Sixteen people are dead and eight injured after three bombs explode in
Balad,
Mogadishu and
Dinsoor. The attacks are claimed by
Al-Shabaab. The deadliest attack is in Balad, which result in 14 soldiers killed.
(Anadolu Agency)
Mexico reports a record 27,944 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to over 1.8 million.
(Business Standard)
Indonesia reports a record 387 deaths and 10,974 recoveries in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide totals to 28,855 deaths and 831,330 recoveries.
(detikNews)
Cyprus announces a cautious easing of the second nationwide
lockdown beginning February 1 following a decline in the number of
COVID-19 cases that peaked after
Christmas.
(France 24)
North Macedonia reports their first case of the B.1.1.7 variant of
SARS-CoV-2 in a person with no known travel history who recovered on January 22.
(Xinhua)
Prime MinisterRobert Abela announces the imposition of new measures to stop the curve: restaurants, kiosks, and snack bars must remain closed for the entire month of February from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., bars are completely closed, recommends that schools postpone the two days of school holidays for Carnival.
(Times of Malta)