Melbourne back into lockdown as cases surge again
In late February, Ms Raihan Suhaimi, a 28-year-old Singaporean, arrived in Melbourne to begin graduate studies and start a new life in a new city.
But her timing could hardly have been worse.
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Infections rise in India, but recovery rate improves
Life in the world’s second-most populous country has been slowly assuming a new normal after a stringent lockdown was eased.
Many Indians have learnt to wear masks as a matter of routine in spite of the stifling heat, which has reached – and in places, surpassed – 40 deg C.
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Japan adamant spike in cases not a second wave
Six weeks after Tokyo lifted a state of emergency and with its economy battered into recession, the Japanese capital is setting unwelcome new records of daily Covid-19 cases.
The 224 new infections last Thursday broke a high of 206 cases that was recorded on April 17, a mere 10 days after the state of emergency was imposed.
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America lets its guard down in rush to ease curbs
After weeks of Americans staying at home and a strict regime of social distancing, the overall number of newly reported Covid-19 daily cases in the United States began to plateau in early May.
But the levelling off did not last.
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