SHARAN, Afghanistan -- Twenty civilians were wounded in a hand grenade explosion outside a local masjid in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province overnight, local police said Monday. (Afghanistan-Explosion-Casualties)
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PARIS -- France will test its "StopCOVID" contact tracing app in the week of May 11 when the country starts to ease lockdown measures, Minister for Digital Affairs Cedric O said on Sunday.
According to a Reuters report, the minister presented the state-supported app as a key element of France's strategy to stave off the coronavirus, as authorities grapple with the prospect of mass testing. (France-Britain-COVID-19)
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WELLINGTON -- New Zealand reported no new COVID-19 case over the past 24 hours, the first time in 49 days, with the total number of infections staying at 1,487, the Ministry of Health said on Monday.
Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield told a press conference that one probable case has been reclassified as confirmed, so the total case number remained unchanged. (New Zealand-COVID-19-Cases)
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CAPE TOWN -- South Africa reported on Sunday a sharp surge in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, two days after the easing of restrictions following a five-week lockdown.
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa stood at 6,783, an increase of 447 from Saturday, the country's health minister Zweli Mkhize said in a statement. (South Africa-COVID-19-Confirmed Cases) Enditem
