UK

Coronavirus pandemic: It isn’t all over yet, says PM Johnson

Editorial Bureau July 30, 2020

LONDON (UK) – Although novel coronavirus infections are under some measure of control in the country, its resurgence in some European countries has made it clear that the pandemic is not over yet, said Prime Minister Boris Johnson. “This country has had a massive success now in

Asia

Japan’s daily infections cross 1,000 amid campaign to boost domestic tourism

Editorial Bureau July 30, 2020

TOKYO (JAPAN) – After the number of daily infections crossed 1,000 for the first time, the country is bracing for a surge in the number of cases. This comes a week after a national campaign was kickstarted to boost domestic travel. On Wednesday, there were as many as 1,264 new cases, according to the NHK. […]

World

Australia records 700 new coronavirus cases, 13 fatalities

Editorial Bureau July 30, 2020

SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) – With 13 coronavirus-related fatalities and 700 new infections, Australia recorded its deadliest encounter with the pandemic on Thursday. The cases were mainly reported in the state of victoria. The total number of fatalities from the novel coronavirus has risen to 189, which is more than half of which have occurred in Victoria, […]

World

Coronavirus pandemic is ‘one big wave’, says WHO

Editorial Bureau July 28, 2020

GENEVA (SWITZERLAND) – Coronavirus does not follow seasonal patterns like influenza, said the World Health Organization on Tuesday while warning against tackling the transmission in the northern hemisphere summer. “People are still thinking about seasons. What we all need to get our heads around is this is a new virus and…this one is behaving

Europe

COVID-19: Catalonia to implement stricter curbs if situation does not improve

Editorial Bureau July 27, 2020

BARCELONA (SPAIN) – The autonomous region of Catalonia are likely to take stricter measures to curb the spread of coronavirus infections if the situation does not show a sign of improvement over the next 10 days, said regional leader Quim Torra on Monday. The leader said that in many parts of the region, the data […]

Asia

Indonesia records 1,492 new coronavirus cases

Editorial Bureau July 26, 2020

JAKARTA (INDONESIA) – Indonesia recorded 1,492 new coronavirus infections on Sunday. This could bring the total tally to 98,778, data from the country’s Health Ministry website showed. The number of deaths in the Southeast Asian nation related to COVID-19 saw a rise by 67, bringing the total to 4,781, according to the data. (Photos syndicated […]

UK

There were things we could have done differently: Johnson

Editorial Bureau July 25, 2020

LONDON (UK) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who came under fire for acting too slowly when the pandemic broke out, said on Friday that there may have been things he could have done in a different manner. “Maybe there were things we could have done differently and of course there will be time to understand […]

World

Victoria in Australia witnesses surge in number of daily infections

Editorial Bureau July 25, 2020

MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) – The state of Victoria in Australia marked an increase in the number of coronavirus cases on Saturday as officials put in place new directives to protect those in retirement homes and prevent a second wave of infections. The second most populous state in the country recorded 357 new cases overnight. It was […]

UK

Country to be through COVID-19 crisis by mid-2021, says Johnson

Editorial Bureau July 24, 2020

LONDON (UK) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that the country would be through the pandemic-triggered crisis by mid-2021, adding that he feared there could be a second wave that could overwhelm health service. “Whether it came from… a bat, a pangolin or however it emerged, it was a very, very nasty thing […]

Europe

Coronavirus death toll in Russia crosses 12,000

Editorial Bureau July 17, 2020

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s tally of fatalities related to the novel coronavirus crossed 12,000 on Friday. As many as 186 new deaths were reported in the past 24 hours. The crisis response centre marked as many as 6,406 new cases, bringing its nationwide tally of infections to 759,203, which is the fourth highest caseload in […]