As such, the provincewide count of COVID-19 cases reported each day is likely to be higher than typical on those days, and vice versa. The province’s chief public health officer, Dr. Brent Roussin, says the numbers are encouraging but people must continue to take precautions. Health Minister Christian Dube and public health director Horacio Arruda are scheduled to make an announcement this afternoon. Following two nights of anti-lockdown protests in Serbia, authorities banned mass gatherings in the capital of Belgrade amid an uptick in confirmed COVID-19 cases. West Java, adjoining capital Jakarta and the most-populous province, reported 962 new cases after authorities found two clusters of infections.

Source: thestar July 09, 2020 10:25 UTC