NEW DELHI: India has overtaken Russia with the world’s third-highest number of novel coronavirus cases, at nearly 700,000, according to the latest data, as the outbreak shows no sign of slowing. Health ministry data on Monday (Jul 6) showed more than 23,000 new cases reported in the previous 24 hours, […]
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MELBOURNE: Australia will effectively seal off the state of Victoria from the rest of the country, authorities said Monday (Jul 6), announcing unprecedented measures to tackle a worrying surge in coronavirus cases. For the first time since the pandemic began, the border between Australia’s two most populous states – Victoria […]
LA PAZ: Bolivian Health Minister Eidy Roca has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the third member of the cabinet to be infected in four days, interim President Jeanine Anez said on Sunday (Jul 5). Anez expressed her support for Roca on Twitter as the country’s rapidly worsening outbreak rose to […]
SANTIAGO: Chile recorded 10,159 coronavirus deaths on Sunday (Jul 5), as President Sebastian Pinera announced a US$1.5 billion aid package to help the middle class, which has been battered by the economic crisis. The death toll is compiled weekly by the Department of Statistics and Health (DEIS) and is considered […]
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has announced health protocols to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in the 2020 Haj season, banning gatherings and meetings between pilgrims, the state news agency said on Monday (Jul 6). Saudi Arabia decided in June to limit the number of domestic pilgrims attending the Haj […]
LONDON: A British consortium formed by a group of aerospace, automotive and engineering firms to build ventilators for the country’s health service said on Sunday (Jul 5) it would end after delivering over 13,000 devices. VentilatorChallengeUK said its production had more than doubled the stock of ventilators available for use […]
ABOARD THE OCEAN VIKING IN THE MEDITERRANEAN: Italy on Sunday (Jul 5) authorised charity vessel Ocean Viking to transfer 180 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean to a ship in Sicily for quarantine, the ship’s operator and the government said. Those on board exploded with joy at the announcement that their […]
LONDON: Britain’s police said on Sunday (Jul 5) that revellers who packed London’s Soho district the night pubs finally reopened made it “crystal clear” that drunk people cannot socially distance. England’s hospitality sector sprung back to life after a three-month coronavirus hiatus on what the media dubbed as either “Super […]
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s coronavirus infections have passed 200,000 and neighbouring United Arab Emirates 50,000, with the number of new cases climbing after the Arab world’s two largest economies fully lifted curfews last month. Restrictions had been in place in both countries since mid-March and their gradual lifting has allowed commercial […]
NEW DELHI: Visitors to the Taj Mahal will have to wear masks at all times, keep their distance and not touch its glistening marble surfaces when India’s 17th-century monument to love reopens on Monday (Jul 6) after a three-month COVID-19 shutdown. Only 5,000 tourists will be allowed in a day, […]