A major scandal unfolded in the UK, where almost 16,000 COVID cases were left off the national tracing system because of a technical error, severely hampering efforts to find the contacts of those who had tested...
COVID in the US | Trump back in the office, New York to shut down schools
The US remains the ‘world’s top hot spot’ for the pandemic. Donald Trump is discharged from hospital and returns to the White House. Meanwhile, New York is already set to ‘close schools’ in several neighborhoods that...
Kyrgyzstan unrest | Election result annulled as violent protests grip Bishkek
Last weekend’s disputed election result has wreaked havoc in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan, resulting in clashes in which one person reportedly died. The country’s Central Electoral Commission has now...
‘Don’t let coronavirus dominate you’ | Trump returns to White House
Donald Trump returned to the White House after leaving Walter Reed Medical Center where he had spent the last three nights after testing positive for COVID.
Covid lockdowns extend until Oct. 18 at the earliest
Prime Minister Netanyahu says it’s still too early to end closures as the infection rate in Israel holds firm at around 11.7%.