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Euro final fuels outbreak fears as nations fight virus surges
AFP, Published on 11/07/2021
» LONDON: British authorities warned of the dangers of large gatherings for Sunday's Euro 2020 football final, fearful of the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant that is firing outbreaks across the world.
Euro final fuels outbreak fears as nations fight virus surges
AFP, Published on 11/07/2021
» LONDON: British authorities warned against large gatherings ahead of the Euro 2020 football final Sunday, fearful of the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant that has fuelled outbreaks across the world.
Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo for no-spectator relay
AFP, Published on 09/07/2021
» TOKYO - The Olympic flame arrived in Tokyo on Friday but the public was kept away from a low-key welcoming ceremony over coronavirus fears, after a "heartbreaking" announcement that spectators would be banned from most Games events.
Global Covid-19 deaths cross 4m
AFP, Published on 08/07/2021
» The global Covid-19 death toll has crossed 4 million, with the worst of the pandemic only just starting to hit some parts of the Asia-Pacific and cases rising again in the United States.
Delta variant is 'game changer': Virus world update
AFP, Published on 07/07/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesia expanded nationwide restrictions Wednesday as it reported a record number of coronavirus deaths, while Japan scrapped the Olympic torch relay on Tokyo's roads over infection fears.
Indonesia in oxygen emergency as Delta variant wreaks global havoc
AFP, Published on 06/07/2021
» JAKARTA: Indonesia said Tuesday it was importing emergency oxygen from neighbouring Singapore as hospitals crumbled under the weight of Covid-19, with the Delta variant continuing to wreak havoc around the globe.
England to lift virus restrictions as Israel raises vaccine fears
AFP, Published on 06/07/2021
» LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday revealed plans to lift most of England's coronavirus restrictions, including face masks and social distancing from July 19, urging personal responsibility rather than government edict.
Russia virus cases soar again as Delta strain sparks resurgence
AFP, Published on 04/07/2021
» MOSCOW: Russia on Sunday counted more than 25,000 new daily infections after a week of record deaths tolls as the highly contagious Delta variant propels a global resurgence of the pandemic.
Russia sets Covid record as Delta spreads
AFP, Published on 03/07/2021
» MOSCOW: Russia reported its fifth record for daily Covid-19 deaths in a row on Saturday, as countries around the world rush to contain the rapid spread of the highly contagious Delta variant.
Covid-19 curbs reimposed in Moscow as Asia-Pacific outbreaks flare
AFP, Published on 28/06/2021
» MOSCOW: Work-from-home restrictions were reimposed in Moscow on Monday as Russia tried to contain a deadly coronavirus wave fuelled by the Delta variant, while several Asian nations also tightened curbs to contain growing outbreaks.