India sets new world record with 78,761 virus cases in one day

Aug 31,2020
India on Sunday set a coronavirus record when it reported 78,761 new infections in 24 hours -- the world's highest single-day rise -- even as it continued to open up the economy.
Singapore reports 54 new COVID-19 cases
Aug 31
Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 54 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 56,771.
Restaurant collapse kills 29 diners in China
Aug 31
The collapse of a restaurant in China's Shanxi Province has left more than 50 people trapped under the rubble and 29 people dead.
Dozens of villages inundated amid monsoon-triggered flash floods in Pakistan 
Aug 31
At least 30 villages were inundated on Sunday in Jhang district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province amid fears of monsoon-triggered flash floods as water level significantly increased in rivers in the country, local media and officials said.
Japan says to lift foreigner re-entry ban
Aug 28
Japan will lift a re-entry ban on foreigners from next month, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday, as the country looks to rebuild an economy hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
Thousands arrested for 'virus-related crimes' in China
Aug 28
Nearly 5,800 people suspected of killing health workers, selling defective medical equipment and lying about their travel history have been arrested in China for epidemic-related crimes since January, the state prosecutor's office said.
Mask wearing becomes mandatory in Paris
Aug 28
The French prime minister is making face masks mandatory in Paris starting Friday as coronavirus cases surge across the country.