A security officer at a blocked entrance to the Xinfadi wholesale market, which has been closed following cases of coronavirus infections, in Beijing Tuesday. What's happening in CanadaIn Canada, the number of confirmed and presumptive coronavirus cases has surpassed 99,000, with 29,878 of them still active. Authorities in Pakistan are taking action to seal off high-risk areas in the country's 20 biggest cities after an increase in coronavirus infections. Turkey has made the wearing of face masks mandatory in five more provinces following an uptick in COVID-19 cases. Africa's coronavirus cases are now above a quarter-million after South Africa registered a series of daily record-high new cases over the weekend.

Source: CBC News June 16, 2020 08:38 UTC