Coronavirus could be a seasonal illness with a higher risk in winter as researchers have found a one per cent decrease in humidity could increase the number of coronavirus cases by six per cent. ....

US President Donald Trump has vowed to deploy "thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers" to stop the unrest in the capital and other cities if local administrations refuse to take the action against demonstrators who were protesting over the death of African-American man, George Floyd. ....

Spain didn't register a single death from the coronavirus on Sunday, and the toll remained at 27,127, according to the data published by the country's health authorities. ....

Italy recorded 178 fresh cases of infection from the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the lowest such figure since February 27, the Civil Protection Department said. ....

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that his organisation hopes to continue cooperation with the United States. ....

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a phone conversation with his US counterpart Donald Trump at the initiative of the US side, discussing issues related to the Group of Seven (G7) Summit and oil markets, the Kremlin said. ....

USA has sent 2 million doses of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) to Brazil, the two governments have confirmed, days after the World Health Organization (WHO) halted the anti-malaria drug's clinical trials over safety concerns. ....

The total number of global coronavirus cases has increased to over 6.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 371,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ....

A lawyer for the family of George Floyd, whose death sparked unrest across the US, has accused a police officer of "premeditated murder". ....

Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province where the COVID-19 pandemic originated last December, reported no new asymptomatic cases for the first time since the city released figures on the virus carriers showing no symptoms, authorities said on Monday. ....