US experts warn of second wave of infection; Russia reports over 10,000 new Covid-19 cases: 10 points

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As many countries reported a peak in the number of new coronavirus cases, health experts warned of a potential second wave of infection unless the rapid testing is expanded. However, the pressure to reopen the businesses kept building after the weeks-long shutdown plunged the global economy into its deepest slump, wiping out the jobs.

While the number of new cases exceeded 10,000 for the first time in Russia on Sunday, the death toll in the United Kingdom (UK) climbed near that of Italy’s — the epicenter of Europe’s coronavirus outbreak.

According to Johns Hopkins University, which has been tracking the coronavirus cases worldwide, The virus has infected 3.5 million people and killed more than 246,000 worldwide.

The United States has so far reported 1,157,753 coronavirus positive cases and over 67,000 deaths. New York City remains the worst-affected in the United States with 18,925 deaths. The country reported more than 1,400 additional deaths on Saturday.

In other reports, the US Air Force and Navy pilots staged a rare joint flyover in three American cities, including Washington, to salute the frontline coronavirus responders and essential workers as the country, the worst hit by the pandemic, fought a grim battle against the “invincible enemy”.

Here, in 10 points, is how the world is fighting the coronavirus pandemic:

1. The new cases in Russia on Sunday exceeded the 10,000 mark. More than half of the new coronavirus cases were reported in Moscow, where the concern is rising about whether the capital’s medical facilities will be overwhelmed.

2. China, which reported only two new cases, saw a surge in visitors to newly reopened tourist spots after domestic travel restrictions were loosened ahead of a five-day holiday that runs through Tuesday. Nearly 1.7 million people visited Beijing parks on the first two days of the holiday.

3. Hours before Italy was supposed to ease lockdown restrictions, the Health Ministry reported 174 Covid-19 deaths. It was the lowest day-to-day number since the national lockdown began on March 10.

4. In Spain, many ventured outside for the first time since the country’s lockdown began March 14. Masks are mandatory starting Monday on public transit.

5. Another potentially troubling sign emerged in Afghanistan’s capital city of Kabul, where a third of the 500 people selected in random test came up positive for the virus.

6. In the US, New Jersey reopened state parks, though several had to turn people away after reaching a 50 per cent limit in their parking lots.

7. Around 18 million Pakistanis could lose their jobs in the country due to ongoing lockdown enforced to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, a top minister said on Sunday, as the COVID-19 tally crossed 20,000 after 981 more patients were diagnosed during the day.

8. Nepal on Sunday confirmed 10 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number of infections to 69. Nepal is among the nations that has the least cases of coronavirus. As many as 16 COVID-19 patients have been recovered so far, a health ministry spokesperson said.

9. Poor diet is a major cause behind the Covid-19 deaths and the Indians must urgently cut down on ultra-processed food to build resilience against the deadly virus, a leading Indian-origin cardiologist in the UK has cautioned.

10. Bangladesh registered its highest single-day increase in the coronavirus cases with 665 new infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total number to 9,455.

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