China urges US to invite WHO experts to investigate Fort Detrick lab - China.org.cn

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Monday urged the United States to adopt a transparent and responsible attitude and invite World Health Organization (WHO) experts to investigate Fort Detrick lab for coronavirus origin tracing as soon as possible.

Lambda variant pushes up death toll in Peru | COVID-19 Special

 

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La India niega que haya un exceso de 4 millones de muertes por la covid-19

 

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Renewed protests in Colombia as government unveils new tax reform

 

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GLOBALink | Chinese FM asks U.S. to show transparency and answer concerns over Fort Detrick Lab

 

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Ex-aide: UK PM Johnson dismissed COVID lockdown as only elderly would die - The Jerusalem post

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was not prepared to impose lockdown restrictions to stop the spread of COVID-19 to save the elderly and denied the National Health Service would be overwhelmed, his former top adviser said in an interview aired on Monday.

England lifts Covid-19 restrictions even as variant cases spike

 

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UK Health Minister Tests Positive For COVID-19 After Being Fully Vaccinated - Sputnik International

Britain’s Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Sajid Javid is in self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, amid an easing of coronavirus-related restrictive measures in the commonwealth.

Biden: Social media ‘killing people’ with COVID misinformation | Al Jazeera

President Joe Biden has said that social media companies are “killing people” by failing to police misinformation on their platforms about COVID-19 vaccines.

11B doses needed to vaccinate 70% of world to end COVID-19: UN chief - China.org.cn

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that 11 billion doses are needed to vaccinate 70 percent of the world to end the COVID-19 pandemic.

Iraq hospital fire leaves 39 dead - The Jerusalem post

 At least 39 dead and more injured in a fire that broke out in a city hospital in Iraq, according to Israeli news.

Covid: Seoul bans speedy songs in gyms to stop sweating - BBC News

Gyms in South Korea's capital Seoul and its surrounding region have been told not to play music with a tempo higher than 120 beats per minute (bpm), in order to limit the spread of Covid-19.

N. Korea accuses U.S. of using humanitarian aid as political tool

 

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EU has received enough COVID-19 jabs to fully vaccinate 70% of adults, von der Leyen announces

 

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Evidence indicates coronavirus evolved in nature, scientists say - China.org.cn

The virus that led to the COVID-19 pandemic evolved in nature, and suggestions of a laboratory-leak source "remain without scientifically validated evidence", a group of international scientists wrote in The Lancet medical journal.

WHO chief describes current stage of coronavirus pandemic as 'very dangerous' - TASS

The novel coronavirus pandemic is at a very dangerous stage at the moment, despite the global community’s successes in fighting it, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday.

New York governor declares 'disaster emergency' on gun crime - AA

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a gun violence "disaster emergency" Tuesday, characterizing the rise in gun violence in his state as a racist scourge that drags on the economy, beyond the death and injuries it inflicts on its victims.  

Seehofer: Uefa handelt absolut verantwortungslos

 

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"Non uscite di casa per nessun motivo": fuga dal Bangladesh prima del nuovo confinamento

 

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Australia’s Sydney and Darwin begin COVID-19 lockdowns | Al Jazeera

Sydney, Australia’s largest city, began a two-week lockdown on Sunday as a cluster of cases of the highly infectious coronavirus Delta variant rose to 110, while an outbreak in the northern city of Darwin prompted a hard two-day stay-at-home order.