Russia reports new record daily rise in coronavirus cases
Russia on Thursday reported 11,231 new cases of the novel coronavirus, a record daily rise that pushed the national case total to 177,160.
China says supports WHO, opposes U.S., others trying to politicise COVID-19
China said on Thursday it supports World Health Organization efforts to investigate the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, and opposes attempts by the United States and some other countries to politicise the issue and attack Beijing.
London’s “temples of gastronomy” improvise to survive COVID-19
Andrew Wong knew from an early age that running a restaurant required improvisation, having watched his parents steer their London Chinese restaurant through nearly 30 years of good times and bad.
India’s coronavirus infections jump past 50,000, fueled by Mumbai, Delhi
Coronavirus cases in India rose past 50,000, the health ministry said on Thursday, with the pace of new infections showing no signs of abating despite a strict weeks-long lockdown in the world’s second-most populous country.
Singapore reports 741 new coronavirus cases, taking total to 20,939
Singapore has registered 741 new coronavirus infections, its health ministry said on Thursday, taking the city-state’s total number of COVID-19 cases to 20,939.
Merkel’s chief of staff: Pandemic to last least for rest of year
The coronavirus pandemic will last for at least the rest of this year, German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff told Deutschlandfunk radio on Thursday.
Polish presidential election not before June, deputy PM says
Poland’s presidential election will be held in June at the earliest, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Jacek Sasin said on Thursday, hours after the governing nationalists decided that voting would be postponed from May 10.
LG Chem says India factory gas leak under control, investigating cause
South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd said a gas leak at its plant in southern India had been brought under control, after an incident on Thursday that police estimate killed at least nine people and resulted in hundreds of casualties.
Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the new coronavirus
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could become endemic like HIV, the World Health Organization said, warning against any attempt to predict how long it would keep circulating and calling for a “massive effort” to counter it.
Gas leak at LG Polymers plant in India kills nine, hundreds hospitalised
A chemical gas leak at an LG Polymers plant in southern India on Thursday killed at least 9 people, and emergency services rushed more than 300 to hospital and evacuated hundreds more from nearby areas, a police official in Andhra Pradesh state said.
