New COVID-19 case numbers continued their decline since the January peak, although weekly trends rose in the Americas and the Western Pacific. Highest week-on-week increases were logged by the USA (up by 18 percent), China (up 39 percent) and Australia (up 8 percent). In a more positive sign for China however, some of the restrictions put in place in Beijing and Shanghai are being relaxed this week. Read more. In the Western Pacific region, the WHO epi update of May 25 announced proportional increases ‘in Guam (238 vs 36 new cases; +562%), Fiji (116 vs 26 new cases; +346%) and Tonga (444 vs 246 new cases; +80%)’. Read more
Related articles:
- Published by The Conversation last week, ‘COVID-19 in babies – here’s what to expect’.
- ABC News wrote about the rising incidence of repeat COVID-19 infections in Australia.
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