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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.