FILE PHOTO: A logo is displayed at the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2020. REUTERS / Denis Balibouse GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday against complacency about new coronavirus transmission in the northern hemisphere summer, saying that this virus …
Read More »Travel bans cannot be indefinite, countries must fight virus at home: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – Bans on international travel cannot stay in place indefinitely, and countries will have to do more to reduce the spread of the new coronavirus within their borders, the World Health Organization said Monday. A wave of infections has caused countries to re-impose some travel restrictions in recent …
Read More »Belgium stops social contact after the increase in COVID-19 cases
Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes holds a press conference after a meeting of the National Security Council amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Brussels, Belgium, July 27, 2020. REUTERS / Francois Lenoir / Pool BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium announced a sharp decline in social contacts on Monday after …
Read More »China reports 61 new cases of COVID-19 for Sunday, the highest number of daily household infections since March 6
FILE PHOTO: People line up at a test site where medical workers in protective suits collect swabs for nucleic acid tests after new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were confirmed in Dalian, Liaoning Province , China, July 24, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported 61 new …
Read More »Modi says coronavirus risk persists in India, recoveries increase
Health workers with personal protective equipment (PPE) enter a residential building complex during a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) screening campaign in Mumbai, India, July 26, 2020. REUTERS / Francis Mascarenhas MUMBAI (Reuters) – India needs to be “more vigilant” as the new coronavirus threat persists, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in …
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