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  • Covid-19 cases hit nearly 6 million – WHO warns

    Date: 2020-05-31 22:21:29 GMT - Switzerland - World - SN:89 - ID:8451757

    GENEVA, May 31 (MENA) – The World Health Organization announced on Sunday that the coronavirus cases reached 5, 934, 936 ones worldwide, plus 367,166 deaths. The cases in Africa were 100, 610 ones and 2,554 deaths against 2,743,793 cases and ....

  • US deploys 5,000 National Guard troops across 15 states to stop riots

    Date: 2020-05-31 21:58:14 GMT - USA - World - SN:88 - ID:8451754

    WASHINGTON, May 31 (MENA) – The US National Guard has announced that it has activated around 5,000 troops as of Sunday morning to deploy to states across the country, with another 2,000 troops on standby, Fox News reported. The troops will ....

  • UK has reached 200,000 daily testing target

    Date: 2020-05-31 19:14:34 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:80 - ID:8451602

    LONDON, May 31 (MENA) - The UK government claimed it had reached its testing capacity target of 200,000-a-day, amid mounting concerns about the effectiveness of the test and trace system ahead of the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions, The ....

  • UK announces official daily Covid-19 death toll of 113 - the lowest since lockdown

    Date: 2020-05-31 17:44:01 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:67 - ID:8451482

    LONDON, May 31 (MENA) - The UK has announced 113 more Covid-19 deaths today, the lowest since lockdown began, taking the official count to 38,489, the Daily Mail reported. The Department of Health reported on Sunday the lowest figure in almost ....

  • Ontario reports 326 new coronavirus cases

    Date: 2020-05-31 17:32:06 GMT - Canada - World - SN:65 - ID:8451481

    OTTAWA, May 31 (MENA) - Ontario has once again recorded more than 300 new cases of COVID-19 as the number of tests completed in a single day falls back below the provincial goal of 20,000. According to Canada's CTV News on Sunday, health ....

  • Daily coronavirus cases in Moscow exceed recoveries for first time since May 24

    Date: 2020-05-31 17:07:55 GMT - Russia - World - SN:62 - ID:8451483

    MOSCOW, May 31 (MENA) – Some 2,595 new coronavirus cases were registered in Moscow in the past day and 1,855 patients recovered, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Sunday. The daily growth rate in the capital stood at 1.5% versus 1.3% ....

  • Russia confirms 9,268 new coronavirus infections

    Date: 2020-05-31 08:38:53 GMT - Russia - World - SN:19 - ID:8450781

    MOSCOW, May 31 (MENA) - Russia confirmed 9,268 new coronavirus infections Sunday, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 405,843, Russia Today channel reported. One hundred and thirty-eight people have died over the past 24 hours, ....

  • Thailand registers 4 new COVID-19 cases

    Date: 2020-05-31 08:00:34 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:15 - ID:8450704

    BANGKOK, May 31 (MENA ) - Thailand reported four new coronavirus cases on Sunday and no new deaths, taking the total number of infections to 3,081 with 57 deaths since January, according to the New York Times. The new patients had arrived in ....

  • Rwanda reports its first death from the new coronavirus

    Date: 2020-05-31 07:56:33 GMT - Rwanda - World - SN:14 - ID:8450726

    KIGALI, May 31 (MENA) - Rwanda’s Ministry of Health on Sunday reported the East African nation’s first death caused by the new coronavirus. The victim was a 65-year-old driver who opted to return home from a neighbouring country, where he ....

  • 8,380 new covid-19 cases registered in India over past 24 hours

    Date: 2020-05-31 07:32:08 GMT - India - World - SN:11 - ID:8450681

    NEW Delhi, May 31 (MENA) - India recorded its biggest-ever spike of 8,380 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the country's total count to 183,143 cases, India Today said Sunday quoting a statement issued by the Health ....

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