The
Democratic Republic of the Congo enacts a "
state of siege" over the
provinces of
Kivu and
Ituri for 30 days. During this time, both provinces will be placed under
military rule. The provincial governments and entities of these provinces will either be replaced by offices of the
FARDC or by the national police. Civil jurisdictions will also be replaced by military jurisdictions.
(France 24)
Gyms, theatres, and cinemas are reopened in
Denmark as a part of the easing of restrictions and a reliance of the "corona pass", which confirms that a person has either
tested negative in the past 72 hours, been
vaccinated, or recently recovered from
COVID-19.
(France 24)
Cambodia ends a three-week blanket
lockdown in
Phnom Penh despite an increase in the number of COVID-19 infections, though tighter restrictions remain in place in some districts.
(Reuters)
India reports a world record of 412,262 new cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 21 million. The country also reports a record 3,980 deaths from
COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 230,168.
(ABC Australia)
Uzbekistan reports 452 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total this year, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 93,176.
(Xinhuanet)
The
New South Walesgovernment restricts the size of gatherings and reintroduces a mandatory
mask-wearing policy for indoor areas and
public transport after the wife of a man who tested positive for COVID-19 also tests positive. The restrictions will be in effect until Monday at 12:01 a.m.
(The Sydney Morning Herald)
China has "indefinitely" suspended all activity under a China–Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue, its state economic planner said. This has occurred after China imposed sanctions on Australian wine and coal while failing to renew Australian hay import permits, and
Australia states cancelled participation in China's
Belt and Road Initiative and are reviewing Chinese company Landbridge Group's lease on the
Port of Darwin previously provided for 99 years at
A$506 million.
(Al Jazeera – Suspension)(9News)(Al Jazeera – Port Darwin)
Hong Kong activist
Joshua Wong is sentenced to a further 10 months imprisonment for participating in an unauthorized assembly on June 4, 2020 to commemorate the crackdown on the
1989 Tiananmen Square protests.
(Reuters)
In what is considered a major blow to the opposition
Labour Party, the
Conservative Party candidate
Jill Mortimer wins the by-election in
Hartlepool, becoming the first-ever Conservative and female MP in the constituency's history. Mortimer hails it as a "truly historic" result.
(BBC News)
The
Democratic Republic of the Congo enacts a "
state of siege" over the
provinces of
Kivu and
Ituri for 30 days. During this time, both provinces will be placed under
military rule. The provincial governments and entities of these provinces will either be replaced by offices of the
FARDC or by the national police. Civil jurisdictions will also be replaced by military jurisdictions.
(France 24)
Gyms, theatres, and cinemas are reopened in
Denmark as a part of the easing of restrictions and a reliance of the "corona pass", which confirms that a person has either
tested negative in the past 72 hours, been
vaccinated, or recently recovered from
COVID-19.
(France 24)
Cambodia ends a three-week blanket
lockdown in
Phnom Penh despite an increase in the number of COVID-19 infections, though tighter restrictions remain in place in some districts.
(Reuters)
India reports a world record of 412,262 new cases in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 21 million. The country also reports a record 3,980 deaths from
COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 230,168.
(ABC Australia)
Uzbekistan reports 452 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total this year, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 93,176.
(Xinhuanet)
The
New South Walesgovernment restricts the size of gatherings and reintroduces a mandatory
mask-wearing policy for indoor areas and
public transport after the wife of a man who tested positive for COVID-19 also tests positive. The restrictions will be in effect until Monday at 12:01 a.m.
(The Sydney Morning Herald)
China has "indefinitely" suspended all activity under a China–Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue, its state economic planner said. This has occurred after China imposed sanctions on Australian wine and coal while failing to renew Australian hay import permits, and
Australia states cancelled participation in China's
Belt and Road Initiative and are reviewing Chinese company Landbridge Group's lease on the
Port of Darwin previously provided for 99 years at
A$506 million.
(Al Jazeera – Suspension)(9News)(Al Jazeera – Port Darwin)
Hong Kong activist
Joshua Wong is sentenced to a further 10 months imprisonment for participating in an unauthorized assembly on June 4, 2020 to commemorate the crackdown on the
1989 Tiananmen Square protests.
(Reuters)
In what is considered a major blow to the opposition
Labour Party, the
Conservative Party candidate
Jill Mortimer wins the by-election in
Hartlepool, becoming the first-ever Conservative and female MP in the constituency's history. Mortimer hails it as a "truly historic" result.
(BBC News)