreak.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, complete with face masks, have delivered meals to vulnerable residents in Los Angeles, as the prince gave a glimpse into the family’s new life in California.

Scammers are sending 18 million hoax emails about Covid-19 to Gmail users every day, according to Google.

Africa could become the next epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.

The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus originated last year, has raised its official Covid-19 death toll by 50%, adding 1,290 fatalities.

'This virus would run rampant once again,' health secretary says of reopening society too early

Senate Republicans last week attempted to pass a measure to provide the additional $250 billion for the program, but Democrats objected and instead offered a competing bill, which Republicans rejected.

As millions began to travel through China for the Lunar New Year, the beginnings of a pandemic had started to spread – but the government stayed silent.

The United States is urging China to ‘come clean’ about the origin of coronavirus amid claims the disease was made in a Wuhan laboratory.