China reported 328 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in July, close to the total of such cases reported in the previous five months, a health official said ….. Read More
Tag: Coronavirus pandemic
Brazil: Daily average of COVID deaths passes under 1,000 mark
Brazil last registered a seven-day average of fewer than 1,000 COVID deaths in January at start of brutal second wave. Brazil’s seven-day average of coronavirus-related deaths has passed under the ….. Read More
French police clash with anti-COVID pass protesters in Paris
Thousands of people have protested in Paris and other French cities against a mandatory coronavirus health pass for entry to a wide array of public venues, introduced by the government ….. Read More
Tokyo’s daily COVID cases hit record high
New infections in Tokyo surged to a record high of 4,058, a day after Japan decided to extend states of emergency. Newly reported COVID-19 cases in Olympic host city Tokyo ….. Read More
China races to curb Delta-fuelled COVID outbreak, worst in months
Provinces across China have imposed tougher restrictions in an effort to racing to contain the country’s worst coronavirus outbreak in months, with health officials attributing the surge in COVID-19 infections ….. Read More
Hundreds take to Kuala Lumpur’s streets in anti-gov’t protest
Demonstraters demand embattled PM Muhyiddin Yassin resign over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Hundreds of Malaysians staged an anti-government protest on Saturday in defiance of a ban on public ….. Read More
Charity alone will not end the calamity of COVID-19 in Africa
Last year, American billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, was roundly condemned by many for peddling racist stereotypes of African helplessness after he warned that the coronavirus pandemic could ….. Read More
Partial lockdown in Karachi after alarming rise in COVID cases
Sindh’s chief minister said a sudden rise in COVID-19 cases flooded hospitals in Karachi, the provincial capital. Provincial authorities have imposed a partial lockdown in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, including ….. Read More
Tokyo Olympics: 21 more Games-related coronavirus infections reported
The Tokyo Olympics organising committee on Saturday confirmed 21 more COVID-19 cases related to the Games. As per Kyodo News, none of them are athletes. ….. Read More
Could Bali’s unvaccinated visitors create a new COVID hotspot?
As the Indonesian province that has suffered the most economically as a result of the pandemic with GDP down 9.31 percent last year, Bali has been given priority under Indonesia’s ….. Read More