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Second wave fears rise as China reports more new infections

China reported its highest daily number of new coronavirus cases in months on Sunday with parts of Beijing still under lockdown, offering a second wave warning to the rest of the world as the pandemic rages in South America. The shock resurgence in domestic infections has rattled China,...

COVID-19: New cases reported in China, South Korea

China confirmed 11 new novel coronavirus cases while South Korea reported 48, authorities said on Saturday. China’s National Health Commission said in a statement that five of the cases were locally transmitted, all based in the capital Beijing, while the six others were from...

Spike in deaths in Darfur points to virus' invisible spread

In the sprawling refugee camps of Darfur, the war-scarred western region of Sudan, officials say the elderly are falling sick and dying at astonishing rates. In North Darfur’s provincial capital of El Fasher, some say they scroll through a dozen death announcements each day: Another...

UN warns of looming crisis as virus strands ship crews at sea

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Friday for countries to relieve ship crews stranded at sea for long periods due to lockdowns imposed to contain the coronavirus pandemic. "The Secretary-General calls on all countries to formally designate seafarers and other marine personnel as...