At least one person was killed and more than 2,000 people evacuated to temporary shelters in South Korea as a powerful typhoon churned across the peninsula, authorities said Thursday.
Peru announced Wednesday it will resume international flights and reopen its borders to a limited group of countries from October 1, after months of coronavirus lockdowns.
COVID-19 is rapidly spreading through Brazil's prison system and reformatories, with almost 33,000 inmates testing positive for the coronavirus, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Council of Justice.
US media report the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has notified health authorities in all 50 states that they should expect a coronavirus vaccine to be available by late October to early November.
Egypt confirmed on Wednesday 165 new infections and 21 deaths from COVID-19, raising the total cases registered in the country to 99,280, including 5,461 deaths, said the Egyptian health ministry.
