[block type="summary"]The latest figures from the Ministry of Health show that 49 new cases of coronavirus were discovered over the past 24 hours.
Japan'seconomy contracted 1.3 percent in the three months to March after the government reimposed coronavirus restrictions in major cities as infections surged, data showed Tuesday.
Britishholidaymakers returned to the sun-soaked beaches of Portugal on Monday, as the country seeks to revive its battered tourism industry after lifting travel restrictions that had been imposed to curb Covid-19.
[block type="summary"]Canada's Medicago and British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline on Tuesday announced positive interim results for their Covid-19 vaccine candidate.
