World coronavirus dispatch: Big Tech's big plans for the post-Covid world

From first drone deliveries in the US, to how South Korea crushed its second outbreak, and the impact of Covid-19 on militant activity in Africa - read these and more in today's world dispatch

American ‘Big tech’ players are already making plans for the post-Covid world. The world’s biggest e-tailer, Amazon Inc, is in talks to buy autonomous vehicle start-up Zoox Inc, last estimated to be worth $3.2 billion. It’s not difficult to see the rationale: Amazon is a delivery company that might one day like to use autonomous vehicles for shipping e-commerce parcels. In all probability, the pandemic now seems to have hastened the move. Read more here.

Let’s look at the global statistics

• Total confirmed cases: 5,593,148
• Change over previous day: 41,610
• Total deaths: 350,509
• Total recovered: 2,288,034
• Nations hit with most cases: The