The total number of coronavirus cases globally have crossed 4.5 million, including over 3 lakh deaths.
Here are the top 10 global developments this morning:
1. The US House of Representatives on Saturday passed a $3 trillion Democratic bill aimed at salving the heavy human and economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 85,000 Americans and shut much of the economy.
2. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has promised the US will reopen ‘vaccine or no vaccine’, as he announced an objective to deliver a coronavirus jab by year-end.
3. Italy’s government on Saturday approved a decree which will allow travel to and from abroad from June 3.
4. The International Monetary Fund has approved a $520 million loan for Jamaica to help the island nation deal with urgent needs raised by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to news agency AFP.
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5. Brazil’s health minister resigned on Friday after less than a month on the job in a sign of continuing upheaval over how the nation should battle the coronavirus pandemic.
6. Denmark reported zero coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours for the first time since March 13.
7. Beijing steps up pressure on European states to reject Taiwan’s call to be represented at next week’s assembly of the World Health Organization, arguing that its presence can only be justified if it accepts that it is part of China.
8. Germany’s economy – the largest in Europe – has fallen into a recession after reporting a 2.2% decline during the first three months of this year, spurred by the pandemic.
9. Mexico reported 2,437 new coronavirus test confirmations on Friday, the highest daily total yet and the second straight day with over 2,000 new cases.
10. European countries face a deadly second wave of infections in the winter, the World Health Organization’s top official in Europe says.
