New Coronavirus cases reported in South Korea and China pose a threat of a second wave of Coronavirus once again. The epicenter Wuhan witnessed its first virus cluster since the lifting of the lockdown. European countries are gradually moving towards opening up as cases in neighboring Russia rise by average 10,000 a day. Complete Coverage: Coronavirus
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Again Rises the Fear of 2nd Wave China and South Korea (SK) reported 16 and 35 new Coronavirus cases respectively. Wuhan, the origin city of Coronavirus, reported the first virus cluster since lockdown was lifted. The draconian measures taken by the Chinese government helped to stop the spread cycle of Coronavirus infection in China but the newly reported cases pose a new challenge in front of both governments trying to lift-up economies post the first wave of Coronavirus.
In the past 14 days, seven provinces have reported new locally transmitted cases, with cases involving clusters continuing to increase. Mi Feng, Spokesman, National Health Commission, China
The recent rise in number of cases in South Korea was explained by its government to be ‘false positive cases’. SK government clarified that RT-PCR tests identify the non-harmful Coronavirus cases in patients that have been discharged.
It’s not over until it’s over. Moon Jae-in, President, South Korea
Europe Limps Back The German government’s decision to relax quarantine relaxation resulted in the new coronavirus cases in the country. Germany has even decided to restart its famous football league Bundesliga even though many professional players are found COVID-19 positive. But it was also decided that no audience will be allowed. The UK and France are also mulling over relaxing restrictions. Italy, which became the hotspot after China, has flattened the curve and the government has decided to allow some relaxations. However, European countries are cautious over the second wave.
On the other hand, Russia is witnessing a spike in the number of Coronavirus cases with on average 10,000 cases per day since 1st May. The global tally of Coronavirus is around 4.2 million and COVID-19 deaths are around 280,000.
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The Bundesliga is one of the top national leagues, ranked third in Europe according to UEFA’s league coefficient ranking for the 2019–20 season, based on performances in European competitions over the past five seasons. The Bundesliga is the number-one football league in the world in terms of average attendance. Out of all sports, its average of 45,134 fans per game during the 2011–12 season was the second-highest of any sports league in the world.
After Smallpox reached Russia in 1959, the main measure was the universal vaccination of all residents of Moscow and the Moscow Region. Working 24×7, doctors injected more than 9 million people in a single week. As a result, the deadly disease was discovered in just 45 people in Moscow, three of whom died. Nineteen days after its discovery and the start of the coordinated response, the outbreak was gone.
As of 30th April, these countries had zero registered Coronavirus cases – Kiribati, Lesotho, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, North Korea, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu
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