Residents barred from gathering in groups of more than 5 people

This is unless China improves on human rights in Hong Kong and for Uighur Muslim minority

Minister says system expected to be in place within ‘the next couple of weeks’

11 individuals a minute likely dying from acute hunger, compared with 7 from Covid-19

Local fishermen find body in fishing cage 500m from shoreline

Of total, US$2 billion will be spent by central leadership, US$1 billion allocated to states

Country sees record 1,316 cases today; people in their 20s and 30s, most of whom aren’t yet eligible for jabs, drive up numbers

Jakarta takes delivery of oxygen cylinders, ventilators, masks, gloves and gowns

Dozens of workers jump from upper floors as flames engulf six-storey building

Failure to get jabs will result in hefty fines for individuals, shutdowns for companies

This despite appeal that Montasser Shalabi’s life centres on US, with him making only yearly visits to West Bank house

Taipei describes group as ‘mercenaries’ believed behind Jovenel Moise’s assassination on Wednesday

It may also be able to reinfect those who previously caught Covid-19