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Lebanon fears second coronavirus wave as new infections surge
Lebanese authorities warned of a new wave of coronavirus cases after the number jumped to its highest point in more than a month as the government eased some restrictions on public life.
Lebanon started lifting restrictions last week as…
Coronavirus cases surge in Russia, tally now third highest globally
A new surge in coronavirus cases took Russia’s tally past those in Italy and Britain on Monday, making it the third highest in the world just hours before President Vladimir Putin was due to issue an update on the situation.
The number…
Berlin will comply with German court’s ECB ruling: Finance Ministry
The German government will comply with a ruling by the country’s top court that took aim at the European Central Bank’s flagship stimulus programme, a Finance Ministry spokesman said on Monday.
“We will meet these requirements,” the…
China’s Wuhan reports first coronavirus cluster since lifting lockdown
Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, reported on Monday its first cluster of infections since a lockdown on the city was lifted a month ago, stoking concerns of a wider resurgence of the disease.
Wuhan…
France takes cautious steps out of coronavirus lockdown
France tiptoed out of one of Europe’s strictest coronavirus lockdowns on Monday, allowing non-essential shops, factories and other businesses to reopen for the first time in eight weeks as the risks of a second wave of infections loomed…
Tunisia reports no new coronavirus cases for first time since early March
Tunisia recorded zero new coronavirus cases for the first time since early March, health authorities said on Monday, as the government will further relax restrictions on movement and businesses.
Tunisia, which reported its first case on…
Yemen declares Aden an ‘infested’ city as coronavirus spreads, clashes erupt
Yemeni authorities declared Aden, interim seat of the Saudi-backed government, an “infested” city on Monday after the number of coronavirus cases there jumped and clashes erupted elsewhere in the south between separatists and government…
Covid-19: A day before lockdown measures to ease, France sees its lowest death toll since they began
France on Sunday reported 70 more deaths from the coronavirus, its lowest daily toll in recent weeks just ahead of the first easing of an almost two-month lockdown.
The new deaths brought the total toll in hospitals and nursing homes from…
Russia buries latest priest to die from coronavirus
Father Andrei Molchanov, the latest Russian Orthodox priest to die from the novel coronavirus, was buried on Saturday by his heartbroken daughter who said she wished the Moscow church where he served had closed earlier.
Patriarch Kirill,…
Some Spaniards to see lockdown eased as daily deaths fall again
Spain registered its lowest daily number of coronavirus deaths on Sunday since mid-March and half of its population prepared for an easing of one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns, though not yet the residents of cities such as Madrid and…