Latin America’s indigenous shield elderly ‘cultural guardians’ from coronavirus
Indigenous peoples across Latin America are cutting off their communities from the outside world, worried that the coronavirus could pose a grave threat to their culture by putting at risk tribal elders, the keepers of their heritage.
Spain’s daily coronavirus death tolls falls to 123 on Monday
Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll fell on Monday to 123, the health ministry said, its lowest level in seven weeks.
South Korea scrambles to contain nightclub coronavirus outbreak
South Korean officials scrambled on Monday to contain a new coronavirus outbreak, searching for thousands of people who may have been infected in a cluster of cases linked to nightclubs and bars in the capital Seoul.
Russian police detain hospice owner after nine people die in fire
Russian investigators said on Monday they had detained the owner of a private hospice outside Moscow after a fire there killed nine elderly people and hospitalised nine others.
China berates New Zealand over support for Taiwan at WHO
China berated New Zealand on Monday for its support for Taiwan’s participation at the World Health Organization (WHO), saying the country should “stop making wrong statements” on the issue to avoid damaging bilateral ties.
Russia overtakes Italy and Britain after record rise in coronavirus cases
Russia’s coronavirus cases overtook Italian and British infections on Monday to become the third highest in the world after a record daily rise hours before President Vladimir Putin was due to review the country’s lockdown regime.
Kazakhstan ends state of emergency; provinces to oversee lifting of lockdown
Kazakhstan allowed a coronavirus state of emergency to lapse on Monday, authorising cities and provinces to begin lifting lockdown measures depending on their success in curbing the spread of the coronavirus.
Indonesia reports 233 new coronavirus infections, 18 deaths
Indonesia reported on Monday 233 new coronavirus infections, taking the total of cases in the Southeast Asian country to 14,265, said health ministry official Achmad Yurianto.
Malaysia reports 70 new coronavirus cases with one new death
Malaysian health officials reported 70 new coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the cumulative total to 6,726.
India to restart some passenger trains even though coronavirus infections jump
India announced a limited re-opening of its giant rail network beginning on Tuesday after a nearly seven-week lockdown, despite also reporting its biggest single-day jump in coronavirus cases.
