As Australia slowly relaxes lockdown, Victoria battles COVID-19 clusters
Struggling to curb the spread of the coronavirus while the rest of Australia has begun relaxing a two-month lockdown, Victoria state on Saturday reported 11 new cases, including some linked to known clusters at a meat factory and a McDonald’s restauran…
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 620 to 173,772: RKI
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 620 to 173,772, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday.
China reports eight new COVID-19 cases, up from four a day earlier
Mainland China reported eight new confirmed COVID-19 cases for May 15, up from four the previous day, the National Health Commission (NHC) said in a statement on Saturday.
Brazil loses new health minister as Bolsonaro grabs reins in coronavirus crisis
Brazil lost its second health minister in a month on Friday after President Jair Bolsonaro demanded wider use of unproven anti-malarial drugs to fight the coronavirus outbreak, adding to turmoil in one of the pandemic’s worst global hotspots.
Colombia to work together with hard-hit Brazil to fight coronavirus on border: Duque
Colombia will work with hard-hit Brazil to increase the military presence along their Amazonian border and share information in an effort to fight an increasing number of coronavirus cases in the area, Colombian President Ivan Duque said on Friday.
Italy to allow travel to and from abroad from June 3
Italy’s government on Saturday approved a decree which will allow travel to and from abroad from June 3, in a major development as it moves to unwind one of the world’s most rigid coronavirus lockdowns.
Iran’s OPEC governor dies after brain haemorrhage
Iran’s OPEC Governor Hossein Kazempour Ardebili has died of a brain haemorrhage two weeks after falling into a coma, the semi-official news agency ISNA reported on Saturday.
Explosion heard in Syria’s city of Aleppo: Syrian state TV
An explosion was heard in Syria’s city of Aleppo early on Saturday, Syrian state TV said.
Deadly Rio police raid brings crowds into streets of quarantined favela
(This May 15 story corrects to read the byline as Ricardo Moraes without accent)
Residents of Bogota slum facing eviction despite quarantine
Hundreds of people expected to be evicted from their hillside homes in a slum of Colombia’s capital Bogota on Friday, despite having nowhere to go during the country’s coronavirus lockdown.
