COVID-19 cases

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday ordered England into a new national lockdown to try to slow a surge in Covid-19 cases that threatens to overwhelm parts of the health system before a vaccine programme reaches a…

PARIS: The second coronavirus wave is still present in France, as the continuous trend of drop in Covid-19 cases has halted, French health minister Olivier Veran said on Monday. The peak of the second Covid-19 outbreak in France is…

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa has announced that a new variant of the Covid-19 virus is driving the current resurgence of the disease, with higher numbers of confirmed cases, hospitalizations and deaths. The new variant, known as 501.V2, is…

SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea has reported another high in daily coronavirus increases as health officials face growing pressure to enforce stricter social distancing to slow the spread in the capital area. The 1,078 cases confirmed by…