Recently the government had allowed two private companies - Indian company MyLab and German firm Altona Diagnostics - to supply COVID-19 test kits to both government as well as private testing laboratories in India

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a tweet said that he had been tested positive for coronavirus. The British Prime Minister added that he would be self-isolating himself at 10 Downing Street after getting tested by National Healthcare Services (NHS) officials. The UK till now has reported more than 11,600 coronavirus cases and 578 deaths. Johnson was seen clapping yesterday outside No 10 as a part of a national gesture to thank the NHS. He said that he would continue to communicate with his top teams and lead the nation in the fight against coronavirus. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Coronavirus News Live Updates: Donald Trump asks General Motors, Ford to make ventilators 'now'

The number of coronavirus cases in the US climbed above 82,000 on Thursday, surpassing the national tallies of China and Italy, as New York, New Orleans and other hot spots faced a surge in hospitalisations and looming shortages of supplies, staff and sick beds. With medical facilities running low on ventilators, protective masks and witnessing limited diagnostic testing capacity, the US death toll from Covid-19 rose beyond 1,200. New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo described the state's projected shortfall in ventilators as astronomical. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Coronavirus: Here's how you can get groceries during 21-day lockdown

Speaking at the unprecedented virtual G20 Summit on COVID-19, Xi said the world needs to be resolute in fighting an all-out global war against coronavirus which has created an unprecedented health crisis

PM Modi noted the alarming social and economic cost of the pandemic. He added that 90 per cent of the COVID-19 cases and 88 per cent of deaths were in G20 countries

US by Thursday night had 85,088 individuals infected with coronavirus, of which 16,877 were added just in a single day

Coronavirus Crisis Live Updates: Trump said that US has \"purchased many Ventilators from some wonderful companies. Names and numbers will be announced later today!\"

A global hunt is on to find the right medicine for coronavirus. Leading Indian companies such as IPCA, Zydus Cadila are manufacturing anti-rheumatoid arthritis drugs like hydroxychloroquine and anti-malaria medicine like chloroquine. The demand for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine jumped after US President Donald Trump called them effective in treating COVID-19. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had also recommended the use of hydroxychloroquine for treating healthcare workers handling suspected or confirmed coronavirus cases. The Indian manufacturers have, however, reassured that there is enough capacity to meet the demand. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Hand sanitiser demand grows 1425%, face-mask 408% in February-March: Nielsen

The passenger travel industry has been decimated by the coronavirus pandemic, with Australia's Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd announcing plans to cut 6,000 travel agent roles globally, either temporarily or permanently

COVID-19 has claimed more than 900 lives and infected more than 60,000 in the US

The government, however, will allow export of anti-malarial drug hydroxylcloroquine on humanitarian grounds on case-to-case basis on the recommendation of Ministry of External Affairs

Ivanka Trump, US President Donald Trump's daughter and advisor, has hailed the kind gesture of OYO, terming it as \"impactful acts of benevolence\"

Ivanka made her comment as she retweeted a press release by the OYO, which said that the start-up is \"opening the doors to its hotels\" and offering free stays to doctors, nurses and other medical first responders who are helping in the fight against Coronavirus

According to some reports, demand for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, a related compound, have jumped after US President Donald Trump said that these salts were effective in treating COVID-19. People are panic buying this medicine

Despite mounting toll, the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared to its biggest one-day percentage gain since 1933 after U.S. lawmakers said they were close to a deal for an economic rescue package in response to the outbreak

Nearly 10,000 new coronavirus cases were reported across USA on Tuesday alone taking the total to around 54,000

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has enforced the strictest curbs on movement of people for at least three weeks to try and control the spread of COVID-19; President Donald Trump said on Monday he is considering how to reopen the U.S. economy when a 15-day shutdown ends next week, even as the highly contagious coronavirus is spreading rapidly and hospitals are bracing for a wave of virus-related deaths; Investors lost Rs 14.23 lakh crore yesterday after Sensex and Nifty clocked their biggest fall ever as government imposed lockdown in 76 districts to prevent the spread of coronavirus pandemic; Investors lost Rs 14.23 lakh crore yesterday after Sensex and Nifty clocked their biggest fall ever as government imposed lockdown in 76 districts to prevent the spread of coronavirus pandemic. Watch this and more news on News Blast.Also Read: Coronavirus impact: Deadline for income tax return filing extended till June 30 from March 31

Coronavirus: Delhi Police to seal border pickets, issue curfew passes to essential service providersThe Delhi Police on Monday moved to seal all border pickets in the national capital and said curfew passes will be issued to people associated with essential services as \"execution\" of the prohibitory orders in the city was \"not up to the mark today\". Media persons, however, will not need the passes and their ID cards will suffice, they said. Details like format of the applicati...

Trump issued guidelines a week ago that he said aimed to slow the spread of the disease over 15 days, including curbing unnecessary travel

At one end, there is work on repurposed anti-HIV medicines and at the other, repurposed antimalarial drugs like choroquine (hydroxychloroquine) along with some antibiotics like Azithromycin are being advocated