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Indonesia: 180 doctors succumb to virus
Indonesia has so far reported a total of 527,999 coronavirus cases, with 441,983 recovered, and 16,646 deaths.
North Korea tightens seaside restrictions
Officials are building firm anti-epidemic measures along border areas to prevent the coronavirus from entering the country. In front-line coastal areas, authorities are working out more stringent rules for venturing out at sea and collecting filthy materials in the waters, according to state television.
Germany: 14,611 new cases
India: 41,810 new cases, 496 deaths
Total cases now at 4,53,956; deaths rise to 1,36,696.
COVID-19 delay could cost Tokyo Olympics $1.9 billion
The 2020 Games were pushed back a year as Covid-19 spread around the globe, and are now scheduled to open on July 23, 2021.
Mizoram: 16 new cases
Total cases are now 3,822, of whom five people have died.
Andaman & Nicobar: Nine new cases
The islands have reported a total of 4,698 cases of whom 61 have died.
Britain secures 2 million more doses of Moderna vaccine
The country now has approximately 350 million doses of seven different vaccine candidates.