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No new virus infections in South Australia

South Australia will end its COVID-19 lockdown on schedule after reporting no new virus infections. Premier Steven Marshall says the result is a “huge relief” and will allow the week-long shutdown to end at one minute past midnight on Wednesday. He says it vindicates the state’s “go hard and go early” approach to combating virus… Read More »

South Africa returns to stricter lockdown, virus ‘surging’

Loading the player… South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday that his country will return to stricter lockdown measures in the face of a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases that indicate the virus is “surging again” in Africa’s worst-affected nation. Positive cases in South Africa in the past seven days were 31% higher than the… Read More »

Victoria begins its fourth virus lockdown

Victoria’s fourth COVID-19 lockdown is now underway as authorities urge people to get vaccinated to ensure this is the state’s last. The seven-day, statewide shutdown kicked in from midnight after a cluster of 26 cases of the Indian variant of the virus emerged in Whittlesea in Melbourne’s north. “The vaccine is really our only ticket… Read More »

As India surges, Bangladesh lacks jabs, faces virus variants

India’s surge in coronavirus cases is having a dangerous effect on neighboring Bangladesh By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press May 9, 2021, 2:18 AM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article DHAKA, Bangladesh — India’s surge in coronavirus cases is having a dangerous effect on neighboring Bangladesh, with health experts warning of… Read More »