If you’re just joining us, here are the latest headlines:
Global cases: There have now been more than 5 million cases of Covid-19 reported worldwide, according to the tally by Johns Hopkins University. The global death toll has passed 328,000.
Cyclone devastation: Thousands of people in India and Bangladesh were left homeless by Cyclone Amphan, dealing a second blow to communities already stricken by the coronavirus.
Nightclub cluster: More than 200 cases in South Korea have been linked to a cluster in Seoul’s entertainment district of Itaewon. Tens of thousands of people have been tested, and the cluster has led to spaces like karaoke rooms being shut down.
Pakistan deaths: The country has now reported more than 1,000 coronavirus fatalities, and over 48,000 cases. It began easing lockdown earlier this month, and continues to slowly reopen in phases.
Flights resume: UK-based budget carrier EasyJet will restart a “small number” of flights from June 15. New rules will be in place, including mandatory face masks for all passengers, cabin crew and ground staff.
US lockdown: If the United States had locked down two weeks earlier, it could have prevented 84% of deaths and 82% of cases, according to new research from Columbia University. All 50 states are now partially reopened.
Singapore lockdown: The city-state remains under lockdown — meaning the courts have been holding sessions remotely. Last week, the Supreme Court sentenced a man to death for drug trafficking over a Zoom call.
