Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 542 on Wednesday, a lower tally than the 604 the day before, but the number of new cases pushed higher to 3,836 compared with a previous 3,039.

A projection of the Italian flag was shown on the Heydar Aliyev Center's building on April 8.

World trade could decrease by as much as 32 percent this year as a result of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said in a new report on Wednesday, according to Sputnik.

Bernie Sanders, the democratic socialist who promised to lead a grassroots political revolution into the White House, suspended his campaign on Wednesday, making former Vice President Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee to face Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 election.

"Currently, there is no region on the coronavirus map in Azerbaijan that seems to be superior to another."

A program of compensating for the damage caused to the entrepreneurs and their employees as a result of coronavirus has been launched in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov said, Trend reports referring to the ministry.

The so-called "election", which has been recently held in the occupied Azerbaijani territories, has been strongly condemned and categorically rejected by the international community, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Head of Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmet Hajiyev said.

EU ambassadors today agreed on amendments to the regulation on the fund for aid to the most deprived EU citizens (FEAD).

Medical masks will not rise in price in Azerbaijan, Spokesperson for the Cabinet of Ministers Ibrahim Mammadov said.

WHO positively assessed preparations for coronavirus work carried out by Azerbaijan in connection with coronavirus.