Latin America topped 150,000 deaths Wednesday, becoming the world's second hardest-hit region after Europe, where a total of 203,793 people have died. The United States meanwhile set a new record Wednesday with more than 67,000 cases registered in the previous 24 hours. Walmart meanwhile said it will require shoppers at its more than 5,300 stores to wear masks starting on July 20, joining a growing group of US businesses in mandating the protection. That came after the Indian state of Bihar, with a population of around 125 million, announced a 15-day virus lockdown starting Thursday. The country is already seeing a surge in cases barely three weeks after coming out of lockdown.

Source: Daily Nation July 16, 2020 02:03 UTC