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BEIJING, China (AFP) — China reported 11 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, including six domestic cases in the capital that raised concerns about a resurgence. The majority of China’s cases in recent months were overseas nationals tested as they returned home, with the domestic outbreak brought largely under control after the disease first emerged in the central city of Wuhan last year. But the new cases have prompted Beijing officials to delay the return […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Crowds of up 10,000 people will be allowed into Australian sports stadiums from next month, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Friday, as COVID-19 restrictions are further relaxed. The announcement comes a day before New Zealand prepares to welcome back fans at its Super Rugby Aotearoa tournament, which kicks off on Saturday. Morrison said it would only apply to stadiums with a capacity of 40,000 or under, ruling out the likes […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil has surpassed 40,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus and 800,000 cases, according to the latest figures from the health ministry on Thursday. The news came as the number of Latin American cases of the virus broke through the 1.5 million barrier, according to a count by AFP based on official figures in the region. Latin America has also reported more than 73,600 deaths. Brazil recorded 1,239 deaths […]
(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 recoveries added today, Thursday, June 11, hit a record-high of 270, bringing the total recoveries to 5,165 as the total cases reached 24,175. The Department of Health (DOH), in its data as of 4 p.m. today, said that 443 cases were also added for the day: 254 were fresh cases, while 190 were late cases or those cases the results of which had been released to patients […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the United States topped two million on Wednesday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The pandemic has claimed the lives of more than 112,900 people in the United States, which leads the world in the number of confirmed infections with 2,000,464, according to the Baltimore-based school’s latest count. © Agence France-Presse
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea rebuked Washington on Thursday for criticizing its decision to cut communication links with Seoul, warning it to stay out of inter-Korean affairs if it wanted to ensure a smooth presidential election. In a statement carried by the KCNA news agency, a senior North Korean foreign ministry official slammed the “double-dealing attitudes” of the US as “disgusting”. Washington should “hold its tongue and mind its internal affairs first”, said […]
by Leila MACOR MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Miami’s beaches in South Florida opened for the first time in three months Wednesday, an emotional moment for many residents whose leisure and financial well-being are intrinsically tied to the sandy shores, which were closed due to coronavirus. “I almost started crying as soon as I came out onto the beach,” said Julie Isaacson, a New Yorker who has lived for 27 years in Miami Beach, located […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte communicated by phone with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi where the two Asian leaders strengthened their cooperation in the fight against COVID-19. During their conversation, Prime Minister Modi “assured the supply of affordable medicines and COVID-19 pharmaceutical products to the Philippines, including Hydroxycholoroquine,” according to a Malacanang statement on the conversation of the two leaders. “Prime Minister Modi likewise said that India is ready to extend all possible […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Wednesday for removal of 11 Confederate statues from the US Capitol, part of a nationwide push to dismantle such memorials after a black man’s killing in police custody sparked mass anti-racism protests. “Monuments to men who advocated cruelty and barbarism to achieve such a plainly racist end are a grotesque affront to these ideals” of American democracy and freedom, the top Democrat in Congress wrote […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia posted a record number of coronavirus infections Wednesday, sparking calls from health experts for the world’s fourth most populous country to slam the brakes on easing restrictions. Last week, the capital Jakarta opened mosques for the first time in nearly three months, as its governor announced the gradual reopening of shuttered offices, restaurants, shopping malls and tourist attractions. Similar easing measures are happening across the vast archipelago, home […]
LIMA, Peru (AFP) — Peru emerged as a global COVID-19 hotspot on Tuesday as the health ministry registered more than 200,000 cases, ranking the South American country as the eighth-highest in the world by number of infections. The death toll rose to 5,738 and the total number of infections climbed to 203,736, an increase of more than 4,000 cases from the previous day. The ministry said 167 people had died from COVID-19 in the past […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health has reported a jump in COVID-19 cases as of 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, with the addition of 740 cases, bringing the total virus cases to 23,732. Of this number, 452 are fresh cases, while 288 are “late cases” or those wherein the test results had been released to patients at least four days ago. In the past three days, the cases added daily were more than […]
