Destiny Church Leader Brian Tamaki, who previously attacked Islam after the Christchurch shooting, made the comments during a congregation in Auckland, New Zealand, on Sunday.

Ministers should close schools and public transport networks sooner rather than later if they are to slow the spread of coronavirus, London mayor candidate Rory Stewart has suggested.

Doctors and pharmaceutical firms around the world are scrambling to find a drug that can stop the deadly virus, which has now killed more than 8,200 people.

The WHO announced its new 'SOLIDARITY trial' to compare the effects of different drugs on coronavirus. Eight countries have committed to the trial so far, but the US is not one of them.

The elderly man was given the drug remdesivir after being hospitalised on March 7 and has now recovered and been allowed to go home. The drug has also shown good results in the US.

On Thursday, 4,940 new cases were reported across the U.S., according to a DailyMail.com analysis of publicly available data. That is more daily new cases than China ever had.

The trial, called Discovery, includes 3,200 patients who have been hospitalised from the killer virus in the UK, Spain, Germany, France, Sweden and Luxembourg.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at NIH, has emerged as the most trusted public official during the coronavirus outbreak.

The move has seen gorilla tourism in Africa suspended for present and the closure of sanctuaries for other apes - including orangutans, which are also endangered.

Melinda Gates says the world will be permanently changed by the coronavirus. Gates said she believes it will take 18 months for a vaccine to become available.

Gilead Sciences announced Wednesday that more than half of the 397 severely ill coronavirus patients it treated with the antiviral Ebola drug Remdesivir were discharged from hospitals.

Shinzo Abe said on Monday he wanted the drug approved for use against COVID-19 by the end of the month despite conceding it had side effects which caused birth defects.

A 74-year-old woman in Newcastle and a 79-year-old man on the Northern Beaches died. Both people had been passengers on the ill-fated Ruby Princess cruise.

Chief medical officer Brendan Murphy joked 'you're very lucky Ruby Princess unloaded in Sydney rather than in New Zealand' and nervously laughed during a briefing to Kiwi politicians.

While Professor Brendan Murphy remains committed towards getting transmissions down to as low as possible, he believes the ultimate goal of total elimination could be unachievable.

Two hospitals in Burnie, northwest Tasmania, were closed on Monday amid a cluster of more than 60 COVID-19 cases, including about 45 staff, associated with the facilities.

New Zealand is about to head into their fourth week of strict level four restrictions which only allows people to leave their homes for essential services and exercise.

Around 2,000 high net worth individuals and their families could be granted a resident visa if they bring $50million dollars to invest in job creation.

Five deaths and 81 infections are linked to a cluster on Tasmania's north west coast, forcing two hospitals to be shut down and more than 5,000 people including 1,200 hospital staff quarantined.

After the coronavirus pandemic shut down global sport, New Zealand Rugby and the players' association agreed to put on hold £12mi, or 50 per cent of the year's remaining forecast spend.

Barring an upswing of new COVID-19 cases in the new few days, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will on Monday decide to lower New Zealand's lockdown from level four to level three.

Politicians in the UK and Australia have doubled down on their refusal to reduce their pay packets since Ms Ardern said she and her top staff would slash their salaries by 20 per cent.

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters said there is a 'serious possibility' that New Zealand could open borders to Australia sooner than the rest of the world If the rate of infection continues to drop.

Two applicants made multiple claims against New Zealand's Prime Minister at Auckland High Court on Thursday.

The driver had been stopped by police in a suburban street in New Zealand last week. They claimed they were going to the supermarket but police didn't believe them.

New Zealand has seen its infection rate fall since going into strict lockdown nearly three weeks ago, with fewer than 20 new cases recorded each day over the past three days.

Jacinda Ardern has announced the removal of the toughest measures from New Zealand's coronavirus clampdown.

Quick-thinking Silicon Valley billionaires booked flights for New Zealand as soon as the COVID-19 crisis began to escalate.

Radio host Mike Hosking challenged the New Zealand Prime Minister for saying level four lockdown is to be extended by 'two business days' when retailers will be missing out on five days of trade.

The group performed the traditional Māori war dance in a ward in the Tavistock Hospital in Devon, southwest England over the weekend.

A crew member serving food to hundreds of passengers may have been responsible for the coronavirus outbreak on board the Ruby Princess cruise ship.  

Images captured during dawn services at war memorials in Melbourne and Wellington on Saturday showed vacant streets and small crowds.

Australian National University infectious diseases expert Professor Peter Collignon believes Australia's suppressed approach has had greater success than NZ's elimination strategy.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has outed herself as an app sceptic, but still plans to push on with a version of Australia's COVIDSafe app in her country.

The probe was launched earlier this month after Professor Brendan Murphy made the suggestion to a New Zealand parliamentary committee.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had an intimate 'catch up' over the phone with Queen Elizabeth II last night.  

Australia and New Zealand's science, research and innovation sectors have banded together in a recently formed strike task force to help governments respond to the pandemic.

Ian McInnes, Council for International Development chair and chief executive of signatories Tearfund, says New Zealand is enjoying a moment of global strength and should use it.

Australia is edging closer to lifting coronavirus restrictions as four million people download the tracing app.

The number of 'confirmed and probable' infections remained at 1,487 after one suspected case 'already known to us' tested positive, New Zealand's health ministry said.

New Zealand could open its borders to Australian holidaymakers as part of a 'trans-Tasman bubble'.

Jacinda Ardern has shut down New Zealand television host Duncan Garner after he questioned her conservative coronavirus lockdown approach in a heated interview on air.

The number of 'confirmed and probable' infections remained at 1,487 after one suspected case 'already known to us' tested positive on Monday, the health ministry said.

South Australia's top doctor has raised concerns about the reopening of interstate tourism, warning travellers from interstate pose the biggest risk for a second wave of outbreaks.

The electronics and appliances retailer saw an 11.3 per cent increase in sales, on a comparable basis, at its JB Hi-Fi stores and online sales in Australia.

Coronavirus has made Australians reassess their taste in luxury goods and opt for the simpler things in life, a Boston Consulting Group survey of 1,000 consumers has found.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced details around what 'Alert Level 2' will look like on Thursday, ahead of Cabinet's decision on when the restrictions will be eased.

The world's most expensive ever footballer, Neymar, completes the top three as footballers dominate the podium spots of Forbes list of the 100 highest paid athletes .

Cristiano Ronaldo has once again got the better of rivals Lionel Messi and Neymar after the Portuguese superstar beat both to top the Instagram Sport Rich List for 2019.

Over the last 10 years we have seen astonishing increases in the amount of money poured into sports, but which stars have benefitted the most? Sporstmail looks at the decade's biggest earners.