COVID-19: International Media Update, 30 May 2020
30 May 2020
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COVID-19: Worldwide news
- World still far from reaching herd immunity for coronavirus – Times of India
- Coronavirus pandemic: Updates from around the world – CNN
COVID-19: Africa news
- Coronavirus in South Africa: Smokers fume at cigarette ban – BBC News
- Egypt adusts coronavirus night-time curfew – Arab News
COVID-19: Asia news
- COVID-19: Oman confirms 811 new cases, tally at 9,820 – Gulf News
- 1,106 new coronavirus cases in Delhi in a day in record spike; death toll up by 82 – The Hindu
- Malaysia reports 103 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths – CNA
- Cold symptoms that people normally ‘shrug off’ make mild cases of COVID-19 hard to detect: Experts – CNA
- South Korea re-imposes some social restrictions to combat new COVID-19 cases – CNA
- Pakistan Coronavirus Cases: Coronavirus cases in Pakistan cross 64,000-mark, death toll soars to 1,317 – Times of India
- Coronavirus: 70-year-old UAE expat tells of recovery after falling critically ill – The National
- Lockdown 5: What lockdown 5.0 may look like – Times of India
- Indonesia reports 678 new coronavirus cases, 24 deaths – Reuters
- Pakistan says no immediate plan to go for stricter lockdown – GulfToday
- Tokyo to further relax coronavirus curbs on Monday, governor says – Arab News
- Indian doctors go online to treat patients amid coronavirus outbreak – CNA
COVID-19: Europe news
- Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 741 to 180,458: RKI – Reuters
- Spain will open gradually to tourism, with Europe first – CNA
- RTL Today – Death rate could rocket: Turkey claims healthcare ‘transformation’ helped vanquish virus – RTL Today
COVID-19: North America news
- Coronavirus: From ‘We’ve shut it down’ to 100,000 US dead – BBC News
- Canada’s COVID-19 report card: As we inch toward reopening, some provinces are faring better than others – The Globe and Mail
COVID-19: Oceania news
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- China reports African swine fever outbreak in Gansu province – Reuters
- Health Ministry: Nearly one in five Malaysians has diabetes – The Star
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