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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for Covid-19. He shared the news on his official Twitter account on Friday.

Charles, the Prince of Wales, has tested positive for COVID-19.

The world's largest democracy went under the world's biggest lockdown on Wednesday, with India's 1.3 billion people ordered to stay home in a bid to stop the coronavirus pandemic from spreading and overwhelming its fragile health care system as it has done elsewhere.

McDonald’s is shutting down all restaurants in the United Kingdom and Ireland by Monday 7 p.m. to maintain safe social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic, McDonald’s UK & Ireland CEO Paul Pomroy said in a statement.

Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte said late on Saturday evening that all commercial activities in the country would be shut down - unless they performed an "essential" role for the country in its battle against the spread of coronavirus.

Volkswagen said Tuesday it would close most of its European plants for two weeks due to uncertainty about demand for cars and supplies of parts amid the virus outbreak and said it wasn't possible to give a reliable outlook for this year's profits.

Amazon is looking to hire 100,000 new employees for its fulfilment centres and delivery network to meet the surge in demand during the coronavirus outbreak. The company said they are helping communities around the world by delivering critical supplies directly to the doorsteps of people who need them.

Movie star Idris Elba has announced that he had tested positive for the Coronavirus.

Shares plunged in Asia on Friday, with Japan’s benchmark sinking as much as 10% after Wall Street suffered its biggest drop since the Black Monday crash of 1987.