Bloomberg The rapid spread of coronavirus in Belarus made it unjustifiable to organise the kind of mass gatherings that were held over the weekend, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. A military parade commemorating the 75th anniversary of the victory in World War II created an additional risk of infection which may “eventually lead to losses of human lives that ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong’s central district returned to relative normalcy this weekend, with crowds of revelers taking advantage of eased social distancing rules even as fresh pro-democracy protests flared across the city. When it came to the activists, they aggressively enforced a coronavirus-related restriction on gatherings of more than eight people, with local media reporting the arrest and pepper-spraying of protesters. ...

Bloomberg Singapore is calling for people to perform nasal swabs and take blood as it ramps up coronavirus testing amid a jump in infections in the city-state. No prior healthcare experience is needed, it says. The number of new coronavirus cases in Singapore has grown by hundreds each day, mostly in migrant worker dormitories that have become hotbeds for the ...