Canada extends ban on non-US arrivals by another month

Jul 1,2020
Canada extended its entry ban for most foreigners by another month to July 31 and also prolonged its quarantine requirements in efforts to prevent imported cases of the coronavirus.
Brazil reports over 1.4 million COVID-19 cases, with 59,594 deaths
Jul 01
The Brazilian Health Ministry on Tuesday raised the national count of COVID-19 cases to 1,402,041 with 59,594 deaths.
Lightning, thunderstorm kills 11 in India's Bihar
Jul 01
At least 11 people were killed due to lightning and thunderstorm in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, officials said Wednesday.
At least 19 killed in explosion at clinic in Tehran
Jul 01
At least 19 people were killed in an explosion at a clinic in the northern district of Iran's capital Tehran on Tuesday, said Jalal Maleki, spokesman for the Firefighting Organization of Tehran.
ILO: COVID-19 results in 400 mil. job losses
Jul 01
A UN agency says that the coronavirus pandemic caused a sharp drop in global working hours between April and June. The agency estimates that the decline is equivalent to the loss of 400 million full-time jobs.
US could hit 100,000 new virus cases a day: Fauci
Jul 01
A top US health expert warned Congress on Tuesday that new coronavirus cases could more than double to 100,000 per day if authorities and the public fail to take steps to suppress the pandemic.
Airbus to slash 15,000 jobs
Jul 01
The aerospace giant Airbus says it will cut around 15,000 jobs because of plummeting demand for planes due to the coronavirus pandemic.