The forced cremation of two COVID-19 infected Muslims in Sri Lanka has sent shockwaves among the minority community, which accused the authorities of violating Islamic burial rites. Bishrul Hafi Mohammed Joonus, a 73-year- old man from the capital Colombo who died of COVID-19,

The new type Coronavirus turned into a real pandemic with the isolation of hundreds of millions of people globally. Even though the geopolitical effects of the virus currently seem less important than health and security, in the long term it may have some critical results on the global position of the United States. (Source: Medyascope)

Denmark has been under a major lockdown since mid-March with the purpose of limiting the rapid transmission of COVID-19. The Danish Prime minister, however, announced during a press conference on the 6th of April that the whole country must gradually reopen after the Eastern Holidays.

India has launched a massive search to track down those who attended an event organised by a Muslim missionary movement after dozens of people test positive for coronavirus and at least seven reportedly die. Authorities in the Indian capital on Tuesday sealed off the premises of Tablighi Jamaat, accusing it of organising a religious gathering from March 13-15 and ignoring the threat of the COVID-19 outbreak. (Source: www.aljazeera.com)