8.10 am: The Democratic Republic of Congo extends lockdown for 15 more days. This is the sixth extension since March and has raised conce...
8.10 am: The Democratic Republic of Congo extends lockdown for 15 more days. This is the sixth extension since March and has raised concerns about the effect on the economy, The Guardian reports.
8.05 am: South Africa records more than 8,000 new cases in a day, The Guardian reports. The country now has 205,721 cases and 3,310 deaths.
7.45 am: The United States says it would not allow foreign students to remain in the country for the autumn semester if all their university classes are moved online because of the coronavirus crisis. The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in its notice added that students could stay back if they shift to a course with in-person tuition.
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7.40 am: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he has undergone another test for the coronavirus, Reuters reports. His lungs were clean, he adds.
7.35 am: Paris’ Louvre Museum reopened on Monday after a four-month coronavirus lockdown, AP reports.
7.30 am: China reports eight new coronavirus cases on Monday, The Guardian reports, adding that there were no new infections in Beijing. China so far has 83,565 confirmed coronavirus and the toll is 4,634.
7.25 am: Karnataka Minister JC Madhuswamy says there are fears of community transmission of the virus in the state, ANI reports. “Medical condition of eight infected with coronavirus admitted...
