Cumulative global cases have reached 131,142,993, according to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. The worldwide death toll has hit 2,850,449.
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Monday, April 5
3:50 p.m. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says everyone in the country will be able to take a COVID-19 test twice a week in a new drive to track the pandemic as the country reopens. Johnson, who is expected to confirm plans to relaunch international travel later on Monday, said the testing program would break the chain of transmission and spot asymptomatic cases.
3:15 p.m. Tokyo reports 249 cases, down from 355 a day earlier. The seven-day-average of new cases in the capital, however, edged up 9.6% from a week ago to 391.
2:00 p.m. India’s factory activity grew at its weakest pace in seven months in March as renewed lockdowns to curtail a resurgence in COVID-19 cases dampened domestic demand and output, a private survey shows.
1:00 p.m. In a grim milestone, India reports 103,558 cases for the past 24 hours, its highest-ever jump. Total cases in India now stand at 12.59 million. Deaths jumped by 478, to 165,101.
India’s daily COVID-19 cases take their largest-ever jump, soaring by 103,558, data from the health ministry shows, bringing the country’s total to 12.59 million. The 478 new deaths raise the country’s fatality count to 165,101.
11:50 a.m. Johnson & Johnson has filed its application for emergency use authorization of its single-shot vaccine in the Philippines, the country’s Food and Drug Administration chief says. J&J’s documents, submitted on Wednesday, are being evaluated, FDA Director General Rolando Enrique Domingo tells reporters. J&J is the seventh COVID-19 vaccine maker to seek approval in the Philippines.
11:00 a.m. South Korea reports 473 new cases, down from 543 a day ago and the first time in six days for the country to report fewer than 500 new cases. Total infections reach 105,752, with 1,748 deaths.
9:30 a.m. China reports 32 new cases for Sunday, up from 21 a day earlier and marking the highest daily total in more than two months. Of the new cases, 15 were local infections, all of which were reported in Yunnan Province where a new cluster was discovered near the border with Myanmar. The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed cases, stood at 18, matching the total from a day earlier.
8:50 a.m. El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele says China will donate 150,000 Sinovac doses to the country, on top of the 2 million Sinovac jabs his government already purchased.” I received a letter from President Xi Jinping, where he informs me that he will donate 150,000 vaccines against COVID-19 to our country,” Bukele wrote on Twitter. El Salvador began its immunization campaign with the AstraZeneca vaccine in February. In 2018, El Salvador severed ties with Taiwan in a switch to Beijing.
4:10 a.m. The U.S. has administered more than 165 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines nationwide as of Sunday morning and distributed nearly 208 million, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. The number of doses administrated increased by over 3 million from Saturday.
The agency says 106.2 million people have received at least one dose, while 61.4 million are fully vaccinated. The CDC tally includes two-dose inoculations from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech as well as Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot vaccine.
Sunday, April 4
9:11 p.m. India’s richest state, Maharashtra, imposes stringent COVID-19 restrictions starting Monday after a rapid rise in infections, a state minister says. The state will shut malls, cinema halls, bars and restaurants from Monday evening and impose a complete lockdown on weekends, Nawab Malik tells reporters after a cabinet meeting.
People walk or stand at a crowded beach amidst the spread of COVID-19 in Mumbai on April 4. Maharashtra, which includes Mumbai, is set to impose strict coronavirus measures.
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2:06 p.m. Leicester City center back Caglar Soyuncu missed the team’s 2-0 Premier League loss to Manchester City on Saturday because he tested positive for COVID-19 while playing for Turkey in the country’s 2022 World Cup qualifiers, manager Brendan Rodgers said. Soyuncu, who played in Turkey’s 3-3 draw with Latvia on Tuesday, is isolating in Turkey. The 24-year-old has made 16 league appearances for Leicester this season.
Saturday, April 3
10:26 p.m. Taiwan will receive its first batch of vaccines under the WHO-led COVAX program on Sunday, the island’s health minister says. Nearly 200,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine will be delivered.
7:30 p.m. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte extends a strict lockdown in the capital region and adjacent provinces by at least one week to try to contain a renewed surge in coronavirus infections, his spokesman said on Saturday. The Philippines, which has the second-highest COVID-19 cases and deaths in Southeast Asia, reported 12,576 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, putting further strain on the health care system.
3:20 p.m. Australia will continue its inoculation program with AstraZeneca, health officials said on Saturday, after a blood clotting case raised concern about the safety of the vaccine.
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