Colombia's COVID-19 cases top 600,000 with death toll over 19,000

Aug 31,2020
Colombia's COVID-19 caseload rose to 607,938 on Sunday after tests detected 8,024 new cases of infection in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection.
New Zealand lifts Auckland virus lockdown
Aug 31
Schools across Auckland reopened Monday as New Zealand's largest city emerged from lockdown, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern expressing confidence a second-wave outbreak of coronavirus was under control.
More than 100 protesters detained in Belarus
Aug 31
More than 100 protesters in Belarus have been detained by security authorities during a massive rally against President Alexander Lukashenko.
US nears 6 million cases of coronavirus
Aug 31
The United States neared six million coronavirus cases on Sunday, nearly a quarter of the planet's total, as nations around the world battle to contain the raging pandemic.
Typhoon Maysak to track near Okinawa
Aug 31
Powerful typhoon Maysak is expected to approach the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa and the Amami region in Kagoshima Prefecture between Monday night and Tuesday.
India sets new world record with 78,761 virus cases in one day
Aug 31
India on Sunday set a coronavirus record when it reported 78,761 new infections in 24 hours -- the world's highest single-day rise -- even as it continued to open up the economy.
Singapore reports 54 new COVID-19 cases
Aug 31
Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 54 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 56,771.