- India and Indonesia reported biggest daily cases since the outbreak started.
- Brazil surpasses U.S. in daily death toll.
- More patients than beds in Mumbai as India faces surge in cases, healthcare system under heavy pressure.
- Africa is approaching 100,000 confirmed cases.
- 100M+ people in China are going back into lockdown after a new cluster of Covid-19 cases was discovered.
- Almost 100.000 deaths in the U.S.
- About 15,000 Rohingya refugees are now under quarantine in Bangladesh’s vast camps.
- Carnage happening in Brazil due to Jair Bolsonaro misplaced policy, 2 health ministers already resigned.
- Belgium will not return to tough lockdown.
- Thailand is to maintain its state of emergency.
- Putin urges more testing as Russia's death toll climbs.
- Covid-19 cases in Yemen are believed to be widespread while its health system collapsed.
- Singapore have surpassed 30,000 cases as the city continues to report hundreds of new infections in cramped migrant worker dormitories.
- Australian retail sales dive a record 17.9% in April.
- U.S. bans flights from Brazil.
- Colombia follows Argentina in banning all international flights through August 31.
- Mastercard will not send staff back to offices without vaccine.
- People in Guatemala City wave white flags as a signal they need food. Red means medicine, black, yellow, or blue means that a woman, child or elderly person is in danger of violence.
- WHO worries about silent epidemic unless Africa prioritises virus testing.
- U.S. plans massive coronavirus vaccine testing effort to meet year end deadline.
- Germany offers Lufthansa $9.8bn lifeline.