China records new coronavirus cases

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Beijing paused plans to reopen some primary schools and again tightened social distancing rules on Monday after a new cluster of COVID-19 infections surfaced. Chinese health officials confirmed 106 new cases in Beijing since Friday, many of which are linked to a wholesale market. The government closed two markets and its surrounding communities, affecting 90,000 people.

How are other nations handling the coronavirus pandemic? After a three-month lockdown, European nations on Monday reopened borders to travel within the Continent. Hong Kong’s Disneyland will open Thursday for the first time since January. Indian Home Minister Amit Shah offered on Sunday to convert another 500 railway carriages into makeshift medical wards in the Delhi region, where the coronavirus has overwhelmed hospitals.

Dig deeper: Read June Cheng’s report on the global pushback against China for how it handled the coronavirus pandemic.

Editor’s note: WORLD has updated this report since its initial posting.

Onize Oduah

Onize is WORLD’s Africa reporter and deputy global desk chief. She is a World Journalism Institute graduate and earned a journalism degree from Minnesota State University–Moorhead. Onize resides in Abuja, Nigeria.

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