Thousands of doctors working on contract walk out, with months of lockdown doing little to curb the outbreak. The country reported a record 17,045 cases and 92 deaths on Sunday, increasing pressure on the government of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, which in January declared an “emergency” saying COVID-19 had brought the country to “breaking point”. Muhyiddin and his ministers, including …
Spanish lawmakers vote to extend the state of emergency for the sixth time as cases surpass 240,300. 15:36 GMT – Spain reports first new COVID-19 death since Sunday, total at 27,128 Spain has reported its first death from the coronavirus since Sunday, health ministry data has showed, bringing the country’s total death toll to 27,128. “If we were to run …
Health ministry says detention centres ‘high risk’ areas after spike in cases following series of raids during lockdown. “We have identified detention centres as a high-risk area,” Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, the director-general of the Ministry of Health, said at a news briefing on May 26. “These raids under the pretence of stopping the spread of COVID-19 have only served …
South Africa’s gov’t said it was studying a High Court decision declaring its COVID-19 restrictions as unconstitutional. Trump and Bolsonaro “expressed their mutual appreciation for the longstanding collaboration on health issues between the two countries,” the White House said, discussing the US delivery of 2 million doses of the controversial drug to Brazil and “a joint research effort to help …