[block type="summary”]The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 34 new cases of coronavirus were discovered yesterday, of which 26 were residents. One more person has died, bringing the death toll to 123.
The novel coronavirus has killed at least 760,739 people worldwide since the outbreak emerged in China last December.At least 21,242,070 cases have been registered in 196 countries and territories. Of these, at least 12,988,000 are now considered recovered.
British travellers returning home from parts of Europe and beyond began having to quarantine on Saturday under new restrictions.
Russia said Saturday that it has produced the first batch of its coronavirus vaccine, after President Vladimir Putin announced it had been first in the world to approve a vaccine
US scientists are developing a strain of the coronavirus that could be used to deliberately infect volunteers in so-called “challenge studies,” a government agency said Friday.
Major tourist sites in Rio de Janeiro, including the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue overlooking the Brazilian city, reopened to the public on Saturday after being closed for five months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
