India's Disaster Management Authority orders nationwide coronavirus lockdown extension to May 31
- India's National Disaster Management Authority ordered an extension to its nationwide lockdown until May 31.
- Spain's daily coronavirus death toll was 82 on Sunday, down from 102 on Saturday, the country's health ministry said, making it the first time the death count dropped to single digits in two months.
- Brazil now has 233,142 in cumulative confirmed cases after adding 14,919 new infections in the last 24 hours, reported Reuters, citing the country's health ministry.
- China's National Health Commission said there were five new coronavirus cases in the past day — two were "imported," while the remaining three were detected in the northeastern province of Jilin.
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- Global cases: More than 4.6 million
- Global deaths: At least 311,843
- Most cases reported: United States (more than 1.46 million), Russia (272,043), United Kingdom, (241,461), Brazil (233,511) and Spain (230,698)
The data above was compiled by Johns Hopkins University as of 8:45 p.m. Beijing time.
All times below are in Beijing time.
8:55 pm: India's National Disaster Management Authority orders nationwide lockdown extension to May 31
India's National Disaster Management Authority ordered an extension to the nationwide lockdown meant to fight the spread of the coronavirus until May 31. The lockdown over the country of 1.35 billion, first implemented on March 24, has caused widespread hunger and joblessness and was given a two-week extension on May 4. India has reported 90,927 cases of the virus so far and 2,872 deaths as of Sunday. — Natasha Turak
8:14 pm: Egypt expands curfew and restrictions for Islamic Eid holiday
Egypt will expand its curfew time by four hours to begin at 5 p.m. and suspend public transport during the six-day long Eid holiday, which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in its efforts to stem the spread of the coronavirus, its government said on Sunday.
Eid is typically a very festive period, where families and friends gather in houses, businesses and in the streets exchanging gifts and sharing food.
Venues including shops, parks and restaurants in the country of 90 million will also be closed for Eid, and restrictions on movement will stay in place for an additional two weeks, state officials said. — Natasha Turak
8:05 pm: Wuhan nearly doubles daily coronavirus tests, authorities say
Coronavirus testing nearly doubled overnight in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the original epicenter of the virus' outbreak, Wuhan authorities said Sunday. The city of 11 million came out of its lockdown on April 8 but recently detected new cases, prompting a surge in new testing, which increased on Saturday to 222,675 from 186,400 tests carried out on May 14-15, according to Reuters.
The city is now testing people who are asymptomatic, and authorities say the tests are voluntary. The testing identified 28 new asymptomatic carriers and no cases with symptoms, authorities said.
5:00 pm: Spain's daily death toll drops below 100 for first time in two months
Spain's daily coronavirus death toll was 82 on Sunday, down from 102 on Saturday, the country's health ministry said, making it the first time the death count dropped to single digits in two months. Spain began lifting lockdown restrictions for a majority of the country in early May as part of a phased reopening process.
Spain's total fatalities are now at 27,650, while confirmed cases increased by less than 1000 over the 24 hour period to 231,350 from 230,698. Spain remains in the top five hardest-hit countries globally in terms of coronavirus cases and deaths. — Natasha Turak
4:52 pm: Indonesia reports 489 new cases, 59 new virus deaths
Indonesia's confirmed coronavirus infection count rose by 489 on Sunday to reach 17,514, its health ministry said.
The country also reported 59 new deaths from the virus, taking its death toll to 1,148. The southeast Asian state of 267 million has tested 140,473 people so far, according to its health ministry. — Natasha Turak
4:42 pm: Malaysia reports 22 additional cases, no new deaths
Malaysia reported 22 new coronavirus cases Sunday, bringing the total infections for the country to 6,894. Its health authorities reported no new deaths Sunday, with the national reported death toll remaining at 113. — Natasha Turak
3:35 pm: Russia confirms 9,709 new cases
Russia, home to the second-highest volume of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide, counted 9,709 new cases on Sunday, in a rise of more than 500 from the previous day's new infection count of 9,200.
The country's coronavirus task force reported its overall infection number at 281,752. It announced 94 additional deaths from the virus over the last 24 hours, bringing the total death count to 2,631. — Natasha Turak
12:50 pm: Confirmed cases in Germany climb to 174,355
Germany confirmed another 583 Covid-19 cases, which brings its tally to 174,355, according to the latest data by Robert Koch Institute, a federal government agency responsible for disease monitoring and prevention.
The country's death toll increased by 33 to 7,914, said the institute. — Yen Nee Lee
12:20 pm: India's cases top 90,000 after adding nearly 5,000 new infections
India's confirmed coronavirus cases totaled 90,927 after it reported another 4,987 new infections, according to the latest data by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. India now has the highest number of cumulative confirmed cases after overtaking China on Saturday.
India also reported 120 additional deaths relating to the coronavirus, bringing total fatalities to 2,872, the health ministry data showed.
Despite the continued jump in cases and deaths, India is expected to ease some lockdown measures starting Monday. The country's nationwide lockdown started in late March and has since been extended twice. — Yen Nee Lee
11:45 am: Thailand reopens shopping malls, restaurants as new cases fall
Thailand eased restrictions further this weekend by allowing more businesses and activities to resume, including department stores, restaurants and some sporting facilities.
The government also shortened the nationwide curfew by one hour. The nighttime curfew will now run from 11 p.m. — instead of 10 p.m. previously — until 4 a.m. the next day.
But other businesses and activities such as cinemas and amusement parks remain closed, while the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand extended its ban on all international passengers into the country until the end of June.
The number of new daily cases in Thailand has slowed to a trickle this month. As of Saturday, the Southeast Asian country has reported 3,025 confirmed infections and 56 deaths, according to the Department of Disease Control. — Yen Nee Lee
10:55 am: South Korea confirms 13 more cases
South Korea reported 13 new confirmed coronavirus cases, bringing its tally to 11,050, according to the latest data by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Of those, five cases were detected in Seoul, where a new cluster of infections linked to several nightclubs and bars was recently found. Authorities have been tracking down the roughly 5,500 people that visited the affected nightlife spots between April 24 and May 6 — more than a thousand of them still out of contact, according to Yonhap News Agency.
The number of coronavirus-related deaths in South Korea remained at 262 after KCDC reported no additional fatalities in the past day. — Yen Nee Lee
10:10 am: Mexico's death toll cross 5,000
Mexico's health ministry said there were another 278 coronavirus-related fatalities, taking the country's death toll to 5,045 since the outbreak, reported Reuters.
Mexico's Covid-19 death rate is higher compared to the global average because pre-existing medical conditions such as diabetes, hybertension and obesity are more widespread among the population, according to the report.
The country's cumulative confirmed cases jumped by 2,112 to 47,144, said the report. — Yen Nee Lee
9:25 am: China reports 5 new cases, no additional deaths
China's National Health Commission said there were five new coronavirus cases in the past day. Two of those cases were "imported," while the remaining three were detected in the northeastern province of Jilin, said NHC.
That brings the total number of confirmed cases in mainland China to 82,947, according to the commission. The country's death toll remained at 4,634, said NHC.
Jilin province has experienced a resurgence in cases. Last week, Shulan — a city in the province — reported new cases for the first time in more than 70 days. That prompted authorities to reinstate some restrictions, such as closing sporting facilities and libraries, and halting some train services. — Yen Nee Lee
9:05 am: Brazil surpasses Spain and Italy in total confirmed cases
Brazil's total confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease surpassed that of Spain and Italy to become the fourth largest in the world, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
Brazil now has 233,142 in cumulative confirmed cases after adding 14,919 new infections in the last 24 hours, reported Reuters, citing the country's health ministry. Only the U.S., Russia and the U.K. have reported higher numbers of confirmed infections compared to Brazil, Hopkins data showed.
Reuters also reported that the death toll in Brazil rose to 15,633 — 816 more than the previous day. — Yen Nee Lee
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