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Physician assistant gets ready for COVID-19 testing at Xpress Urgent Care in Tustin, California. (AP)

US sees biggest yet single-day surge in coronavirus cases

The worst-affected in the world right now, US’s daily tally reported 45,242 new cases today

27 Jun 2020 8:41 PM

A COVID-19 QR code attached to a barrier for patrons to scan as people enter a stadium ahead of the Super Rugby Aotearoa rugby game between the Highlanders and Chiefs in Dunedin, New Zealand. (AP)

New Zealand military to oversee border control after expats test corona+

A 24-day run with no cases was broken on Tuesday when it emerged two women who recently arrived from Britain tested positive for COVID-19

17 Jun 2020 9:36 AM

Demonstrators take party in a rally advertised as a Law and Order Rally that was also supporting President Donald Trump. (AFP)

Record spike in virus cases in US as states push ahead with reopening

Many state health officials partly attribute the increase to gatherings over the Memorial Day holiday weekend in late May

15 Jun 2020 10:24 AM

People wear face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus as they ride the subway in Taipei, Taiwan. (AP)

Eased curbs result in record number of infection in few countries

South Korea, Egypt and US show spike in virus cases after virus restrictions were lifted, as China now fears of a second wave

14 Jun 2020 1:45 PM

People wearing face masks to protect against the new coronavirus walk outside of a shopping mall at a pedestran shopping street in Beijing. (AP)

China has 1st non-imported infection in 2 weeks

China says it has largely stopped the spread of the virus at home, though it continues to have occasional localized outbreaks

07 Jun 2020 9:55 AM

Cemetery workers wearing protective clothing bury a victim of COVID-19 at the Sao Franciso Xavier cemetery in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AFP)

Brazil has record new coronavirus cases, surpasses France in deaths

Brazilian states are preparing to ease quarantine restrictions despite warnings from public health experts

31 May 2020 12:01 PM

People wearing face masks amid concerns of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus walk along a bridge across the Han river in Seoul. (AFP)

South Korea reports spike in coronavirus cases

More than 2 million students, including kindergarten students, were expected to return to school on Wednesday

27 May 2020 9:43 AM

A health staff member instructs patients to stop as Seine-Saint-Denis French department inhabitants wait to be tested for the novel coronavirus Covid-19 at a free mobile testing site in Clichy-sous-Bois. (AFP)

Patient tally continues to fall in France

Two weeks after lifting lockdown, France had an increase of 0.2%, below the average 0.3% increase of the past seven days in new virus cases

24 May 2020 3:43 PM

Visitors wearing mask to curb the spread of the coronavirus takes shelter from a sudden rainstorm in Beijing. (AP)

China reports 39 new coronavirus cases

All except three are asymptomatic cases, of which 30 arereported from Hubei province and Wuhan

24 May 2020 10:37 AM

Grave diggers wearing protective suits bury a COVID-19 victim as relatives and friends stand at a safe distance in Kolpino, outside St.Petersburg, Russia. (AP)

Russia overtakes Italy and Britain after record rise in virus cases

The number of new cases jumped by 11,656 in the past 24 hours, taking the total count to 221,344

11 May 2020 3:50 PM

Visitors wearing protective face masks at the capital's popular tourist spot of Temple of Heaven in Beijing. (AP)

Wuhan reports first coronavirus cluster since lifting of lockdown

The new infections add a layer of caution to efforts to lower coronavirus-related restrictions across China

11 May 2020 11:40 AM

A man waring a face mask passes by notices at the entrance of a temporary closed dance club in Seoul, South Korea. (AP)

South Korea reports highest rise in virus cases in a month after restrictions eased

PM says health officials are struggling to trace "thousands of people" who went to clubs and bars once the country loosened its lockdown

11 May 2020 8:54 AM

Laborers work to build a road as authorities relax the government-imposed nationwide lockdown. (AP)

Pakistan begins to ease month-long lockdown even as coronavirus cases rise

Prime Minister Imran Khan cited the economic crisis due to the shutdown as reason to allow businesses to open from Saturday

09 May 2020 3:01 PM

President Donald Trump's White House Senior Adviser Stephen Miller (left) and Katie Miller. (AP)

Mike Pence's press secretary tests positive for coronavirus

This is the second person who works at the White House complex known to test positive for the virus this week

09 May 2020 9:58 AM

A staff member (R) wearing a face shield talks with a passenger at a long-distance bus station in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. (AFP)

Top Chinese health official warns of virus rebound

As of Sunday, 962 asymptomatic cases, including 98 from abroad, were still under medical observation in the country

04 May 2020 9:35 AM

A medical worker wearing protective equipment looks through the window at arriving ambulances at the Pokrovskaya hospital in St.Petersburg, Russia. (AP)

Russia reports record spike in daily Covid cases after PM's infection

The nationwide case tally rose by 7,933 cases and now stands at 114,431, while the official overall death toll stands at 1,169

02 May 2020 10:28 AM

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