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Malaysia extended the nationwide lockdown by two weeks as the number of daily cases remains elevated, Defense Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said. The first phase of the lockdown, due to end on June 14, will continue until June 28. The decision to extend was made as new infections continue to exceed 5,000 daily.

Tokyo’s government is planning to cancel all Olympic public viewings in the capital and experts advising the Japanese government on Covid-19 are going to warn of increased infection risk if the games are held with spectators, Jiji reported.

Tokyo’s government is planning to cancel all Olympic public viewings in the capital and experts advising the Japanese government on Covid-19 are going to warn of increased infection risk if the games are held with spectators, Jiji reported.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed his Chinese counterpart in a phone call Friday to allow a new expert-led study into the origins of Covid-19. But China’s top diplomat called theories that the virus leaked from a Wuhan lab absurd, according to readouts from both sides.

U.K. infections continued to rise, posing a dilemma for Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of a crunch decision Monday on whether to proceed with the final stage of reopening the economy later this month. Data released Friday showed an estimated 1 in 560 people in England had the virus in the week to June 4, up from 1 in 640 a week earlier and 1 in 1,340 in the week through May 8.

U.K. infections continued to rise, posing a dilemma for Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of a crunch decision Monday on whether to proceed with the final stage of reopening the economy later this month. Data released Friday showed an estimated 1 in 560 people in England had the virus in the week to June 4, up from 1 in 640 a week earlier and 1 in 1,340 in the week through May 8.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed his Chinese counterpart in a phone call Friday to allow a new expert-led study into the origins of Covid-19. But China’s top diplomat called theories that the virus leaked from a Wuhan lab an absurd story, according to readouts from both sides.

U.K. infections continued to rise, posing a dilemma for Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of a crunch decision Monday on whether to proceed with the final stage of reopening the economy later this month. Data released Friday showed an estimated 1 in 560 people in England had the virus in the week to June 4, up from 1 in 1,340 in the week through May 8.

U.S. President Joe Biden is preparing to join other Group of Seven leaders in a campaign to end the Covid-19 pandemic by distributing at least 1 billion extra shots to poorer nations by late next year. Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE will provide 500 million doses at no profit.

U.S. President Joe Biden is preparing to join other Group of Seven leaders in a campaign to end the pandemic by distributing shots worldwide. The group will pledge to deliver at least 1 billion extra doses of vaccines over the next year to help cover 80% of the world’s adult population, according to a draft communique seen by Bloomberg News.