In the United States, former President Barack Obama harshly criticized his successor Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic as an “absolutely chaotic disaster.” | AP
China reported 14 new cases on Sunday, its first double-digit rise in 10 days. Eleven of 12 domestic infections were in the northeastern province of Jilin, which prompted authorities to raise the threat level in one of its counties, Shulan, to high risk, just days after downgrading all regions to low risk.
South Korea reported 34 more cases as new infections linked to nightclub-goers threatens the country’s hard-won gains against the virus. It was the first time that South Korea’s daily infections were above 30 in about a month. President Moon Jae-in said citizens must neither panic nor let down their guard, but warned that “the damage to our economy is indeed colossal as well.”
France, which has a similar number of infections as Germany but a far higher death toll, is also letting some younger students return to school Monday after almost two months out. Russia, in contrast, is still reporting rising infections. Figures released Sunday recorded 11,012 new cases, the highest one-day tally, for a total of nearly 210,000 cases and 1,915 reported deaths. Russian officials attribute the sharp rise in part to increased testing, but health experts in the West say Russia’s coronavirus data has been significantly under-reported.
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