EU envoy says removal of phrase in op-ed in China newspaper ‘regrettable’
The European Union ambassador to China said on Thursday it was “regrettable” that part of an opinion piece co-authored by 27 European ambassadors and published in the official China Daily had been removed before publication.
Africa disease control body rejects Tanzania assertion that coronavirus tests are faulty
The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday rejected an assertion by Tanzania’s president that his nation’s coronavirus tests are faulty.
Mayor says Moscow’s real coronavirus case tally is more than triple the official: TASS
Moscow’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said on Thursday that the real number of coronavirus cases in the Russian capital was actually around 300,000, a figure that is more than three times higher than the official total, the TASS news agency reported.
Russia overtakes Germany and France in coronavirus case numbers after record daily rise
Russia’s coronavirus case tally surged to 177,160 on Thursday after a record daily rise in infections, meaning it now has the fifth highest number of registered cases in the world and more cases than in Germany or France.
Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll falls again on Thursday: health ministry
Spain’s coronavirus daily death toll fell on Thursday to 213 down from 244 the day before, the health ministry reported.
Black and Pakistani people more likely to die from COVID-19: UK data
Black people and those of Bangladeshi and Pakistani ethnicity have a significantly higher chance of dying from COVID-19 than white people, even when adjusting for deprivation, the British statistics office said on Thursday.
Cruise ship linked to Australian coronavirus cluster reaches Philippines
A cruise ship at the heart of Australia’s biggest coronavirus cluster arrived off the Philippines on Thursday to repatriate more than 200 crew, leaving behind weeks of outrage and acrimony over why symptomatic passengers were allowed to disembark.
Protesting COVID-style: masks optional, creativity essential
Outraged Polish women said it with umbrellas, locked-down Serbians banged pots from open windows and environmentalists did what they have always done – climbed a tree.
Indonesia reports 338 new coronavirus cases, 35 deaths: health ministry official
Indonesia reported 338 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number to 12,776, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto told reporters on Thursday.
Gas leak at South Korea-owned factory in India kills nine, hundreds hospitalised
At least 9 people were killed in southern India by a gas leak at a South Korean-owned factory making polystyrene products, with emergency services rushing over 300 people to hospitals and evacuating 1,500 from a nearby village, a police official sa…
