Guterres urges more countries to step up and fund global COVID-19 vaccine effort

Oct 2,2020
The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday called for all nations to provide further urgently needed funds – the equivalent of the total spent on cigarettes worldwide every two weeks – on behalf of global COVID-19 vaccine efforts to ensure that everyone, everywhere, gets protection from the virus.
Belgium coronavirus death toll passes 10,000
Sep 30
Belgium, one of the European countries hardest hit by the coronavirus, on Wednesday reported its death toll from the pandemic had surpassed 10,000.
Indian Vice President Naidu tests positive for COVID-19
Sep 30

ROK govt, people donate COVID-19 detection kits to Myanmar
Sep 30
The government of Republic of Korea and its people donated COVID-19 detection kits, the Standard Q COVID-19 Ag, to Myanmar for prevention and containment measures of the pandemic.
Moscow mayor extends school holidays as virus cases soar
Sep 29
Moscow's mayor announced on Tuesday that school holidays will be extended as an anti-coronavirus measure as infections increrase in the Russian capital.
Merkel 'deeply concerned' by rapid jump in coronavirus infections
Sep 28
Chancellor Angela Merkel is deeply worried about sharply rising new coronavirus infections in Germany, her spokesman said Monday, urging citizens to keep to strict hygiene measures including masks if social distancing cannot be maintained.
How coronavirus has spread across the world
Sep 28
On January 11, the first coronavirus death was officially recorded in China. Eight months after the identification of the disease that appeared in Wuhan in December 2019, the world has recorded over one million deaths.