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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to hospital over persisting symptoms of the coronavirus, according to a Downing Street statement late on Sunday.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that over the past few weeks and months the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths has escalated dramatically, and the number of confirmed cases surpassed one million overnight.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised against people who wear masks with no coronavirus symptoms saying masks do not offer protection against COVID-19. WHO warned that masks used improperly can be a source of infections.

Prisoners in southern Iran broke cameras and caused other damage during a riot, state media reported Monday, the latest in a series of violent prison disturbances in the country, which is battling the most severe coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East.

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.