Coronavirus bites back in Europe as Latin America tops 250,000 deaths

Aug 21,2020
Global health authorities said Thursday European countries should be able to ride out a surge in coronavirus cases without reimposing full lockdowns, as the World Bank warned the crisis could push 100 million people into extreme poverty.
1 civilian killed, 3 injured as mortar mine hits house in Afghanistan's Kapisa
Aug 21
One person was killed and three others injured as a mortar mine fired by militants struck a house in the eastern Kapisa province on Friday, police spokesman in the restive province Shaeq Shurash said.
Russia to test coronavirus vaccine on 40,000 people
Aug 21
Russia said on Thursday it would start clinical trials of its controversial coronavirus vaccine next week, involving tens of thousands of people.
Europe frets over virus spikes as WHO warns against lockdowns
Aug 21
Spikes in coronavirus infections in European countries caused alarm on Thursday but the World Health Organization (WHO) said the continent should be able to fight the pandemic without reimposing full lockdowns.
Spain's emergencies chief admits virus fight not going well
Aug 21
Spain's emergencies director warned Thursday that "things are not going well" in his country's fight to ramp down COVID-19 transmission as cases keep rising.
S.Korea reports 324 more COVID-19 cases, 16,670 in total
Aug 21
South Korea reported 324 more cases of COVID-19 as of 0:00 a.m. Friday local time compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 16,670.
Ecuador registers 105,508 cases, 6,200 deaths from COVID-19
Aug 21
Ecuador's Ministry of Public Health on Thursday reported a total of 105,508 cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and 6,200 deaths since the onset of the outbreak.