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Slovenia has become the first European country to proclaim an end to the coronavirus epidemic at home.

US President Donald Trump expressed confidence that the country would have a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year and revised the number of deaths due to the disease in America up to a minimum of 80,000.

While millions of people took advantage of easing coronavirus lockdowns to enjoy Spring weather, some of the world's most populous countries reported worrisome new peaks in infections Sunday, including India, which saw its biggest single-day jump yet.

China, where the deadly coronavirus first emerged in December last, reported just one COVID-19 case, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Saturday. The death toll remained at 4,633 with no new fatality.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif took a swipe at US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after he reportedly attempted to show that the United States is still a participant State in the Iranian 2015 nuclear agreement, also known as the JCPOA.

Brazil is emerging as potentially the next big hot spot for the coronavirus amid President Jair Bolsonaro's insistence that it is just a "little flu” and that there is no need for the sharp restrictions that have slowed the infection's spread in Europe and the US.

All educational institutions in Bangladesh will remain closed till September in view of the COVID-19 outbreak across the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was “confident” he will be able to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank this summer, with support from the US.