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Coronavirus update: Prayers resume at Islam’s third-holiest site, Rwanda records initially COVID-19 death

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May 31, 2020 #'first, #records
Coronavirus update: Prayers resume at Islam’s third-holiest site, Rwanda records initially COVID-19 death

China has actually reported two brand-new confirmed cases of coronavirus, while in Russia the overall variety of infections has passed 400,000, with 4,693 deaths.

Meanwhile, Muslim worshippers will be able to pray at Islam’s third-holiest site, Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound, which has actually reopened after being closed for months

In Africa, Rwanda has recorded its very first death from the novel coronavirus.

In Latin America, Brazil has actually signed up a record 33,274 brand-new cases in the past 24 hours as the national total nears 500,000, accounting for more than half the infections tape-recorded in the area.

This story will be frequently upgraded throughout Sunday.

Sunday’s crucial minutes:

China reports 2 brand-new cases, while Singapore confirms 518 more individuals contaminated

China recorded 2 brand-new verified cases of coronavirus on Saturday, below four the day previously, according to data from the nation’s health authority.

Both cases were imported to the province of Shandong, the National Health Commission (NHC) said in a declaration.

The NHC likewise validated 3 brand-new asymptomatic cases.

With no brand-new deaths reported, the death toll remained at 4,634

The total variety of verified cases in the mainland as of May 30 stood at 83,001, data from NHC revealed.

Singapore has verified 518 more coronavirus infections, the health ministry said on Sunday, taking its tally to 34,884

Migrant employees living in dormitories make up the large majority of the brand-new cases, the ministry said in a statement.

Russia has reported 9,268 brand-new cases, raising the nationwide tally to 405,843

Officials said 138 individuals had actually died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, which has actually pushed the national toll up to 4,693

Egyptian hotels reopened with lowered occupancy are nearly complete

A man riding a camel and leading another along the edge of the water

The Egyptian Federal government is hoping to have the ability to enable hotels and turn to run at 50 percent capacity within weeks.( Provided: Walt Curnow)

Egyptian hotels operating with a brand-new decreased occupancy rate of 25 per cent to contain the spread of coronavirus have nearly reached complete capacity, a tourist ministry official said.

Egypt suspended global flights in March and shut down dining establishments, hotels and cafes in order to combat the pandemic.

Although airports stay closed to all but domestic and repatriation flights, hotels were recently allowed to reopen at a quarter of their usual capability if they satisfied stringent health and safety procedures.

Around 78 hotels, mostly along the Red Sea coast, fulfilled these rules and are presently running with a tenancy rate of 20–22 per cent, the ministry official said.

An additional 173 hotels throughout the country have actually gotten a licence to resume and will be considered in the coming week.

The Government wants to increase the allowed occupancy rate of hotels to 50 per cent in June.

Egypt has up until now signed up 23,449 cases of coronavirus and 913 deaths.

Islam’s third-holiest website resumes after more than two months

A general view of Jerusalem.

Worshippers returning to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound will have to wear face masks and bring personal prayer rugs.( Reuters: Ammar Awad)

Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque substance has actually resumed to Muslim worshippers and visitors after a two-and-a-half-month coronavirus closure, but authorities have imposed some preventative measures over fears of a rise in local infections.

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