The
Houthis say that they attacked an "important target" in
Saudi Arabia's capital,
Riyadh, using a
ballistic missile and
drones. A spokesman for the movement confirmed the attack without explaining, while there was no comment from the Saudi side.
(Reuters)
India reports its single largest increase in a day, recording 95,735 new infections. The Health Ministry also reported 1,172 deaths in the past 24 hours. The ministry says the increase is due to a surge in testing as experts warn that the virus is spreading to towns and villages.
(AP)
Indonesia reports 3,861 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide total to 207,203. This is a single-day record high since the pandemic began in the country.
(detikNews)
French health authorities report 9,843 new cases in France over the past 24 hours, setting a new record high for the country since the beginning of the pandemic.
(BBC News)
Greece reports 372 new cases in the last 24 hours, its highest daily tally since the start of the pandemic in the country. From those new cases, 114 were due to an outbreak at a food processing plant in northern Greece, with 133 recorded in the greater
Athens area.
(Reuters)
Kiribati announces it will keep its borders closed until the end of the year to keep the country free of
COVID-19. The presidential office announces some exceptions, including repatriation flights, with 20 I-Kiribati arriving soon from the
Marshall Islands.
(RNZ)
AstraZenecaCEOPascal Soriot says that the vaccine results could be ready by the end of the year if trials resume. Clinical trials were temporarily suspended after a participant in the trials began to develop symptoms associated with
transverse myelitis.
(Reuters)
Sinopharm began Phase III trials in
Peru starting with two dozen people, with the goal to vaccinate 6,000 people between the ages of 18 and 75. So far, Sinopharm has given 30,000 doses to volunteers and another 10,000 participants have received double doses in
Bahrain and the
United Arab Emirates, with additional trials planned for
Morocco and
Argentina.
(VOA)
Seven people are killed and 248 others injured during protests against
police brutality in
Colombia, which are sparked after the death of a man who was pinned to the ground and repeatedly
tasered by
police in
Bogotá.
(BBC News)