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Turkmenistan scolded the United States embassy on Tuesday over a health alert which cast doubt on official reports of zero COVID-19 cases in the country. The Ashgabat government has repeatedly said the desert nation of 6 million is free of the novel coronavirus. It has imposed quarantine for those flying in from abroad, closed land border crossings and curbed travel between provinces. “While there are no official reports of positive COVID-19 cases in Turkmenistan, the U.S. Embassy has received reports of local citizens with symptoms consistent with COVID-19 undergoing COVID-19 testing and being placed in quarantine in infectious diseases hospitals…

Portugal reimposed restrictions in and around the capital Lisbon on Tuesday to check fresh coronavirus outbreaks, prompting fears the summer tourist season will take a major hit. Prime Minister Antonio Costa had said Monday some coronavirus curbs would be reimposed in the Lisbon even if the country of 10 million people has limited casualties to some 1,500 deaths and some 40,000 cases to date. The new measures came after official data showed 9,221 new COVID-19 cases detected, notably in the capital and the wider Lisbon region, between May 21 and June 21. Among new measures being introduced Tuesday in a…

Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Robert Redfield, both members of the White House coronavirus task force, said they are committed to increasing — not slowing down — testing for coronavirus. The comments come as President Trump has come under fire for saying that he told staff to slow down testing for the disease to hide the discovery of more cases. While members of his own administration have said the comments were in jest, Trump insisted today he was not kidding. Asked about the state of testing, Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he has not been told…

A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami warning along Central America’s Pacific coast and as far south as Ecuador. The epicenter was near Crucecita, in the southeastern state of Oaxaca, but the shock wave was felt as far away as Mexico City, some 700 kilometers (430 miles) distant, where it sent frightened residents rushing into the streets. The US Geological Survey reported that the quake struck with a magnitude of 7.4, at a depth of 23 kilometers. After initially publishing a reading of 7.1, the Mexican Seismological Service revised its figure to 7.5. The…

Cleiton “Predator” Silva is enjoying his stay at the top of BRAVE CF’s Lightweight division and is intent on maintaining his position for years to come. He also welcomes any challenges ahead of him, albeit with a warning – no one is getting close to his title. After Amin Ayoub recently revealed he’s angling for a title fight and showed he uses a picture of Cleiton as motivation for his daily workouts, the champ himself declared Ayoub would never get close to winning BRAVE CF’s Lightweight belt. Amin Ayoub eager for BRAVE CF title shot against Cleiton “Predator” Silva was…

Nations around the world and U.S. states struggled mightily Tuesday to contain a surge of coronavirus infections as lockdowns eased. Germany slapped new restrictions on a region where hundreds were infected at a slaughterhouse and a top U.S. expert headed to Capitol Hill at a fraught moment in the U.S. battle against the virus. Rapid increases in cases across the U.S. South and West are raising fears that progress against the virus is slipping away, as states reopen and many Americans resist wearing masks for political reasons and refuse to limit contacts to social-distancing bubbles. The United States has the…

Saudi Arabia has reported 3,139 new cases and 39 deaths from coronavirus, taking the total cases to 161,005. The death toll raised to 1,346 after reporting the new deaths. Meanwhile, 4,710 patients fully recovered from the virus, bringing the total recoveries to 109,885. In line with recent trends, the majority of the new cases were in Jeddah (393), followed by Dammam (301) and Riyadh (299). Saudi Arabia limits the number of Hajj pilgrims amid COVID-19 https://twitter.com/media_ksa/status/1275409815544705025?s=20

Novak Djokovic tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday after taking part in a tennis exhibition series he organized in Serbia and Croatia. The top-ranked Serb is the fourth player to test positive for the virus after first playing in Belgrade and then again last weekend in Zadar, Croatia. His wife also tested positive. “The moment we arrived in Belgrade we went to be tested. My result is positive, just as Jelena’s, while the results of our children are negative,” Djokovic said in a statement. Djokovic has been criticized for organizing the tournament and bringing in players from other countries…

Sports activities in Kuwait will resume from Sunday (June 28), as per a plan announced by the Public Authority for Sport (PAS) on Monday. Athletes in track and field, fencing and shooting have been tested for coronavirus ahead of reopening for training, PAS Deputy Director-General Saqer Al-Mulla said. Sports facilities will undergo disinfection and will have to follow coronavirus safety measures set by the Ministry of Health (MoH), he added. Coronavirus: Kuwait records 742 new cases, 4 deaths The resumption plan was set by PAS, Ministry of Health and Kuwaiti Olympic Committee, according to state news agency KUNA. Last week,…

German authorities are bringing back local lockdown measures after an outbreak linked to a meatpacking plant. More than 1,300 employees of the Tönnies meatpacking plant have now tested positive for the virus. North Rhine-Westphalia state premier Armin Laschet said restrictions will return in the Gütersloh district, home to about 360,000 people. Germany struggles to impose local lockdowns as coronavirus infections spike It is the first return of containment measures since Germany began lifting its lockdown in May. Mr Laschet said the lockdown would last until 30 June, and described the move as a “preventative measure”. Germany was widely praised for…