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Oz state declares
disaster, curfew
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“We need to do more. That is what
these decisions are about.”
He said there would be more
announcements about workplaces
today, including the closure of
certain industries.
“I want to ensure all Victorians —
supermarkets, the butcher, the baker,
food, beverage, groceries, those types
of settings — there will be no impact
there,” he said.
Melbourne residents will only be
allowed to shop and exercise within “ive
kilometres of their homes. All students
across the state will return to home-
based learning and child care centres
will be closed.
The deaths in Victoria took the
national toll to 208.
Also yesterday, New South Wales
con“irmed its “irst coronavirus-
related death in more than a month
as authorities sought to suppress a
number of growing clusters at a hotel
and several restaurants in Sydney.
India’s coronavirus caseload crossed
1.75 million with another spike of 54,735
in the past 24 hours. The new cases
are down from 57,118 on Saturday. The
Health Ministry yesterday also reported
853 deaths for a total of 37,364. Top
government expert Randeep Guleria
said that New Delhi and Mumbai
may have crossed their peak levels
with declining trends. The month of
July alone has accounted for more
than 1.1 million cases in India. Health
Minister Harsh Vardhan said the case
fatality rate is progressively reducing
and currently stands at 2.18 per cent,
one of the lowest globally. Out of the
total active cases, only 0.28 per cent
are on ventilators, 1.61 per cent need
intensive care support and 2.32 per cent
oxygen support.
Confirmed coronavirus cases
are hovering at near record levels in
Japan, raising worries the pandemic
may be growing more difficult to
control. The Tokyo government
reported 292 new cases yesterday,
about half in their 20s. Japan in total
reported 1,540 cases on Saturday—
the second straight day the number
was above 1,500. Numbers are usually
fewer over the weekend because of
fewer tests. Japan has avoided a total
lockdown, encouraging business
activity while urging people to wear
masks, social distance and work
from home.
South Korea has reported 30
additional cases of the coronavirus,
most of them associated with
international arrivals. The cases
announced yesterday by the Korea
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention brought the national tally
to 14,366 with 301 deaths. The agency
said eight of the newly con“irmed
cases were locally infected while the
rest came from overseas. South Korea
has recently seen an uptick in imported
cases, many of them South Korean
construction workers airlifted out of
virus-ravaged Iraq and crew members
of Russia-“lagged cargo ships docked in
local ports. Health authorities have said
imported cases are less threatening
as they continue to enforce two-week
quarantines on all people arriving
from abroad.
By command of His Majesty Sultan
Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin
Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan
Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul
Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang
Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, it
is announced that His Majesty has
consented for Deputy Permanent
Secretary at the Ministry of Primary
Resources and Tourism (MPRT) Hajah
Tutiaty binti Haji Abdul Wahab to be
appointed as Permanent Secretary at
the MPRT.
The date of appointment is effective
from Monday, 12th of Zulhijjah, 1441H
corresponding to August 3, 2020.
Appointment of Permanent
Secretary at Ministry of Primary
Resources and Tourism
NEW DELHI (AP) — Bollywood superstar
Amitabh Bachchan was discharged
from a Mumbai hospital yesterday after
undergoing three weeks of treatment
for the coronavirus.
His actor son, Abhishek Bachchan,
who is still in the Nanavati Super
Speciality Hospital with the virus, said
in a tweet that his father has tested
negative and will rest at home. Both
were hospitalised on July 11.
AbhishekBachchan’swife,Aishwarya
Rai Bachchan, and their eight-year-old
daughter, who both also contracted the
virus, left the hospital last week after
recovering. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is
a top Bollywood actress.
The elder Bachchan, 77, has acted
in more than 200 Indian “ilms over the
past “ive decades. He is also a former
politician and television host.
The Bachchans are often called
Bollywood’s “irst family. Amitabh
Bachchan’s wife, Jaya, is also an actress
and a one-time Member of Parliament.
She was not hit by the coronavirus.
Bollywood star Amitabh
Bachchan recovers
from coronavirus
BERLIN (AFP) - Some 45 police of“icers were
injured in a wave of weekend demonstrations
in Berlin including protests against coronavirus
restrictions, police said as protesters gathered
again in smaller numbers yesterday.
A total of 133 people were arrested during
Saturday’s protests, which included a huge
“day of freedom” demo against coronavirus
restrictions, police said in a statement.
The arrests were for offences including
resisting police of“icers, breach of the peace and
the use of unconstitutional symbols.
Three of“icers required hospital treatment,
police said.
Around 20,000 people took part in the
“day of freedom” demonstration, the majority
not wearing masks or respecting Germany’s
1.5-metre social distancing requirement.
The crowd, a mixture of hard left and right,
and conspiracy theorists, shouted “We are
the second wave” as they converged on the
Brandenburg Gate, demanding “resistance”
and dubbing the pandemic “the biggest
conspiracy theory”.
Police began dispersing the crowds in the late
afternoon, but hundreds of protesters remained
at the Brandenburg Gate late into the evening.
Police have launched legal proceedings
against organisers for not respecting virus
hygiene rules.
In a separate anti-fascist demonstration
in the southern Neukoelln district, protesters
threw stones at police of“icers, let off “ireworks
and damaged two police vehicles and a local
party of“ice.
Several of“icers were injured while dispersing
the crowd, including three who were treated in
hospital after being hit in the face by shards
of glass.
Arrests were also made at smaller
unof“icial protests.
A total of 1,100 of“icers were deployed during
the day.
A few hundred protesters gathered to
the west of the Brandenburg gate yesterday,
according to an AFP reporter at the scene, with
the majority wearing masks and observing social
distancing guidelines.
Protesters display a banner reading “We are loud because you are robbing us of our freedom” during a
demonstration against restrictions imposed by the government to curb the spread of COVID19 in front
of Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate. PHOTO: AFP
45 police injured in Berlin
protests against virus curbs
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