Australian officials on Monday extended a snap three-day lockdown in the city of Brisbane and some neighbouring regions while hundreds of army personnel began patrolling Sydney to help enforce COVID-19 lockdown rules.

Army patrols Sydney streets as Brisbane extends COVID-19 lockdown

As COVID-19 cases increase in Pakistan, India is considering putting health restrictions on travellers coming from the country. As of August 2, there were 73213 active COVID-19 cases in Pakistan.

COVID-19 crisis: India considering health restrictions on travellers from Pakistan

Seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said he suspects he has long COVID, after suffering dizziness and fatigue in the aftermath of a hard-fought Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Formula One: Lewis Hamilton suspects long COVID-19 after suffering fatigue, dizziness

Shane Warne, the head coach of the London Spirit franchise in The Hundred rivalry, tested positive for COVID-19 in the United Kingdom on Sunday. Because of his COVID positive outcome, the Australian spinner has gone into self-isolation.

Cricket: Shane Warne tests positive for COVID-19 and undergoes self-isolation

Thousands of people, despite the fourth wave of COVID infections, protested against the government’s latest measures to push people to get vaccinated.

Anti-Health Pass Protest: France battles fourth wave of COVID-19

Millions of Americans could find themselves homeless starting Sunday when a nationwide ban on evictions expires, even as billions in government funds meant to help them go untapped.

Historic eviction crisis looms over US

In Pics | Tens of thousands march against French COVID-19 ‘health pass’

Cambodia has started rolling out COVID-19 vaccines for teenagers in its capital Phnom Penh and three provinces Sunday. Premier Hun Sen's grandchildren were among the first to get the jab.

Cambodia begins COVID-19 vaccinations for teenagers

As per the federal health data, Florida has reported 21,683 new cases of COVID-19, making it the state's highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic. The state has now become the new national epicentre for the virus as it accounts for around a fifth of all new cases in the US.

Florida breaks record with more than 21,000 new COVID-19 cases

The Delta variant of COVID-19 is a warning to the world to suppress the virus quickly before it mutates again into something even worse, the WHO said Friday. The highly-transmissible variant, first detected in India, has now surfaced in 132 countries and territories, the World Health Organization said.

WHO urges action to suppress COVID-19 before deadlier variants emerge

Newly-reported COVID-19 cases in Olympic host city Tokyo surged to a record high of 4,058 on Saturday, the metropolitan government said, exceeding 4,000 for the first time and overshadowing the Games.

Olympics: Tokyo daily COVID-19 infections hit record high

US President Joe Biden said on Friday "in all probability" new guidelines or restrictions would be imposed in the United States in response to a resurgence of COVID-19 cases.

Biden says US to see new COVID-19 restrictions 'in all probability'

Millions of Americans at risk of losing homes as virus cases spike

Australia's third-largest city of Brisbane and other parts of Queensland state will enter a snap Covid-19 lockdown from Saturday as authorities race to contain an emerging outbreak of the Delta strain.

Australia's third-largest city of Brisbane to enter COVID-19 lockdown

As per new data published by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, about three-fourths of people infected in a Massachusetts COVID-19 outbreak were fully vaccinated against the deadly coronavirus with four of them ending up in the hospital.

CDC shows three-fourths of people infected in a Massachusetts COVID-19 outbreak were fully vaccinated

Australia's military will help enforce a lockdown in Sydney after the city of 6 million posted a record daily rise in COVID-19 cases on Thursday and state authorities said the outbreak was likely to get worse.

Australian military to help enforce Sydney COVID-19 lockdown as cases rise

Israel will start offering a third dose of COVID-19 vaccinations to people aged over 60, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Thursday, one of first countries to provide a booster shot.

Israel to offer 3rd COVID-19 jab for over 60s: PM

Scientific studies with poor methodology and inaccurate findings are exacerbating a COVID-19 misinformation crisis that is discouraging vaccination and putting lives at risk.

Flawed scientific papers fueling COVID-19 misinformation

Governments around the world on Thursday raced to head off a surge in coronavirus cases driven by the Delta variant, with US President Joe Biden offering new incentives to vaccine holdouts and Israel authorizing booster shots.

World races to contain Delta variant, US steps up anti-virus plan

Saudi Arabia announced Friday it would reopen its borders to fully vaccinated foreign tourists after a 17-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, the state news agency said.

Saudi Arabia to reopen to vaccinated tourists after 17-month COVID-19 closure

Researchers at Germany’s Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Biophysical Chemistry have developed antibodies that they claim to be “highly potent and stable” and can effectively block SARS CoV-2, the virus which causes the coronavirus disease.

Researchers develop antibodies for neutralising SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes Covid

US President Joe Biden has urged the states to offer $100 as a vaccine incentive to encourage Americans to get fully vaccinated against the deadly coronavirus. This comes amid a fresh surge in severe infections and deaths as cases surge in the US.

Biden tells states to offer $100 vaccine incentive as cases surge

Japan's government on Friday proposed states of emergency through August 31 in three prefectures near Olympic host Tokyo and the western prefecture of Osaka, as COVID-19 cases spike to records, overshadowing the Summer Games.

Japan to expand state of emergency as COVID-19 shadows Olympics

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