Hydroxychloroquine is being tested out on the COVID-19 patients in New York on an experimental basis, hoping that this will give a solution in the treatment against the novel coronavirus

Coronavirus update: It took Spain 18 days to go from its first death to its 1,000th, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. Italy took 21 days. New York state took 16 days

A CNN report said at least 69 students at the NYU medical school want to graduate three months early to help in the fight against the novel coronavirus

The United States has now recorded more than 122,000 cases of the respiratory virus, the most of any country in the world

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

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

More than 230 Americans had lost their lives by Friday evening due to the coronavirus and the number of confirmed cases jumped to over 18,000

Trump administration is also considering a plan to send checks to individual Americans of $1,000 to help them cope with coronavirus crisis

The beleaguered private sector bank will soon be run by SBI-led consortium of investors. This is how things will pan out

Coronavirus outbreak news: All ASI-protected monuments and central museums across India will be shut till March 31 in view of coronavirus outbreak

The U.S. president had met with a Brazilian delegation last week, at least one member of which has since tested positive

Coronavirus in China: New coronavirus emerged in China last year and causes a sometimes deadly respiratory illness called COVID-19, which has infected more than 1,200 people in the country and killed at least 37

Coronavirus news updates: Indian citizens from Iran will be flown to Hindan airbase where medical facilities including quarantine have been set up. Meanwhie Karnataka confirmed its first COVID-19 case

Trump said his administration has asked pharmaceutical companies to accelerate work on the development of a coronavirus vaccine

Coronavirus updates: FDA said on Saturday it would allow some laboratories to immediately use tests they have developed and validated to achieve more rapid testing capacity for the coronavirus

Coronavirus outbreak: Over 70 cases have been reported in the United States, with most on the West Coast but new cases in the Chicago area and Rhode Island, aside from New York

New Jersey Governor signed the legislation, allowing New Jersey students, who are the children of H-1B visa holders, to qualify for in-state tuition at public institutions of higher education

The Canadian government would likely have a legal obligation to provide them with security because of their royal status, security

Analysts attribute a sharp plunge in India's GDP in the first and second quarters of FY 20 -- 5 per cent in April-June and 4.5 in July-September quarter -- for a delay in achieving the target

The FSRASC is headed by the cabinet secretary. The committee includes RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das and financial services secretary