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Malaysia reports 31 new coronavirus cases; total tops 7,000
Malaysia’s health ministry reported 31 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the cumulative total to 7,009 infections.
No new deaths were recorded, leaving the total number of fatalities at 114.
Russia’s coronavirus cases pass 300,000
Russia’s coronavirus case tally, the second highest in the world, passed 300,000 on Wednesday, but a representative from the World Health Organisation (WHO) said the situation was starting to stabilise.
Russia’s 8,764 new novel…
South Sudan vice president, wife test positive for coronavirus
South Sudan’s Vice President Riek Machar and his wife Angelina Teny, who serves as defence minister, have tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said on Monday.
It said that “a number of his office staff and bodyguards” had also…
U.N. chief suggests world leaders send videos for annual meeting
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has suggested that world leaders send video statements for the world body’s annual September meeting because it is “highly unlikely” they will be able to travel to New York during the coronavirus…
Indonesia’s capital extends coronavirus measures until June 4
Indonesia’s capital city Jakarta on Tuesday extended its large-scale social curbs until June 4, maintaining restrictions that limited public transportation and gatherings in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
“The more…
Yemen’s Saudi-backed government pleads for coronavirus aid
Yemen’s Saudi-backed government accused its Houthi foes of covering up a big outbreak of coronavirus in areas they hold and the United Nations warned that the country could suffer a “catastrophic” food security situation due to the…
Yemen could face ‘catastrophic’ food situation as pandemic worsens: FAO
Yemen, already pushed to the brink of famine by a five-year war, could see a “catastrophic” food security situation due to the coronavirus pandemic and lower remittances from the Gulf, the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said…
Beaches, parks busy as Europe heat wave and U.S. spring test new coronavirus rules
Summer weather is enticing much of the world to emerge from coronavirus lockdowns as centers of the outbreak from New York to Italy and Spain gradually lift restrictions that have kept millions indoors for months.
People are streaming back…
Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll and new cases fall
The daily death toll from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy fell to 145 on Sunday, the lowest since March 9, against 153 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the daily tally of new cases fell to a March-4 low of 675 from 875…
UK coronavirus death toll rises by 170, lowest increase since March
The number of people who have died in the United Kingdom after testing positive for COVID-19 rose by 170 to 34,636, business minister Alok Sharma said on Sunday, the lowest increase in the official death toll since March 24.
The increase…