Shoppers ascend and descend escalators at the King of Prussia Mall, owned by Simon Property Group, United State's largest retail shopping space, in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S., December 8, 2018. /Reuters

A new one billion U.S. dollar investment in a COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Johnson & Johnson, guaranteeing 100 million doses.

The U.S. has doubled its investment – to nearly one billion U.S. dollars – to expedite development of a potential COVID-19 vaccine by American firm Moderna.

Disney World in Florida officially reopened two of its four parks - the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom to the public on Saturday after a four-month lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 202-year-old company was among the big retail names that have stumbled into bankruptcy during the COVID-19 crisis.

The award announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the biggest yet from "Operation Warp Speed," a White House initiative aimed at accelerating access to vaccines and treatments to fight COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus.

People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment following the coronavirus outbreak, at an Arkansas Workforce Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. April 6, 2020. /Reuters

The global Maternity Wear Market scope was appreciated by US$ 18.3 billion in 2018 and is expected to witness a CAGR of 4.3% from 2019 to 2025.