This week saw the U.S. hit a painful milestone: 100,000 COVID-19 deaths. In addition, California crossed the 100,000-case mark, South Carolina hit 10,000 cases, and Minnesota reported 1,000 deaths. Cases surged midweek in Alabama, California and Virginia.
India on Saturday registered another record single-day jump of 7,964 virus cases and 265 deaths, a day before the two-month lockdown is set to end. The Health Ministry put the total number of confirmed cases at 173,763 with 4,971 deaths.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an open letter marking the first year of his government’s second term, said India was on the path to victory in its battle against the virus. He said India will set “an example in economic revival” and asked the nation to show a “firm resolve.” Migrant workers queue outside a railway station to return to their hometowns after the government eased a nationwide lockdown in Mumbai, India earlier this month.Modi also acknowledged the “tremendous suffering” of millions of migrant workers who had lost their jobs during the lockdown and have been forced to make grueling and dangerous trips back to their hometowns. The federal government is expected to issue a new set of guidelines this weekend, possibly extending the lockdown in worst-hit areas.European Union urges U.S. to reconsider decision to break ties with the WHO The European Union on Saturday called on the U.S. to reconsider the decision to sever ties with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. "The WHO needs to continue being able to lead the international response to pandemics, current and future," European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and E.U. foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said in a joint statement. "For this, the participation and support of all is required and very much needed... We urge the U.S. to reconsider its announced decision."with the WHO, as “they have failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms.”South Korean cases linked to company that failed to apply proper virus measures South Korea reported 39 new cases on Saturday — most of them recorded in the densely populated Seoul area where officials have linked scores of infections to warehouse workers. Health officials said Friday that at least 102 infections had been linked to workers at a massive warehouse operated by Coupang — a local e-commerce giant that has seen orders spike during the epidemic. High school students wearing face masks prepare for classes, with plastic covers placed on desks to prevent infection, as schools reopen in Daejeon, South Korea last week.The company has been criticized for failing to implement proper preventive measures and enforce distance between employees, as the virus was discovered on safety helmets, laptops, keyboards and other equipment they share. The resurgence in infections has alarmed officials as millions of students have beenFigures from South Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention brought national totals to 11,441 confirmed cases and 269 deaths.Government employees went back to work in Iran on Saturday as President Hassan Rouhani said mosques are to resume daily prayers throughout the country, even though some areas are seeing high levels of virus infections. Rouhani also said on state television that the hours of shopping malls — which had been allowed to open only until 6 p.m. — will be extended, a further step in the government’s plans to ease virus restrictions. “Doors to mosques across the country will open to public for daily prayers,” Rouhani said, adding that social distancing and other health protocols should be observed. However, he did not say exactly when they are due to reopen.20h ago / 11:45 AM UTCThe wife of Chinese doctor Li Wenliang who was punished by police for blowing the whistle on coronavirus before he died from the respiratory illness, has rejected a proposal to rename the street of Chinese embassy in Washington, D.C. in his honor. The proposed bill to name the street "Li Wenliang Plaza" in his honor was rebuffed by Fu Xuejie, who wrote on social media that she learned the news online. “It is very sad to hear this news. Wenliang is a communist and deeply loves his motherland,” she said. “We really don’t want anyone to use Wenliang for hype."earlier this month because “the Chinese Communist Party wants the world to forget Dr. Li Wenliang... We can ensure his name is never forgotten," he said.British scientific advisers warn it's too soon to lift lockdown Scientific advisers to the British government have warned that COVID-19 is still spreading too fast in the country to lift the lockdown which is set to ease next week. From Monday, groups of up to six people allowed to meet outside and primary schools reopening to certain students.— where contacts of known cases are asked to self-isolate — will contain the virus and help the country start to reopen. Britain has reported over 270,000 virus cases as of Saturday and more than 38,000 deaths — the highest death toll in Europe — and Jeremy Farrar, a member of Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, said he agreed with his colleague John Edmunds that"COVID-19 is spreading too fast to lift lockdown in England." "TTI has to be in place, fully working, capable of dealing any surge immediately, locally responsive, rapid results & infection rates have to be lower. And trusted," he wrote
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