Mosques reopen for daily prayers and children return to nursery schools as restrictions ease in Gaza Strip.
Kate Mayberry & Elizabeth Melimopoulos
Mosques have reopened for daily prayers in the Gaza Strip. The besieged enclave has recorded 61 confirmed infection cases, and one death during the health crisis.
Sweden’s top epidemiologist Anders Tegnell has said there was room for improvement in the country’s controversial softer approach to curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus.
More than 6.4 million coronavirus cases have been confirmed around the world, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Nearly 380,000 people have died, including more than 106,000 in the US. More than 2.7 million have recovered from the disease.
Saudi Arabia records 30 new deaths, 2,171 new infections
Deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Saudi Arabia has climbed by 30, the Ministry of Health has reported, while it registered 2,171 new infections.
The total death toll stands at 579, with 91,182 confirmed cases.
UN accuses Asian nations of censorship during pandemic
The United Nations rights chief Michelle Bachelet has warned that China and other Asian countries are using the coronavirus crisis as an excuse to clamp down on free expression and to tighten censorship.
The UN rights office said it had received information on “more than a dozen cases of medical professionals, academics and ordinary citizens who appear to have been detained, and in some instances charged, for publishing their views or other information on the situation related to COVID-19”, or for being critical of the government’s response to the crisis.
