Covid-19 has infected more than 163 million people and claimed at least 3.3 million lives. Here are all virus-related developments for May 16:
Germany reports 8,500 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to almost 3.6M, as the death toll rises by 71 to 86,096 – RKI
Over 311,000 new daily Covid-19 cases reported in India, bringing the tally to nearly 25M, while deaths rise by over 4,000 to reach 270,284
#Covid19 continues to rage in India with over 4,000 people dying in the last 24 hours
Brazil struggles to cope with its #Covid19 vaccination campaign marred by shortages and delays as cases surge
Turkey's Interior Ministry on Covid-19 normalisation period from May 17 to June 1:
- Weekday curfew from 2100 to 0500
- Weekend curfew from Friday 2100 to Monday 0500
- No curfew for fully vaccinated over 65s and under 18s
Turkey's Interior Ministry on Covid-19 normalisation period:
- Intercity travel allowed
- Only take-away and delivery for restaurants
- Malls and retail stores can open on weekdays
- Sports facilities, cinemas and other public places will remain closed
Italy report 5,753 new cases of Covid-19 and 93 virus-related deaths; first time daily death rate is below 100 since October 23, 2020
Turkey reports 10,512 new cases of Covid-19 and 223 additional deaths. Here are more updates:
Mexico reports 1,233 new Covid-19 cases and 53 deaths in the past 24 hours - official data
Brazil adds 40,941 new Covid-19 cases and 1,036 more fatalities in 24 hours - official data
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Israel continues its relentless and brutal aggression on Palestinian civilians in #Gaza and the occupied #WestBank. Follow this thread for our latest Palestine-related coverage 🇵🇸 ✊🏽:
Israeli missiles and artillary shells continue raining down on Palestinian civilians in Gaza for a ninth consecutive day
Here's the latest from Gaza with our reporter on the ground, Nizar Sadawi:
Israel continues its relentless and brutal aggression on Palestinian civilians in #Gaza and the occupied #WestBank. Follow this thread for our latest Palestine-related coverage 🇵🇸 ✊🏽:
Israeli warplanes pummel #Gaza with relentless air strikes and artillery fire on residential neighbourhoods for a second week as the enclave deals with a rising number of dead civilians
Israeli aggression against Palestinians continue in occupied East Jerusalem. Mohammad Al Kassim reports
Covid-19 has killed over 3.3M people and infected more than 161M globally. Follow this thread for all the coronavirus-related developments for May 17:
Countries belonging to the G7 and the European Union can afford to donate more than 150M vaccine doses to countries in need without compromising their own goals, UNICEF says
Thailand reports a new daily record of 9,635 Covid-19 cases and 25 new deaths - official data
Israel continues its relentless and brutal aggression on Palestinian civilians in #Gaza and the occupied #WestBank. Follow this thread for our latest Palestine-related coverage 🇵🇸 ✊🏽:
Witnesses say up to 50 Israeli air strikes targeted four different residential areas in #Gaza early on Sunday
At least four Palestinian civilians were killed by Israeli air strikes overnight, bringing the death toll to 147, with over 1,000 injured since Monday. Journalist Mohammad al Kassim reports from occupied East Jerusalem
The Biden administration's response to the escalating violence in the Israel-Palestine conflict is facing increasingly heavy criticism. TRT World's Jon Brain has more
Growing numbers of Palestinians are taking to the streets in multiple cities to protest against the Israeli violence and occupation. Journalist Muhannad Alami has more
With the mounting likelihood of an Israeli ground invasion, TRT World defence analyst Oubai Shahbandar has more on military capabilities in besieged Gaza