GETTING WORSE People wait to get coronavirus testing at a testing site in Seoul, South Korea on July 21, 2021. South Korea reported a surge in Covid cases in the last 96 hours. South Korea has seen a spike in infections in recent weeks amid a slow vaccination campaign, lax public vigilance and the spread of the more contagious Delta variant. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tells the International Olympic Committee what matters more is how infections are handled. The number of games-linked Covid-19 cases in Japan this month is now 79.

Source: Manila Times July 22, 2021 17:03 UTC