The Associated Press16:23, Jun 01 2021
Worldwide Covid-19 updates
Lima, Peru – Peru announced a sharp increase in its Covid-19 death toll, saying there have been more than 180,000 fatalities since the pandemic hit the country early last year.
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Bolivian resident Elisabeth Ticona gets a shot of the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine during vaccinations for people over age 50, on the border that connects Desaguadero, Bolivia, with Desaguadero, Peru, Friday, May 21, 2021. The announcement was made in the presidential palace during the presentation of a report by a working group commissioned to analyse and update the death toll. The results of the study put the new toll at 180,764 in a population of about 32.6 million, compared to recent data indicating that 69,342 people had died from Covid-19.
An Australian court has rejected a challenge to the federal government’s draconian power to prevent most citizens from leaving the country so they don’t bring the coronavirus home.