Japan is reportedly set to extend it state of emergency in Tokyo and other regions while Sydney has reported seven deaths over the past 24 hours, its deadliest day of the pandemic so far
- US could see 200,000 Covid cases a day again: ‘Unvaccinated are sitting ducks’
- All 16- and 17-year-olds in England to be offered Covid jab
- A million jobs in peril as one in 16 UK firms say they are at risk of closure
- French Covid permit scheme extended to Paris department stores
Covid-19 took a chunk out of China’s retail sales and industrial production in July, official data showed Monday, with a rebound of Covid-19 dragging on demand while recent floods disrupted businesses.
The world’s second-largest economy staged a rapid recovery from last year’s coronavirus outbreak, beating back the virus with mass testing and strict lockdowns.
A total of 93,000 children have lost a parent to Covid in Peru and many are now facing worsening poverty and depression
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