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The head of the World Food Programme, David Beasley, warns of a "biblical" famine due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and says that the disaster already exists in Ethiopia, Madagascar, South Sudan and Yemen, while also warning that conditions are of "particular concern" in Nigeria and Burkina Faso.
2021-06-30

Maharashtra imposes a ban on all political, social, and religious gatherings, as well as all processions and public demonstrations in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
2021-02-22

The Japanese House of Councillors passes a law that will introduce fines for people and businesses that do not comply with restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
2021-02-3

Germany reports 568 new deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the most since the start of the pandemic and bringing the nationwide death toll to 20,002.
2020-12-9

India's total COVID-19 cases surged to 4,65 million after the country reports world's record daily jump of 97,570 new cases and 1,201 deaths in the last 24 hours.
2020-09-12

India reports 1,133 deaths from COVID-19, the highest single-day total. The death toll in the country reaches 72,775.
2020-09-8

Indonesia announced the biggest daily rise of 2,657 new COVID-19 cases, taking the nationwide tally to 70,736. West Java reported the highest surge with 962 cases. This significant increase comes from the Army’s Officer Candidate School (Secapa) cluster.
2020-07-9

The death toll from COVID-19 in the United States exceeds 80,000.
2020-05-11

The Robert Koch Institute reports 4,974 new confirmed cases and 246 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing Germany's death toll to 2,107 and 108,202 cases. This marks the largest daily increase of deaths for Germany.
2020-04-9

Actor Tom Hanks reports that he and his wife Rita Wilson have been diagnosed with COVID-19 after visiting Australia where he was filming "Elvis".
2020-03-12