Jun.01 — Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam discusses how the government is dealing with a new cluster of Covid-19 cases that may involve nine local patients. She speaks at a press briefing. (Translated excerpt)

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs and the province’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Russell provided an update on Friday regarding the number of COVID-19 cases in the province. Two new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the province, bringing the total number to 128. Dr. Russell said during the press conference that there’s a cluster of COVID-19 cases now in Zone 5 of the province, which covers the Campbellton, N.B. region. As of Thursday, there were six cases in that region. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/7002459/nb-covid-19-update-may-29/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #coronavirus #health #COVID19 #NewBrunswick

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Manitoba’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Brent Roussin reported two new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. The two new cases are related to a cluster of cases in the Prairie Mountain Health Region, which now totals seven. Roussin said the workplace is not related to health care or food supply, and does not interact greatly with the general public. The total number of cases in the province stands at 284, as of Wednesday. Dr. Roussin also reported five hospitalizations from COVID-19, with none of them in ICU, and 242 recoveries. COVID-19 related deaths remain at seven in Manitoba. An additional 522 laboratory tests were performed on Tuesday, bringing the total number of tests performed since early February to 28,294. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/6910739/manitoba-health-officials-to-update-province-on-latest-coronavirus-numbers-wednesday/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #Coronavirus #COVID19 #Manitoba #GlobalNews

A record 287 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Singapore on Thursday (Apr 9) the largest daily increase so far and more than double yesterday’s highest record. Links have been established between the COVID-19 clusters at Mustafa shopping centre, the Project Glory construction site, as well as 5 foreign worker dorms, Singapore authorities announced. Details: https://cna.asia/2UVyfwg #coronavirus #COVID19 Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service on Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia

Daegu’s usually bustling downtown streets were nearly deserted on Friday as people wearing face masks lined up at clinics seeking testing for the new coronavirus, as South Korea’s government declared a health emergency in the city. Schools were shuttered, churches told worshipers to stay away and some mass gatherings were banned as cases of the new virus swelled. Daegu, a southeastern city of 2.5 million that is the country’s fourth-largest, emerged as the focus of government efforts to contain the disease known as COVID-19. The first case in Daegu was reported on Tuesday. By Friday, the area had 153. The biggest cluster of cases has been linked to the Daegu branch of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, where two recent services were attended by a COVID-19 carrier. The church said in a statement that health officials were disinfecting that branch, which has about 8,000 followers. Shincheonji, which claims to have 200,000 followers in South Korea, said it had closed all of its 74 sanctuaries around the nation and instead told followers to watch its services on YouTube. Shincheonji, which translates as “New heaven and new Earth,” is a controversial new religious movement established in 1984 by Lee Man-hee. The church describes him as an angel of Jesus sent to testify about the fulfilled prophecies of the Book of Revelation. President Moon Jae-in ordered swifter action to trace down those who recently visited the Daegu church and a hospital in another southeastern city of Cheongdo, where many virus cases were also [More]