World Dispatch: China's vulnerability to 'second wave' of Covid infections

Trump's change in tone to Tokyo cases, and other pandemic-related news from across the globe

New infections in China liked to Covid-19 strain from some other place: A strain of Covid-19 that has infected more than 300 people in Beijing since early June could have originated in South or Southeast Asia, according to a study by Harvard University. The outbreak in Beijing has raised concerns about China’s vulnerability to a “second wave” of infections. The virus found in Beijing cases is an imported strain of Covid-19. Read more here

Let’s look at the global statistics

Total Confirmed Cases: 1,06,94,288


Change Over Yesterday: 3,91,421


Total Deaths: 5,16,210


Total Recovered: 54,80,642

Nations hit with most cases: