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Anthony Fauci's words raised concerns that even a cautious exit from the unprecedented global economic shutdown could trigger another outbreak.

The proposal was put forward Tuesday organised by Estonia, which holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council.

Democratic strategist Lis Smith said Biden must master the digital genre.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said some rules would be relaxed as part of a "carefully planned timetable" of measures.

Governments across the globe try to get economies moving while keeping in check a pandemic that has now killed more than 280,000 people.

Those aged over 70 will be allowed out again after more than seven weeks of mandatory quarantine.

On Sunday authorities acknowledged one person had tested positive for the virus in Wuhan, and a day later, they said there were five more cases.

Britain and European Union will begin the next level of post-Brexit trade talks on Monday that will be followed by videoconferences throughout the week.

It said Prime Minister Boris Johnson would announce the measures on Sunday.

The monarch in her address to the nation spoke about "one of the most memorable nights of my life" when she walked on the streets with her sister incognito.

In Britain, street parades by veterans have been cancelled.

Other regions may have to wait a while before they could also head to the pub.

Johnson will address the nation on Sunday evening to set out a "roadmap" for relaxing social distancing rules announced in late March.

Kim sent Chinese leader Xi Jinping a diplomatic communication congratulating him for China's "success" in controlling the novel coronavirus epidemic.

Vesak rituals will be live-streamed by various organizations for worshipers to watch from home during the lockdown.

So far, more than 73,000 Americans have died of COVID-19 -- more than a quarter of global deaths.

The aim of these gatherings is for non-infected people to mingle with an infected person in an effort to catch the virus.

Australia has been one of the most successful countries in containing COVID-19, with fewer than 7,000 confirmed cases and 100 deaths.

The deceased man reared buffaloes on his farm to support his family business of buffalo milk soap.

The complex contains Asia's first maximum-security lab equipped to handle Class 4 pathogens (P4) such as Ebola.

Professor Neil Ferguson said he had "stepped back" from his role on the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies.

The White House said that Trump's emergency coordination group for the pandemic would be disbanding, probably by early June.

Germany began tentatively lifting its lockdown two weeks ago, opening some shops and schools, after infection rates came down.

Investigators suspect that the unsupervised boys, aged 10 and seven, jumped while playing a Spider-man influenced game.

A special telethon backed by the WHO but snubbed by Washington pulled in 7.4 billion euros to support international efforts to develop a vaccine.

Cooperation between the jurisdictions of Ireland and Northern Ireland has historically been a thorny matter.

The winners of the awards were declared via a livestream on YouTube rather than at a ceremony at New York's Columbia University.

Scientists believe the killer virus jumped from animals to humans, emerging in China late last year, possibly from a market in Wuhan.

Police are awaiting post-mortem reports to identify the body which is suspected to have been in the woman's possession for 10-15 years.