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Michael Rosen, the 75-year-old former Children's Laureate and beloved author of wildly popular children's books like We're Going on a Bear Hunt and Oww!, has been transferred out of the intensive care unit after a night spent in critical condition, and is currently stable but in poor health. It is not clear whether his condition is related to the COVID-19 infection.

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The UK-based rent-to-own retail chain Brighthouse, which has more than 240 branches in the country and allows consumers to buy expensive household items by making small payments over a long period, has announced that due to shop closures spurred by coronavirus restrictions, it will no longer be offering new lending, but instead will only collect its outstanding loans before shutting down.

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The video-conferencing and group video-gaming app Houseparty, which was bought by Fortnite developer Epic Games in 2019, has announced a 1 million USD reward for anyone who can provide evidence for recent social media allegations that downloading the Houseparty app led to users' Snapchat and Netflix accounts being hacked. Houseparty has denied these allegations and asked anyone with proof to contact bounty@houseparty.com to claim their reward.

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Tomie dePaola, the 85-year-old American author famed for writing and illustrating more than 270 children's books, has passed away at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire following complications caused by recent surgery. DePaolo is known for his 1976 Caldecott Honor Award-winning folk tale Strega Nona, and 2000's Newbery Honor-winning autobiographical book 26 Fairmount Avenue.

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Netflix's new horror show 'Locke and Key' has been renewed for a second season. The cast is set to return for the second installment of the show and it seems that this time the stakes will be much higher as the story progresses. The show is based on an award-winning comic by Stephen King's son Joe Hill.

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Hollywood actor John Krasinski has launched a new Youtube show that will exclusively discuss good news every week. Famous comedian Steve Carell appeared as a guest in the first video of the show. Krasinski took to Twitter to gather the news he presented during the video. It is unclear if and when the next video of the show will come out.

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Crocs has said that all healthcare workers can get a free pair of shoes from their website to help them combat the coronavirus. A number of healthcare workers had asked crocs to launch this initiative as their shoes are comfortable and very easy to clean. The company is ready to ship 10,000 shoes per day.

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Facebook has deleted a post made by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claiming the post was full of misinformation. In the post, he claimed hydroxychloroquine was curing the coronavirus everywhere it was used despite the fact that there is no concrete evidence that suggests this. Twitter has also recently removed some of Bolsonaro's posts.

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Due to the lockdown that has taken place in numerous countries across the planet, more and more people are working via video conference apps and software. Since people are unable to leave their homes, video conference apps have gotten 62 million new downloads this week, a new world record.

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Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has partnered up with the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to fun $1 billion's worth of coronavirus vaccine and treatment research. The company intends to provide 1 billion doses of the vaccine worldwide and will likely start clinical trials by September. They intend to have it ready by 2021.

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It looks like one of the most popular first-person shooter games of all time is finally getting remastered. The campaign trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 remastered has been leaked online. Activision still hasn't officially confirmed this release.

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Some thieves have stolen an incredibly valuable painting by Vincent Van Gogh from the Singer Laren Museum. The museum was shut down temporarily due to the coronavirus and has appealed to the thieves to return the painting unharmed. Interpol has launched an investigation into the crime and is currently collecting evidence.

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An official from the World Health Organisation has said that the coronavirus pandemic is far from over in the Asia-Pacific region. He said that despite all the measures taken to prevent transmission, there is still a risk of spread and that this will end up being a long term battle.

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Ford and General Electric have partnered up to create 50,000 ventilators in the next 100 days and will then build 30,000 a month if demand continues to rise. They are going to use a new FDA approved design that will not require electricity to run. The companies have said they will keep their factory workers safe during production.

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The migrant worker's crisis in India got worse as many workers filmed being doused in a chemical solution by the Indian authorities. India is currently under lockdown for three weeks, millions of migrant workers tried to return to their home villages but many of them got stranded on empty roads without transportation and food. An investigation has been launched by the authorities to find the facts.

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Lionel Messi announces that all Barcelona FC players will take a 70% pay cut to make sure non-playing staff get full wages. Coronavirus Pandemic has changed the entire world, all major football leagues are suspended. Spain is just behind Italy with more than 7,700 deaths to date. Italian side Juventus and German club Bayern Munich also announced earlier that they will take pay cuts to support the non-sporting staff.

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Pop superstars Elton John, Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga, Alicia Keys, the 18-year-old sensation Billie Eilish and many others joined the Fox broadcast of Living Room Concert for America, a socially distanced telethon that featured musicians performing online through their homes. Other artists in the fundraiser included the Backstreet Boys, Dave Grohl from Foo Fighters, Sam Smith, Demi Lovato and H.E.R.

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Country music suffered the loss of yet another legend today, with the death of 61-year-old Joe Diffie due to health complications caused by the COVID-19 infection. Diffie won the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals in 1999 for his song Same Old Train and was an esteemed member of the Grand Ole Opry, a 95-year-old weekly American country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennesee

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The UK government has announced that it will crackdown on fake news related to the COVID-19 infection being disseminated on social media and Whatsapp, which includes false information about treating symptoms and avoiding infection. A Rapid Response Unit has been set up which will collaborate with the Infotagion website to pinpoint sources of coronavirus misinformation.

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John Prine, the 73-year-old country music icon famous for his songs Angel from Montgomery and Sam Stone, is in critical condition after being diagnosed with the COVID-19 infection, and has been placed on a ventilator. The announcement was made by his family via Prine's Twitter account, also notifying fans that Prine's wife Fiona Whelan Prine is also coronavirus-positive and is quarantining herself.

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Jan Howard, the singer of chart-topping country songs such as Evil on Your Mind and For Loving You, and a 49-year member of the 95-year-old weekly country music stage concert Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennesee, has died at the age of 91 due to natural causes. Howard passed away at her residence in Gallatin, Tennessee and is survived by her two sons

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Game developers Square Enix have announced that upgrade to Nier Replicant, the prequel to 2017's critically acclaimed Nier Automata, will soon be rolled out for PS4, Xbox One and PC users as a celebration of the game's 10-year anniversary. The upgrade is not to be a remaster or remake but instead has been described by producer Yusuke Saito as a "version up".

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Liberty University, a private evangelical university in Lynchburg, Virginia recently faced criticism for allowing almost 2,000 students to return to its campus last week, with university president Jerry Falwell Jr. stating that since they were young, the students were not vulnerable to the coronavirus infection. More than 900 students have now left the campus after reports that some students were showing symptoms of the COVID-19 infection on campus.

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Maria Mercader, a 54-year-old talent executive and producer at CBS News, whose Emmy Award-winning journalistic work spanned three decades and included coverage of landmark events such as the 9/11 attacks and the death of Princess Diana, has passed away due to health complications caused by the COVID-19 infection. Mercader was a cancer survivor and was on medical leave when she died.

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British actor James McAvoy, famous for his role as a young Dr. Charles Xavier in the X-Men movie franchise and as Wesley in the 2008 action-thriller Wanted, has donated 275,000 GBP to the National Health Service's crowdfunding campaign for buying personal protective equipment for medical and emergency staff on the frontlines of the battle against coronavirus

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