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The Trump administration's tariffs on imported medical equipment, particularly from China, have added to the struggle in the U.S.'s fight against the coronavirus outbreak.

The 21-day lockdown of India's more than 1.3 billion people is due to end on Tuesday, but the government is widely expected to extend it until the end of the month.

With strict stay-at-home orders, social distancing measures and countrywide lockdowns, the faithful and religious leaders have had to find creative ways to bring their services and communities together in these trying times.

An envoy from the World Health Organization told NBC that the coronavirus "will stalk the human race for a long time to come."

OPEC and its allies agreed to a historic 10 million barrel per day production cut Thursday, but opposition from Mexico is holding up a final deal.

The prime minister spent a week in London's St. Thomas' hospital with Covid-19, three days of which were in intensive care.

Russia reported its biggest daily jump in new coronaviruses cases so far on Sunday at 2,186, bringing the country's total confirmed cases to 15,770.

Covid-19 has infected more than 1,760,000 people around the world as of Saturday, killing at least 107,000 people.

The moves go beyond anything the Fed during the financial crisis in 2008-09, both in scope and speed.

Trump said he also plans to announce an "Opening our Country Council" on Tuesday to help determine how to reopen the economy.

The prime minster was moved out of intensive care after three nights on Thursday.

Total confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. has reached 500,399, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

The coronavirus pandemic may be making a dent in criminal activity.

With warmer weather beckoning, Italians are straining against a strict lockdown to halt the coronavirus that is just now showing signs of ebbing at the end of five weeks of mass isolation.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold talks on Saturday with states to decide whether to extend its own stringent restrictions beyond next week.

Tesla told employees earlier this week to expect furloughs, but car production is expected to resume May 4.

New York state is the epicenter of the outbreak in the country and has reported more cases than Italy, Spain, France and Germany.

G20 energy ministers did not discuss specific production numbers at their extraordinary meeting, meaning the 10 million barrels per day production cut proposed by OPEC and its allies remains uncertain.

Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday that the United States is expected to have an antibody test "very soon" that will determine whether somebody has been exposed to the coronavirus.