Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel has warned that the novel coronavirus might never disappear and there are high chances of it becoming an endemic disease

Head of WHO emergencies program Dr Mike Ryan said that this is a wake-up call and that we are still learning to do things better including science, logistics, training and governance

Stock specific action was also seen in companies that recently announced their earnings. While shares of Escorts, Mphasis Consumer fell 4% and 1.5% post-earnings, shares of Kotak Mahindra Bank and Maruti gained 2.23% post Q4 earnings. ABB also fell 2.23% intraday post results.

Coronavirus vaccine news: According to US media, thousands of doses of a potential virus for SARS have been sitting in a freezer in Houston since 2016 as the world lost interest in the disease

Governments around the world are struggling with the question of how to reopen their economies while still containing the virus, which has infected almost 4.3 million people, according to a Reuters tally, and led to over 291,000 deaths

Sensex, Nifty Live News Today: NTPC, Infosys, PowerGrid, Tech Mahindra, M&M, IndusInd Bank and ONGC were among the top laggards in the Sensex pack.On the other hand, Bajaj Finance, Nestle India, Kotak Bank, Sun Pharma and UltraTech Cement were among the top performers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined that the nationwide lockdown has \"yielded positive results as the country has managed to save thousands of lives in the past one and a half months\"

The COVID-19 pandemic may bring a major change in the consumers' mindset and the value system that underpin their luxury buying decisions. The brands that would work to understand this and adapt accordingly will surely turn out to be the new champions