World coronavirus dispatch: Trump's talks of reopening the US economy

From why US bank's March-quarter results will be keenly watched, to the vaccines in various stages of completion, and gainers and losers in this crisis - read these and more in today's world dispatch

The largest US banks – Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo – are to report their first-quarter earnings starting Wednesday. Though the impact of the coronavirus outbreak was not much apparent in this quarter, earnings will still be closely watched for outlooks and provisioning for mitigation of the crisis. Read to understand what’s in store.

Let’s look at the global statistics:

Total confirmed cases: 1,934,583

Change over previous day: 69,954

Total deaths: 120,863

Total recovered: 2,964,726

Nations hit with most cases: US (582,594), Spain (172,541), Italy (159,516), France (137,877), and