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The Covid-19 infection rate implied by the New York survey was greater than the 4.1% found in a similar but smaller study of Los Angeles County residents.

Cuomo said the testing targeted people who were out in society shopping, meaning that they may be more likely to be infected than people isolating at home.

The country also recorded 414 fresh cases, increasing the number of confirmed cases to 4,186.

Additionally, any physical contact, including hugging or shaking hands is strictly prohibited and the practices of iftar and suhoor should be restricted to family and close friends only.

Australia's calls for an inquiry will win favour with the White House - which has been critical of China and the World Health Organisation's handling of the pandemic.

US President Donald Trump had said that Harvard 'shouldn’t be taking' its share from the coronavirus relief package because it has such deep financial reserves.

Tom Cotton, a US senator from Arkansas, claimed that China has two labs where bats and humans frequently come in contact.

Shortly after Trump spoke, the university tweeted that it was allocated $8.6 million as part of the historic $2.2 trillion package passed last month to stimulate collapsing US economy.

US President Donald Trump wished North Korea's Kim Jong Un "well" but stopped short of directly commenting on the reclusive leader's health amid reports he underwent serious surgery.

Trump and Johnson reaffirmed their close cooperation through the G7 and G20 to reopen global economies and ensure medical care and supplies reach all those in need, the White House added.

The civil protection service said the number of people officially being treated for COVID-19 fell by 528 to a total of 107,709.

"Tonight, our country has passed a barrier that is symbolic and particularly painful," top health official Jerome Salomon told reporters.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) put the quake at a magnitude of 6.1 and a depth of 50 kilometres.

Describing the coronavirus as a plague, Trump, during a news conference on Sunday, said that he is not happy with China where the pandemic emerged.

The US president made the comments after being asked to defend a retweet of a conservative commentator who seemed to question whether Muslims would be treated with the same severity as Christians who broke social distancing rules.

Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.