Doctors from the Policlinico of Milan, one of the oldest Italian hospitals, have conducted a double-lung transplant on a recovered coronavirus patient, whose lungs were virtually destroyed by the disease, the country's popular science magazine Focus reported on Thursday

The Philippines' authorities have evacuated over 300,000 people from the country's southern region of Bicol, as the severe Typhoon Ambo is hitting the archipelago, the state-run Philippine News Agency reported on Friday

The Philippines' authorities are preparing to evacuate some 400,000 people from the northern part of Samar island as the severe typhoon, Ambo, draws nearer and against the backdrop of the quarantine measures imposed to curb the COVID-19 outbreak in the country, media reported on Thursday

The number of coronavirus infection cases in Brazil has surged to 200, according to the country's Health Ministry