South Africa registered 1,569 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the cumulative total to 1,569,935. A further 53 Covid-19-related deaths were reported, taking total deaths to 53,940.
India is driving a surge of cases in Asia, reporting more than 200,000 new infections every day for the past week and a record death toll on Wednesday. In Japan, Tokyo and Osaka will ask the government to declare a State of Emergency, looking to contain surging cases ahead of the Olympics.
France plans to lift curbs on regional movement and reopen schools in coming weeks, while leaving a curfew in place, the government spokesman said. In Germany, the lower house of Parliament backed Chancellor Angela Merkel’s controversial lockdown law. Greece plans to ease most lockdown measures.
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