Washington DC [USA], May 9 (ANI): Due to the coronavirus-induced crisis, the unemployment rate in the United States jumped from 10.3 per cent to 14.7 per cent in the month of April, representing the largest over-the-month increase since 1948.
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 9 (ANI): The number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan have surged past 26,000 even as the provinces announced partial easing of lockdown measures.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 8 (ANI): With 48 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Karnataka today, the total number of coronavirus cases in the state surged to 753.
Gobichettipalayam (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 8 (ANI): The doctors at a government hospital in Coimbatore performed life-saving surgery on a 3-year-old after an areca nut got stuck in the toddler's subglottis region.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 8 (ANI): With 10 days to go for the lifting of the nationwide lockdown imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus, speculation is rife on the possibility of an extension of lockdown in some areas of the country that are under 'Red Zones and have seen a surge
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 7 (ANI): Shares of Yes Bank rose by 7.6 per cent on Thursday afternoon, a day after the private sector lender reported a net profit of Rs 2,629 crore in the January to March quarter against a loss of Rs 1,507 crore a year ago.
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 6 (ANI): With a surge in the number of COVID-19 related cases and deaths in the past week, Pakistan has now become the 29th country in the world where more than 500 deaths have been reported due to the novel coronavirus.
Queensland [Australia], May 6 (ANI): While growth hormone has been identified as playing a key role in reducing inflammation and increasing survival rates following liver surgery, researchers investigated how the body's growth hormone assists with liver regeneration in a study using mice.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 4 (ANI): With the sharpest increase of 527 new positive COVID-19 cases and one death in the last 24 hours, the total number of coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu on Monday climbed to 3,550, said the State Health Department.
New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): The country witnessed the sharpest increase in COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours with 2,487 people getting infected with the virus, while 87 others succumbing to the coronavirus.
Seoul [South Korea], May 3 (ANI): North Korea's Kim Jong-un appears not to have undergone surgery, a South Korean presidential official told Yonhap news agency on Sunday, flatly denying speculation over the leader's health.
Sri Muktsar Sahib (Punjab) [India], May 3 (ANI): As many as 42 people in Punjab's Sri Muktsar Sahib have tested positive for COVID-19 after they returned from Hazur Sahib in Nanded, Maharashtra, said District Civil Surgeon Dr Hari Narayan Singh on Sunday.