New York governor orders people to wear face masks in public, sending 150 ventilators to Michigan and Maryland; State develops own antibody test

The densely populated city with millions of inhabitants and foreign visitors is and ideal breeding ground for infectious disease, it also reacted late

Likud official hosted daughter at home for Passover despite lockdowns aimed at preventing family gatherings, PM and president also violated restrictions

Health, finance ministries fighting over scope of steps; after weeks of delay, Israel finally passes 10,000 tests a day

WHO rejects claim it underestimated severity of outbreak, says it will review impact of Trump's move and seek to fill financial gaps

FM Zarif blasts Washington's 'bullying, threatening & vainglorious blathering' amid global pandemic

Over 500 people recruited; vaccine already tested in several different animal species

As cabinet ministers discuss whether to extend restrictions on city, authorities appear to believe lockdown at an end; no immediate news on Jerusalem

Declines in manufacturing output and industrial production are far worse than what was expected by economists

Tom Moore began walking laps in his garden to raise funds during coronavirus, as thank you to medical staff who treated his broken hip; response was 'completely out of this world'