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The House of Representatives on Friday approved a historic $2.2 trillion coronavirus response stimulus package, clearing the way for President Trump’s signature. The far-reaching legislation stands as the largest emergency aid package in US history. It injects a massive financial boost into a struggling economy with provisions aimed at helping American workers, small businesses and industries grappling with the economic disruption. Key elements of the package include sending checks directly to individuals and families, an expansion of unemployment benefits, money for hard-hit hospitals and health care providers, financial assistance for small businesses and $500 billion in loans for distressed companies.…

The rate of infection in the UK has been doubling every three to four days according to “best scientific analysis” UK Cabinet Minister Michael Gove said on Friday. Gove added that these figures were a “powerful reminder” of the “need for all of us to act.”

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The number of people who died of coronavirus in Italy in the past day has risen by 969, the biggest daily jump since the crisis began. The total number of deaths now stands at 9,134, according to Italy’s Civil Protection Agency. There has been an increase of 4,401 cases of coronavirus in the past day, the Civil Protection Agency said.  The total number of recorded coronavirus cases in Italy, including deaths and those who recovered, now stands at 86,498.

Mr. Yusuff Ali M.A, Chairman and Managing Director of Lulu Group to donate Rs.10 Crores ($ 265,444,200) to Kerala CM’s Relief Fund to contain the spread of COVID-19.

On Thursday, we hit a grim watershed. The US overtook Italy and China as the country with the highest number of confirmed Covid-19 cases. This is a dire crisis and an extraordinary failure of President Donald Trump. Americans are suffering and dying because the Trump administration failed to act quickly and decisively to prevent the virus’ spread. The US has now seen about 1,195 deaths and the number is rising rapidly. On Thursday, the US saw an increase of more than 15,000 cases in one day — a shocking surge that can be explained by both the spread of the virus and increased testing…

Gulf Air, the national carrier for the Kingdom of Bahrain, has today announced the cancellation of a flight scheduled from Muscat, Oman. The airline outlined that the cancellation followed the discovery of a large number of registered passengers who, without consideration for the precautionary health measures taken to protect passengers and crew members or prior notice, had recently returned from Iran via Doha Airport. Gulf Air highlighted its complete support for national efforts to contain the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) to protect citizens and residents and underscored the importance of cooperating with the Kingdom’s health and safety regulations under…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York says his state needs tens of thousands of ventilators to respond to the escalating coronavirus pandemic. President Donald Trump doesn’t believe him. Speaking with Sean Hannity on Fox News on Thursday, Trump again minimized the impact of the infectious outbreak in the United States, casting doubt on the need for so many of the respiratory devices in hospitals treating the disease. “I have a feeling that a lot of the numbers that are being said in some areas are just bigger than they’re going to be,” he said. “I don’t believe you need 40,000…

Soon after the news of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson testing positive for Covid-19 surfaced on Friday, PM Narendra Modi tweeted wishing his UK counterpart good health. “Dear PM @BorisJohnson, you’re a fighter and you will overcome this challenge as well. Prayers for your good health and best wishes in ensuring a healthy UK,” PM Modi said retweeting Boris Johnson’s announcement. https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1243516004912766977?s=20 Boris Johnson, 55, experienced mild symptoms on Thursday – a day after he answered at the prime minister’s weekly question-and-answer session in parliament’s House of Commons chamber. “I’ve taken a test. That has come out positive,” Johnson said…

At least 4,858 people have died from coronavirus in Spain, with 64,059 cases recorded, according to Spanish Health Ministry data released Friday. The country’s rise in deaths — up 769 — was a new record in Spain, though the rate of increase was slower than in the past two days. Lower increase in cases: The increase in new cases — 7,871 — was lower than in the past two days. On Thursday, Spain’s Health Minister Salvador Illa had said analysis of recent data from Spain indicated a “phase of stabilization” in the trend of diagnoses.