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With 12,881 new infections, Thursday's daily tally is India's highest so far. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ruled out another national lockdown, saying it's too painful for the economy.

Anders Tegnell says the WHO misinterpreted Swedish data when it included Sweden in a list of nations with a resurgence. Days before the WHO warning, Sweden saw a surge of 1,699 new coronavirus cases.

Officials said Saturday there were no survivors after a tour helicopter crashed on Thursday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says all of the state except for three counties in Southeast Florida meet the Phase 1 guidelines identified by the White House Coronavirus Task Force. He set reopening for Monday.

Gov. Mike DeWine said during his Wednesday press conference that 4.1 million pieces of personal protective equipment were shipped to local emergency...

With nearly 100 million people, Vietnam has 268 confirmed cases. Experts say experience with prior pandemics and aggressive social distancing have helped, as has the muscle of an authoritarian state.

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to some of the world's fastest-growing economies. But the World Bank projects its economies could pull back as much as 5.1% this year, driven by the coronavirus pandemic.

India has ordered 1.3 billion people to stay home to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The lockdown seems to have inadvertently solved, at least temporarily, another public health crisis: air pollution.

Cuyahoga County plans to inject another $5 million into its coronavirus response as it competes with other local government bidders for personal protective equipment. County council has scheduled a vote on the spending proposal Tuesday afternoon in a livestreamed remote meeting. The county has already spent $1.75 million, much of it to buy protective equipment including gloves, face shields and N95 respirator masks, according to a spending breakdown posted online.

Health officials in Mahoning County are investigating the state’s highest rate of coronavirus infection and say it’s too early to know why it’s happening. The Youngstown area has 77 cases for every 100,000 residents. Cuyahoga County has the highest number of confirmed cases overall, with 589 as of April 1, but is also more populated and has an confirmed infection rate of 47 per 100,000 residents. Mahoning County also has 10 confirmed deaths, the most of any Ohio county.