Countries across the world continue to ramp up efforts to fight Covid-19, which has infected more than 1.1 million people and killed around 60,450, a majority of them in Europe. Here are the latest updates for April 4:
BFMTV journalist Emmanuel Lechypre slammed as racist after he was heard whispering "they are burying the Pokemons" during coverage of China's day of mourning for coronavirus victims.
Winfrey made the announcement the same day as US data showed that a record 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment last week.
Experts say that without precautionary measures, the final tally could be as high as 40 million, with 95 percent of those preventable.
The second hardest-hit European country remains in lockdown since mid-March in a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19.
Mainland China announced 36 new cases in the country after it managed to take the spread of pandemic under control with strict measures. China also reported the daily asymptomatic cases for the very first time.
American actress Lindsay Lohan, whose career has been in a downfall for decades due to series of legal disputes and substance abuse, announced she is making a comeback with a new single during the global pandemic.
More than 4,000 people have already died from Covid-19 in the US, more than the 2,977 who died in the September 11, 2001, attacks. The total confirmed US cases rose to 187,000.
An emergency medical doctor shares his experience of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic in Turkey's Izmir province.
In Africa, authorities claim they have been "spared by God" or have simply been saved by the low volume of air traffic to their countries. However, some fear it is simply a lack of testing.
Without a clear mechanism in place, the federal government has ordered states to screen and isolate tens of thousands of stranded workers to prevent them from travelling, adding to the strain on local health services.
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