El Salvador's president Nayib Bukele said on Saturday that 1 million Sinovac vaccines against COVID-19 would arrive in the Central American country early on Sunday, the latest assistance against the pandemic to reach Latin America from China.

El Salvador acquires two million COVID-19 vaccines from China

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Saturday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus and has mild symptoms. Guaido said on his Twitter account that he is in isolation and expressed concern about the number of infections in the country.

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido says he tested positive for COVID-19

India reported 62,714 new COVID-19 cases, 28,739 discharges and 312 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry on Sunday. The cumulative cases reached 1,19,71,624 including 1,13,23,762 recoveries, 4,86,310 active infections.

India reports 62,714 new COVID-19 cases, 312 deaths in last 24 hours

With the coronavirus spreading out of control in Brazil, the South American giant's neighbors are feeling the heat as their new Covid-19 infections are also on the rise.

Brazilian pandemic drama spreading to South American neighbours

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party continue to lose support in the country, a poll revealed on Sunday. A national election is due in the country in September, and the Greens appear to be closing in on Merkel.

Support for Angela Merkel's party falls further in Germany, new poll reveals

Authorities in India's western state of Maharashtra imposed night curfews on Sunday to tackle a record surge in COVID-19 cases with the financial capital Mumbai reporting 6,123 new cases, the highest single-day spike since March last year.

Maharashtra imposes night curfew after record COVID spike

In India, the number of daily COVID-19 cases has been on a steady and constant rise in recent days and it appears that another wave of COVID-19 is now looming in the country.

Coronavirus Update: India on the brink of second COVID-19 wave

Australia on Sunday ended its pandemic wage subsidy scheme called “JobKeeper”. The scheme initially saw $1,150 (Aus$1500) being paid to employees every fortnight by their employers, and was announced last year after a countrywide lockdown was imposed after COVID-19 case rose.

Australia ends pandemic wage subsidy scheme, jeopardising over 100,000 jobs

The most-mutated variant of the coronavirus to exist yet has been discovered among travellers from Tanzania. In light of these events, scientists have urged improved monitoring of people in Africa where the pandemic has been largely ignored.

Coronavirus variant with most mutations ever found in travellers from Tanzania

Facebook has frozen Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's page for violating its policies. His account on photo-sharing social media platform Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, will not be affected.

Facebook freezes Venezuela president's page over Covid misinformation

The former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has claimed that COVID-19 escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China - the first epicentre of the virus.

COVID-19 came from a lab in Wuhan, claims former CDC chief Robert Redfield

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday handed over a representational key of 109 life-saving ambulances to his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka. During the delegation-level meeting, he also handed over a representational item to Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina as a symbol of India's gift of 1.

After exchanging MoUs, PM Modi hands over Covid-19 vaccines to Bangladesh  

In May, the city of Los Angeles turned a fabled baseball park into a mass testing site for the coronavirus. At its peak, Dodger Stadium was testing 16,000 people a day for the virus, making it the biggest testing site in the world, said Dr.

Why testing still matters

Over 500 million coronavirus vaccine doses have been rolled out by health officials around the world so far. A tally by AFP revealed on Friday that while the world was witnessing record vaccinations, Europe was facing slowdowns due to issues over hoarding and supply.

Global vaccinations cross 500 million but cases continue to surge

India reported 62,258 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, highest single-day spike since October, 2020, taking the total tally to 1,19,08,910 on Saturday. India has shown a steep rise since March 16 (24,492), March 24 (47,262), and March 26 (59,118).

India reports 62,258 new COVID-19 cases

As the COVID-19 cases in the country are surging, Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said that the airport authorities have been directed to put passengers on the `no-fly` list if they do not follow the SoPs and guidelines to curb COVID-19.

Passengers to be put on 'no-fly' list for violating COVID-19 norms in India

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that cooperation between allies was more important than at any time in recent history and that relations with NATO and the European Union would be crucial to overcoming challenges.

US Secretary of State Blinken says West needs to cooperate more than ever

Coronavirus cases are surging across the European Union. Amid the recent spike and vaccine vows the EU held its virtual vaccine summit recently. In the crucial summit, leaders of the 27 member states discussed possible measures to ramp up vaccination supply as well as inoculations across the block.

EU Vaccine's Summit: Members highlight disparity in vaccine supply across EU

After a job drought that resulted in the highest unemployment levels since the Great Depression, the labor market is shaking off the pandemic’s effects, setting the stage for an economic revival in the coming months.

US unemployment claims at lowest level since pandemic began

China`s CanSino Biologics Inc (CanSinoBIO) has proposed supplying "tens of million of doses" of its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine to global vaccine sharing scheme COVAX, a senior company executive said.

CanSinoBIO offered tens of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses to COVAX, exec says

The coronavirus situation in India continues to get worrisome as country recorded 53,476 new COVID-19 cases, 26,490 recoveries, and 251 deaths in the last 24 hours.

India reports 53,476 new covid-19 infections in a day, highest since October 2020

The United Kingdom has marked its first anniversary since the COVID-19 lockdown is imposed in Britain last year. The Britons on Tuesday remembered more than 126,000 people who have lost their lives during the pandemic over the span of last year.

United Kingdom: Britons remembered people who lost their lives

Hong Kong and Macau have has suspended Covid vaccinations from a single batch of Pfizer/BioNTech shots over defective packaging, the South China Morning Post reported on Wednesday.

Hong Kong halts batch of Pfizer vaccines over defective packaging

Syria's Health Minister Hasan al-Ghabbash told reporters on Wednesday that the country would send Oxygen to Lebanon to aid it in its fight with COVID. The first installment of the supply was handed over to Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hasan.

Syria sends Oxygen to Lebanon to fight COVID

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