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The state also reported 7,195 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the past day for a total of 59,513, Cuomo told a news conference.

The individual, who has been in good health for more than two weeks since being diagnosed with the deadly coronavirus, donated the blood plasma for what is known as the convalescent serum therapy.

North Korea also has been engaged in an intense campaign to prevent the spread of the coronavirus that has infected more than 660,000 worldwide.

The vote, which had been slated for April 28, will instead take place on June 23 as New York reported 52,318 positive cases and 728 deaths due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Several states where marijuana is legal, such as California and Washington, deemed pot shops and workers in the market's supply chain essential.

While New York remained the worst hit city in the US, Americans braced for worsening conditions elsewhere, with worrisome infection numbers being reported in New Orleans, Chicago and Detroit.

Spain, which has recorded more coronavirus deaths than any other country except Italy, said the national death toll had increased overnight by 769 to 4,858, a rise of around 19%.

Filings for unemployment aid generally reflect the pace of layoffs. The surge in weekly applications was a stunning reflection of the damage the viral outbreak is inflicting on the economy.

The United Nations agency said developing and war torn countries can not afford to face additional outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases as health services are working on COVID-19 response.

Meanwhile, Pope Francis has remained largely secluded at his residence since coming down with a cold at the end of last month.

Most of these hotels offered are in and around universities and colleges, but hotels owners from across the country have come up in large numbers to the call given by community leaders, who have roped in Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) for...

According to the state media, the man, a resident of Yunnan Province, died of Hantavirus on a bus while travelling to Shandong Province for work on Monday.

The first new case in nearly a week was also reported in Wuhan -- the epicentre where the virus emerged last year -- along with three other local infections elsewhere in the country.

Trump said that he would consider how to move forward after a 15-day shutdown ends next week. Till Monday, more than 43,700 confirmed cases of coronavirus were reported in the United States.

To ease pressure on hospitals in the Madrid region, soldiers helped move patients to a makeshift field hospital over the weekend set up at a conference centre in the Spanish capital.

Luz Gallegos, from the TODEC non-profit which provides legal help to immigrants, held a workshop last weekend in a rural community north of Los Angeles.